It is important to know what type of ingredients and what the sources of those ingredients are before choosing the foods that you will purchase and eat.  Asking questions and reading labels is imperative for healthy shopping and healthy eating.  Some key questions to keep in mind when grocery shopping and looking at ingredients include:

• Can you pronounce it and do you know what it is?

• Is there a brand with fewer additives you could substitute?

• Do you know how the meat or fish was raised or the living conditions of the animals?

• Does the product contain harmful hydrogenated oils, artificial sweeteners, or high fructose corn syrup?

• Does the product contain genetically modified ingredients?