Nutrition Facts give you information on calories, and grams of fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, sugars, and protein in each serving. Here's some useful conversions to help you use and understand this information better.
1 gram of fat = approximately 9 calories.
1 gram of protein = approximately 4 calories.
1 gram of carbohydrate = approximately 4 calories.
4 grams of sugar = 1 teaspoon of sugar.
Tomorrow I'll give you an example of how to use this for your benefit.
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