N. Lables, Fat & Cholesterol

I've been counting calories for a while & also have been trying to eat a
little healthier (gradually). Figure that I'm on a 2000 calorie diet, what
should I be looking to get (or not get) in terms of fat, cholesterol and the
various nutrients? There is an awful lot of opinionated crap out there
online & I don't want to fall victim to bad advice. Also, I don't know
whether the %dv on the labels is based on reality, junk science or political
bullshit. Pretty much everyone in this group though, the regular posters,
are doers, not just talkers. So I thought I'd ask here. Thanks!

"em" <i@dun.no> wrote in message news:vl2ei.523452$6P2.16449@newsfe16.phx...
> I've been counting calories for a while & also have been trying to eat a
> little healthier (gradually). Figure that I'm on a 2000 calorie diet, what
> should I be looking to get (or not get) in terms of fat, cholesterol and
> the various nutrients? There is an awful lot of opinionated crap out there
> online & I don't want to fall victim to bad advice. Also, I don't know
> whether the %dv on the labels is based on reality, junk science or
> political bullshit. Pretty much everyone in this group though, the regular
> posters, are doers, not just talkers. So I thought I'd ask here. Thanks!

Also, fwiw, I did take a look at what Uncle Sam has to say about all this,
at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html . Maybe that's good advice --
I don't know. Thought I'd pass that link along, though, since the question I
asked is so broad.

"em" <i@dun.no> wrote in message news:vl2ei.523452$6P2.16449@newsfe16.phx...
> I've been counting calories for a while & also have been trying to eat a
> little healthier (gradually). Figure that I'm on a 2000 calorie diet, what
> should I be looking to get (or not get) in terms of fat, cholesterol and
> the various nutrients? There is an awful lot of opinionated crap out there
> online & I don't want to fall victim to bad advice. Also, I don't know
> whether the %dv on the labels is based on reality, junk science or
> political bullshit. Pretty much everyone in this group though, the regular
> posters, are doers, not just talkers. So I thought I'd ask here. Thanks!

Just curious how you came to decide that you would try a 2000 calorie diet?

Anyways, the RDA is a decent guideline, and nutrition labels are fairly
accurate. Some people choose to eat a higher percentage of carbs, or
different ratio of carbs/protein/fat. I personally eat around 40% fat, 40%
carbs, and 20% protein. But my fat tends to be the healthy type - like from
avocadoes, nuts, fish and olive oil. Also, my carbs are more from high
fiber sources like whole wheat, fruits and vegetables, and beans.

"em" <i...@dun.no> wrote:
>
> I've been counting calories for a while & also have been trying to eat a
> little healthier (gradually). Figure that I'm on a 2000 calorie diet, what
> should I be looking to get (or not get) in terms of fat, cholesterol and the
> various nutrients? There is an awful lot of opinionated crap out there
> online & I don't want to fall victim to bad advice.

Low fat works for many people but not for all people. Low carb
works for many people but not for all people. This means there
is no real way to figure out if a system is good or bad without
trying it. Systems that claim other systems are wrong, at least
you know they start out with problems. Systems that
acknowledge that others systems work then explain why this
system is better, at least that's just regular bias.

> Also, I don't know
> whether the %dv on the labels is based on reality, junk science or political
> bullshit.

Mostly junk.

> Pretty much everyone in this group though, the regular posters,
> are doers, not just talkers. So I thought I'd ask here. Thanks!

My bias - I am a long term low carber.

"determined" <determined@comcast.nest> wrote

>
> Just curious how you came to decide that you would try a 2000 calorie
> diet?

Good question. Presntly am 265-ish, 6'2", moderate activity. The numbers
just seem to work out that way. Actually my goal is 1800/day, but that's
hard to stick with. I'm about to up that to 2000-2200 per day.

Also, it was convenient to use as an example since the package labels are
based on 2000/day.