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"1. Chips can make a decent snack. When you&#8217;re tired of popcorn as your go-to whole grain snack, Frito Lay&#8217;s Scoops are a good alternative: They fit the crunchy, salty snack bill, plus their first ingredient is whole corn. Not bad for a chip.2. Nutrition labels may be off. Way off. A food package&#8217;s Nutrition Facts panel can lawfully be printed so the sodium value can vary by 20 percent. For example, if a package says one serving contains 480 milligrams of sodium, then your intake could be between 384 to 576 milligrams per serving!3. Forget good-to-bad ratios when it comes to fats. The polyunsaturated fat linked to healthy heart beats and lowered blood pressure3, omega-3 fatty acids are still the &#8220;in&#8221; nutrient. Ratios between omega-3s and omega 6s are &#8220;out,&#8221; meaning many nutritional scientists think the specific consumption ratios aren&#8217;t as important as an overall good-for-you diet.4. Follow a dietitian's blog for nutrition news you can trust. If you find the right sources (among plenty of bad ones), the web can be a good place to learn more about healthful eating. Our favorite smart, entertaining, and informative nutrition blog: NutritionUnplugged.com. Blogger Janet Helm is a Registered Dietitian and appeals to consumers, moms, foodies, science junkies, and anyone interested in knowing more about what they&#8217;re eating.5. The best tool for healthful eating is moderation. If you struggle with that, there are products someone wants to sell you. This conference&#8217;s enormous food and product expo unveiled a few gimmicks, including &#8220;red light&#8221; silverware. Outfitted with two small green and red lights, this flatware designed to help you slow down at mealtime, so you can better register when you&#8217;ve had one bite too many. You click the end of the fork &#8220;on&#8221; (think of a click pen) when you begin your meal; the green light shines for 40 seconds, which means you are free to eat. When the red light comes on&#8213;and lasts a grueling 24 seconds&#8213;you cannot eat. Seriously.6. Learn to share, and indulgences won't haunt you. Here's a little secret about how some dietitians eat in real-life: We split appetizers and ask for half-pours of wine when dining out, so we can taste a little of everything and still enjoy the drinks without going overboard with calories."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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