In a perfect world, we would all be living on farms and eating directly from the fields and off the trees. In the real world: we have the supermarket. Navigating shelves of processed food for familiar ingredients can often seem like a daunting task, but food labels are unfortunately an often-ignored crucial window into our daily nutrition—which extends far beyond a “whole grain” or “organic” marker. Understanding them plays an important role in shaping how we make informed decisions to fuel our bodies.
