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?
honeydew / 7687 posts
Yep but I mostly look at ingredients 
we try to avoid HFCs colorings and anything I can't pronounce or buy myself.
squash / 13199 posts
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
honeydew / 7504 posts
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).
pomelo / 5093 posts
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.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
We try not to pick pre-packaged foods if we can help it. We try to do most stuff by scratch.
bananas / 9899 posts
Yes, always. I try to find products with the least amounts of ingredients, and I avoid additives, extra sugar, ect.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Yup! I always look at sugar and sodium content. Hubby hates grocery shopping with me sometimes.
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
Yes i read everything! more often than not it convinces me not to buy it at all.
pomelo / 5509 posts
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.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
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.
pomelo / 5628 posts
Always. I look at percent fat and sodium the most...fiber depending on what I'm buying.
honeydew / 7667 posts
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.
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
Yup! I mainly look at calories, fat content, and ingredients - I don't buy anything w/artificial colors/flavors.
watermelon / 14206 posts
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.
kiwi / 673 posts
We don't buy much packaged but when we do we look at sugar, sodium, protein & fiber. We also steer clear of anything artificial.
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