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By: Allison Jorgens, P.H.Ec.
Tip #4
Watch those serving sizes. Not only are serving sizes often unrealistic, they are almost never consistent across product categories or brands making shopping a difficult task. Without referencing the serving size it is not possible to put the nutrition information into context, and it is not possible to properly compare products. Case in point READ THIS!
Allison Jorgens is a Professional Home
Economist holding a degree in nutritional sciences. She has been working
as a food label specialist for grocers and food manufactures in Canada
for nearly a decade. Over the past ten years, Allison has reviewed
thousands of food labels for many of Canada’s leading private-label
grocery brands, large and small manufacturers, distributors, and a
variety of importers. It is this wide-ranging experience in
regulatory-compliance label reviews that makes her knowledge unique—and
her perspective all the more shocking. As a concerned parent and
advocate of leading a healthful lifestyle, Allison recommends that all
consumers empower themselves with the knowledge needed to make more
healthful and informed choices.
Allison sits on the board of directors of The Food Label Movement and the Ontario Home Economics Association. She is a proud member of the Ontario Home Economics Association, Ontario Home Economists in Business Association, Prince Edward Island Home Economics Association, and sits on the advisory council for Eating Disorders of York Region.
Allison sits on the board of directors of The Food Label Movement and the Ontario Home Economics Association. She is a proud member of the Ontario Home Economics Association, Ontario Home Economists in Business Association, Prince Edward Island Home Economics Association, and sits on the advisory council for Eating Disorders of York Region.
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Melony Teague a freelance writer and columnist and motivator who lives in Canada with her husband and two young children.
Founder of "Secrets of Body Transformation from the Inside Out"
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Melony Teague a freelance writer and columnist and motivator who lives in Canada with her husband and two young children.
Founder of "Secrets of Body Transformation from the Inside Out"
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