"I want the information about carbs, fiber and alcohol sugars on the label. But I don't see the need for the government to make low carb food makers jump through hoops no one else has to."
I look for foods high in fiber with little or no sugar alcohols. I pay no attention to the "sugars" values, and feel strongly this should be removed. I've heard people say, "this has 10 carbs, 2 are sugars, so the rest must be fiber! Fiber is good!"
A LOT of people do not understand the labels. They don't understand fat labeling, they won't understand carb labeling. Simple labeling will help us that read and understand the numbers. But, like the low-fat craze, if people choose to not educate themselves, they'll choose wrong.
If people just look for "low carb" and "lower carb" and don't understand the need to keep a tally and stick with a daily limit, they'll fall into the same trap as they did with the low fat craze.
Labeling is a start, but education is essential. Without the education it's not going to help. And, unfortunately, we're not going to see the education we think is necessary, since the "powers to be" are uneducated themselves!
Put everything on the label....Total fat with saturated fats, trans fats, monos, polys, each listed individually....Total carbs with sugars, sugar alcohols, fiber, glycerin, each listed indivdually. If it's not there, (at all, not just <1%) it can be omitted from the label. But if it's present it must be there.
To me, because we all react differently, it's crazy to only list some values. If I decide to choose foods low in saturated fats, or fiber, or sugar alcohols, or whatever, I should be able to read a label and make choices based on the values, not just the ingredients! (Unless, of course, they start listing percentages for each ingredient!)
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