Menu Planning

Nutrition fact labels are a useful tool to help you make healthy food selections, but to fully benefit from the information they provide you may need to spend some time learning what all the numbers mean.

If you want to reduce your consumption of dietary fat there is a wide range of low fat and non-fat food options to choose from. But be careful not to reduce the nutritional value of the foods you consume.

What part does protein play in your diet? Are you getting enough or too much? Why do you need protein? If you want to learn more this course may be for you.

Think again if you think "carbs" are bad for you or that they should be kept to a minimum. Carbohydrate is essential for your health: are you getting enough?

There are many ways to reduce the amount of fat in your diet, but how can you do this without compromising your health?