How to Read Nutrition Information on Canadian and U.S. Labels

Savoring every bite 

• 1 slice of Ancient grain bread with quinoa (a Canadian brand (Dempster’s) a version of Dave’s whole-grain bread in the U.S.

Canadian nutrition labels are a bit different. Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated fat ARE ACTUALLY LISTED on the Canadian Nutrition Facts (written in English & French).

Most Micronutrients are listed (Zinc, Manganese, Folate, All types of Vitamin B), which is not a requirement in the U.S.

Micronutrients that are required to be listed by FDA are Vitamin D, Potassium, Calcium, and Iron per new guidelines (Vitamin D and Potassium replaced Vitamin A and Vitamin C as listed previously due to limited deficiencies of the latter).

”Added Sugar ” was recently added to the U.S. labels but not on Canadian labels.

Here’s what I had:

• 2 Sunnyside up eggs with 1 tbsp of butter

• 2 tbsps of homemade Kefir cheese (which we call Labneh in the Middle-east), It is high in Probiotics.

 I spread it on the bread and added dried mint and 6 green olives.

• Veggies (Persian cucumbers, Heirloom tomatoes, and Orange pepper).

495 Calories

22 g Protein

6 g Dietary fiber

32 g Fiber