Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:37:46 +0000 beachbee on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747613 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:50:34 +0000 beachbee 747613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We don't buy much packaged but when we do we look at sugar, sodium, protein & fiber. We also steer clear of anything artificial. Dandelion on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747156 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:11:50 +0000 Dandelion 747156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, cause we don't get a lot of pre-packaged stuff, and when we do it's something we're craving, like Oreos or chips. pinkcupcake on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747150 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:10:26 +0000 pinkcupcake 747150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup! I mainly look at calories, fat content, and ingredients - I don't buy anything w/artificial colors/flavors. MrsH on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747143 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:08:25 +0000 MrsH 747143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have to look at ingredients. I try not to buy to much packaged food but when I do I have to avoid gluten and try and stick with things that relatively good for you. Mrs Green Grass on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747135 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:05:04 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 747135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Always. I look at percent fat and sodium the most...fiber depending on what I'm buying. heffalump on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747059 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:37:57 +0000 heffalump 747059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope. I try to, but I always have LO with me and she takes everything I pick up and either holds onto it or puts it in the back of the cart. She doesn't like me to hold anything and look at it. So I'll just give up and hope for the best. IRunForFun on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747057 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:37:04 +0000 IRunForFun 747057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, and SO haaaaaaates grocery shopping with me because of this. I will spend an hour + shopping because I look at the nutrition facts and all the ingredients and compare and contrast a lot. We try not to eat pre-packaged foods much in general, but when I am buying something, I look at saturated fat, sugar, sodium, protein, and fiber, plus make sure the ingredients are as close to natural as possible. JoJoGirl on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747054 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:34:36 +0000 JoJoGirl 747054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes i read everything! more often than not it convinces me not to buy it at all. Alivoo01 on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747050 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:33:47 +0000 Alivoo01 747050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup! I always look at sugar and sodium content. Hubby hates grocery shopping with me sometimes. MamaJ on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747034 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:28:14 +0000 MamaJ 747034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep I look at it all including the ingredients pui on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747025 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:24:35 +0000 pui 747025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, always. I try to find products with the least amounts of ingredients, and I avoid additives, extra sugar, ect. Mrs. Jacks on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747020 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:23:55 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 747020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We try not to pick pre-packaged foods if we can help it. We try to do most stuff by scratch. sarac on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-747009 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:20:06 +0000 sarac 747009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yeah, I'm pretty concerned about sugar content. Baby yogurt is such a scam. And calories and protein content, too. If I'm going to feed my toddler snack foods, I at least want them to be as low in calories and high in protein as possible. Annie's snack crackers are on the good side for this - each little pouch has 2 grams of protein! Far better than some shelf stable snacks. littlebug on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-746980 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:12:02 +0000 littlebug 746980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Same as you, I check the sodium and fiber, and I should get better about the sugar. I also check the proteins on some items (like Greek yogurt, I try to get one with a higher protein). Mrsbells on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-746971 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:10:29 +0000 Mrsbells 746971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes I read everything, I check for sugar, salt, artificial colors, sweeteners, corn syrup and preservatives. I am also not a fan of baby yogurt so I just give her plain yogurt with fruit added in immabeetoo on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-746967 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:08:25 +0000 immabeetoo 746967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep but I mostly look at ingredients :) we try to avoid HFCs colorings and anything I can't pronounce or buy myself. Freckles on "Do you look at the nutritional data when buying canned/packaged food?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-look-at-the-nutritional-data-when-buying-cannedpackaged-food#post-746961 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:06:10 +0000 Freckles 746961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always compare labels, especially if it's food for LO! My top 3 concerns are: - sugar - sodium - dietary fibre (I am very anti-baby yogurt because i find that their sugar content is the same or higher than adult yogurt!) Are you a nutritional data reader? What's important to you?