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Elizabeth prann is live with more. were waiting on word from the white house. what can we expect. >> reporter: we expect to hear from the first lady like you said who will formally announcing label changes. it will however not happen overnight, could be some time, even years before we see the gradual change. there are about 700,000 products that need to be updated. some of the more significant examples well see are the calorie font size and accurate representation of the serving size as well as ...

Years ago everything was about fat. dont eat fat. we switched everything to fat-free. but a lot of these companies started to put sugar in there. you have high fructose corn syrup. now the fda is zooming in on this saying lets change the labels. they want to bring them to the front. that is a nice one. instead of grams. nobody understands what the amount of grams is in this country, switch to calories, pounds, something we can understand. serving size. amount of calories, sugar and amount of whe...

It raises the point of portion control. mega amounts of green can also be bad for you as well. how do we know how much of something -- what is moderation? >> that is a very good point. if you look at the labels. serving size, they tell you how much you have to take. we dont really understand it. the truth is people are using a lot more, eating more and so they are going to address this in some of these labels thats going to change. i think more detail, better placement, just come to our color co...

Versions? christine romans is here with a look at this. what kind of changes are we talking about? >> health experts have been advising the fda and talking to the government about how to make this clear. for example, grams. a lot of people dont know how many grams are in something. how many grams of sugar. they dont quite get it. they dont know how to differentiate different kind of grams. i want to show you -- the label as it is now. for tomato sauce. this is what it looks like. can barely read...

Doesnt open until 5:00. so were closed. a few years ago you find packages liking the without a nutritional label and now theyre on just about everything you buy in the grocery store, and some people make think argument they should be. and feds say the bottle of whiskey should have the nutritional value. the idea is the federal ruling that beer, wines, spirits companies, put the label on the bottles, serving size, calories, carb, fat content. voluntary. people on the street say moe of this stuff ...

Can grow and be sold. the state allows adults over 21 to buy and possess up to an ounce of the drug. if youre not a colorado resident, youll be allowed to buy a quarter ounce. colorado residents can also grow up to six plants, also -- >> the law requires advertising restrictions, childproof packaging, and limits on how much thc can be in edible products. >> one of the big appeals of this campaign was the fact they even called it the campaign to regulate marijuana like alcohol and they are taking...

Buy a quarter ounce. colorado residents can also grow up to six plants, also -- >> the law requires advertising restrictions, childproof packaging, and limits on how much thc can be in edible products. >> one of the big appeals of this campaign was the fact they even called it the campaign to regulate marijuana like alcohol and they are taking that seriously. the bills require all marijuana products to include warning labels, serving size, meaning a quarter ounce or half ounce, info on how much ...

The state allows adults over 21 to buy and possess up to an ounce of the drug. if youre not a colorado resident, youll be allowed to buy a quarter of an ounce per transaction. colorado residents can also grow up to six plants, also -- >> the law requires advertising restrictions, childproof packages and limits on how much thc can be in edible products. >> the big appeal was the fact they even called it the campaign to regulate marijuana like alcohol. theyre taking that seriously. the bills requi...

An apples always great. this apple i would say a small apple. how do i know the calorie values of that? i want to look online. ill find out that this apple is 75 calories. that is a 125, yes i can do math but thats not 250; so we need something more. i like sweets. this is a yogurt berry rice cake. theres all different kinds of rice cakes out there. what i wanted to show you about this is the serving size. seven mini cakes right? is 60 calories; so what am i going to do? actually count them. the...

Now its time for lunch; so we need to build a 500 calorie lunch to make sure that we have enough energy to get through the rest of our day. i like to make sure that i have the protein in there; so im going to start out with the grilled chicken breast. now this grilled chicken breast, how do i know the calories? again i got to go online and type in chicken breast or you can go onto your smart phone and type it in there and what youll find out is 4 ounces is 120 calories. 4 ounces is a perfect ser...