people use 2 slices of bread in a sandwich).
- When comparing similar products, use the average nutrient quantity per 100g or mL. This is because serve sizes often vary between products and brands.
- Don’t rely on energy content alone. Low calorie foods are not inherently healthy.
- Many foods with best-before dates will be good to eat past those dates. Foods close to their best-before dates are sold with heavy discounts, so take advantage of this and save some money.
- Always read the ingredients list, especially if you have allergies or intolerances.
- Unless you’re buying a sweetener, avoid foods that have sugar as one of the first few ingredients. Note that some manufacturers include different kinds of sugar so that they can locate them further down below the ingredients list.
- As a general rule, fewer ingredients is better. Little or no additives is better, especially artificial colours and flavours.
- Food Standards Australia & New Zealand. Allergen labelling 2020 [Available from: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/labelling/Pages/Allergen-labelling-.aspx.].
- Food Standards Australia & New Zealand. Food additive labelling 2019 [Available from: target=”_blank”>https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/labelling/Pages/Labelling-of-food-additives.aspx.].
- Food Standards Australia & New Zealand. Ingredient lists and percentage labelling 2015 [Available from: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/labelling/ingredients/Pages/default.aspx.].
- Food Standards Australia & New Zealand. Nutrition content claims and health claims 2016 [Available from: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/labelling/nutrition/Pages/default.aspx.].
- Food Standards Australia & New Zealand. Nutrition information panels 2015 [Available from: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/labelling/panels/Pages/default.aspx].
- Food Standards Australia & New Zealand. Truth in labelling, weights and measures and legibility 2017 [Available from: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/labelling/truth/Pages/default.aspx.].
- Food Standards Australia & New Zealand. Use by and best before dates 2015 [Available from: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/labelling/dates/Pages/default.aspx.].