🏷️ How to Read a Snack Label: Spotting the Good, the Bad, and the Gimmicky

✅ 1. Flip It, Don’t Skip It 🔄📦

Front of pack = marketing. Back of pack = truth.

That colorful front label is designed to grab your attention 🎯. But the real story is hidden on the back 📃. Always flip the pack and read:

• 📌 Ingredients list

• 🧪 Nutrition facts

• ⚠️ Allergen warnings

• 🏭 Manufacturer details

🥦 2. First 3 Ingredients = 80% of the Product 🧾

Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight ⚖️.

So if the first three ingredients are refined flour, sugar, and palm oil 🥴—you already know it’s not great, even if it has “millet” at the bottom in tiny print.

✅ Look for: Millets 🌾, nuts 🥜, seeds 🌻, dates 🌴, jaggery 🍯
🚫 Avoid: Maida, refined sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated oils 🛑

🧂 3. Watch the Salt & Sugar 👀🍬🧂

Hidden sugars and sodium can sneak in under many names:

• 🍭 Sugar aliases: corn syrup, maltose, fructose, dextrose, invert syrup

• 🧂 Salt overload: More than 300–400mg sodium per serving = 🚨

💡 Quick Tip: If it has more than 10g of added sugar per serving, it’s basically dessert in disguise 🎂

🧪 4. Beware of Buzzwords 😵‍💫📢

Some words sound healthy but are often marketing traps 🎣:

📢 Always read the actual ingredient list—not just the claims.

🧾 5. Short List = Clean Product 🧼📋

A good rule of thumb:

🧠 If it has more than 10 ingredients—and half are unpronounceable—it’s ultra-processed.

At Millet ’n’ Minutes, we keep things simple. Because real food doesn’t need a chemistry degree to understand 🔬🚫

⚖️ 6. Serving Size Matters 📏🍪

Some packs look healthy… until you realize the label is based on a tiny serving (like 15g or 3 bites 😬).

✅ Always check:

• Serving size vs. actual quantity in the pack 🧮

• Calories per serving x servings = 💥 total intake

👁️‍🗨️ 7. Choose Brands That Show Transparency 🧡✨

When a brand is proud of what’s inside, they’ll show it clearly 💬🧃

Look for:

• ✅ Real ingredients you can recognize

• 📖 Simple, honest labels

• 🌱 No gimmicks

That's exactly what we stand for at Millet ’n’ Minutes. We believe you deserve snacks that are as honest as they are tasty 😋💛

🧠 Final Thoughts: Snack Smart, Not Scared 🛒💡

You don’t need to be a nutritionist to snack wisely 🧑‍⚕️🍴
Just remember to flip, scan, and read 🔁📖

🛍️ Next time you're shopping:

• Do I recognize these ingredients? ✅

• Are there too many chemical names? 🚫

• Am I falling for a marketing trick? 🎭

👉 And if you're ever in doubt—come snack with us!
We promise: what you see is exactly what you get. No tricks, just millet-powered treats 🙌🌾