Searching for Low Fat Foods

Shopping for low fat foods can sometimes be a challenge. Understanding food labels, and figuring out the difference between reduced fat, low fat, fat-free and trans-fat-free can be tricky. As a rule of thumb, know that a reduced fat item means that is has about 25 to 30 percent less fat per serving than its full-fat counterpart. This does not make it low fat. And just because an item is labeled as trans fat free doesn't necessarily make that item healthy or low in fat, as hydrogenated oils are usually replaced with saturated fats.

Here's how to wade through some of the confusion:

• Fat Fallacies
• Lowdown on Low Fat

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