What rules should you follow when you go to the store?
There are some simple guidelines to help you assemble a healthy grocery basket.
Read the composition. This is the first and most important rule for all products. You don’t even have to look at anything that is written large and brightly on the package itself. The task of the front of the package is to draw your attention to itself, not to inform the truth about the quality of the product.
Don’t believe the big promises. All the health claims we see on packages increase the risk of overeating, because they make us misjudge the true properties of the product. Note: The more benefit claims, the fewer positive properties the product has.
Understand what is relevant to you. With so many features of different products, it can be hard to focus. So understand what is particularly important to you or what you have a problem with. For example, you want to lose weight, but you like sweets. Then prepare a list of the main names behind which sugar can hide, and choose those products which do not contain it.
If you can not imagine your morning without a sandwich, just look for bread with the simplest composition, and you do not have to study every word, checking its meaning. The highest quality and healthiest bread has a composition of only a few ingredients and is reasonably priced.
Keep in mind that many of the claims about the product’s benefits on the front of the package are exaggerated or based on circumstantial findings rather than rigorous scientific evidence. These labels promise much more than quality and health considerations would suggest.
