Eat Or Not To Eat?
Health vs Convenience
Ideally we all want to believe that sixth grade nutrition class was enough for the rest of our lives, however new research keeps throwing new challenges at us.
Words like, Nutritious, Tasty Low calorie, Two minutes, Instant, Convenient, Low fat, Protein, Long shelf life, Sugar substitutes, Diet, Calories, Empty Calories, Organic, Nutrition, Junk food, Fast Food, Processed food, Ghee, Fats, Gluten free, Keto, Vegan and Vegetarian, making lots of noise.
Today's consumers are faced with more challenges than ever before.
Aisles full of products, then your taste buds are pressuring you, you go buy trolleys full of food items for your family to consume.
Then there is this ongoing debate between organic and nutritious… if all nutritious things are organic? Or are all organic foods nutritious?
Some people will go through life without even once to attempt to read ingredients list on any product, it is not every one’s forte to get into details of their next meal, However If you are a parent, a mother or anyone else who is usually responsible for your family's grocery and food related decisions then the burden is on you to choose the best quality food instead of the most popular creatively marketed one !
👉Moderation, and simplicity is the key to a balanced diet and health… There are few tips to make smart and healthy decisions without much stress.
👉Nutritionally wise say that if you think reading labels in a grocery store is too much work,… or if it strains your eyes,( as with many above forty, then stick to one rule instead of reading your food labels ”measure your ingredients label”, Shorter the list, safer it is! In other words it means fewer additives, less processing, so less damaging health effects.
👉Our food experts always tell us to follow the food pyramid, which discourages any one type of food in more than suggested servings…. Even an important component like carbohydrate, will turn into fat if used excessively….
Ten most Smart Grocery Shopping rules:
1.Try to buy groceries when it is less busy at the store.
2. Go alone avoid any hungry individuals as companions especially kids or ask them to make a list and stick to it.
3.Stay focused on your balanced food /grocery list, don't give in to impulse buying.
4.Go after eating a good meal it will stop you from craving and buying high calorie food, candy etc.
5.Look at the labels, consider their length(less word count is better in this case).
6.Consider distance as a warning, if food is prepared far from your city, country or even your continent most probably it has less nutrition and more shelf life… stay away.
7. Set a day or two a week (if really a sweet tooth) for desserts, instead of it being available in the freezer for any weak moments of cravings.
8. Stock up on fresh carrots, reddish and yogurt dips to avoid sugar cravings before they reach their peaks.
10. Always eat on time, delaying meals leads to more craving for fatty and sugar rich foods.
There is information and then there is more of a cloud of information which surrounds and overwhelms us around the clock.
