Wellness Glossary

A handy reference to help you make sense of nutrition and diet terms.
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  • Lacto-ovo-vegetarian
    Products that contain no meat, fish or poultry but may contain dairy or eggs. (see also VEGETARIAN)
  • Lacto-vegetarian
    Products that contain no meat , fish, poultry or eggs but may contain dairy. (see also VEGETARIAN)
  • Light, Lite
    A term used to define food whose fat or sodium content is reduced by 50% or more compared to a reference food.  Food can also be definted as light if it has 1/3 fewer calories than the reference food, but only if the reference food contains less than 50% calories from fat.  It can also refer to a food that is light in color or light in texture.
  • Low Calorie
    A food containing 40 calories or less per serving
  • Low Cholesterol
    A food containing 20 milligrams or less of Cholesterol and 2 grams or less of saturated fat per serving.
  • Low Fat
    A food containing 3 grams of fat or less per serving
  • Low Saturated Fat
    A food containing 1 gram of saturated fat or less per serving