Question:
When reading a label

and looking at the fat. Do i look at total fat, saturated or trans to know if i am able to eat it or not? I am very confused on this. Thanks!    — missyheffelfinger (posted on April 16, 2007)

April 16, 2007
Hi Missy. My NUT says to look at the total fat grams. Our ratio is per 100 calories there shouldn't be more than 3 grams of fat and 6 grams of sugar. Depending upon how you tolerate fat and sugar you can alter this. I can go up to about 6 grams of fat and 11 grams of sugar - anything over that and I dump. Keeps me in check. Mostly, I stay to the ratio and keep things even, balanced and in check. Good luck.
   — jammerz

April 16, 2007
I haven't looked at fat g since the 1980's, but I do look at sugar grams. Either way, the very FIRST thing to notice is the serving size. You'd be surprised how small the serving size is! Someone once told me she was drinking orange juice. <GASP> OMG! That's how you raise blood sugar quickly! She shrugged and said, "It's only 22 g in the whole thing." Um, NO, it was 22g of sugar PER 8 oz serving! A Snickers is 25g!
   — vitalady

April 16, 2007
Total fat is what you should go by. If two products/foods have the same amount of total fat, you want to pick the one that has the least amount of trans and/or saturated fat.
   — mrsidknee