What's in a label? Pay attention to the following:
1. Serving size: Watch out for sneaky food-makers who claim, for instance, their small box of macaroni feeds six.
2. Total fat: Most guidelines suggest eating a diet with 30 percent or less of calories from fat. Of that, saturated fat should be no more than 10 percent.
3. Fiber: Look for foods with at least two grams of fiber per serving.
4. Vitamins and minerals: If a food has no RDA percentages above 10, it's probably just a bunch of calories.
This article was originally published in the October 1999 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: To Your Health.
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