Great opinion article from the New York Times on the inaccuracy of the calorie counts on nutrition labels. The author took 5 items and compared calorie count listed on the labels with the true calorie count from an actual calorimetry measurement. Turns out it can range anywhere from being spot on (Subway sandwich) to almost double the amount listed (tofu sandwich). Of course there will always be some degree of variation when foods are made and no label can be exact, the fact that they almost all underestimate the total amount is a little deceiving.… Read More
