FOOD LABELS (as promised): So, I will endeavour to keep this as brief as possible by using bullet points... 1. Dont be fooled by the marketing labels trying to tell you how good the box or packet of factory made food will be for you. p.s. if it has a heart foundation tick it is probably an even bigger sign to steer clear of the product! 2. If it has more than a handful of ingredients on the ingredients list then it is not food! I just had a look at some items on my kitchen shelf and the majority are only one ingredient. I struggled to find anything that had more than 5 ingredients on the list. 3. The ingredients list always lists the higher quantity products first and the lowest quantity last. So if sugar is the first ingredient on the list then whatever you’re holding in your hand is predominantly containing sugar. Companies try and fool you too by naming sugar in 3 or 4 different forms to make it look like there is less sugar. Anything ending in -ose is a sugar and fructose corn syrup is a by-product of GMO corn and is to be AVOIDED at ALL costs! 4. Many food additives & preservatives are harmful to us and should also be avoided at all costs. General rule of thumb, if you can’t pronounce it or never heard of it before then it is not a food product! So your body won’t thank you for consuming it! 5. Dont just look at the quantity breakdown without looking at the serving size as majority of labels state the serving size and then give you the breakdown per serving size. You should be looking at the value per 100g or if they only give you serving size you need to get your math brain on as there will be some multiplication to be done. (See examples and explanations of this on the pictures). Take note of serving size too (usually 3/4 cup of cereal and 1/2 cup of milk, I dont know many people who would be able to fit their cereal serve into roughly a cup so dont be fooled by that either). 6. ALWAYS look at the sugar content first, then sodium and then you can glance at the rest of the list but these are the top two most important values that will have the most detrimental effect on you if they are way out of an acceptable ratio. 7. Ideally you should aim for the majority of your products to not have more than 4% sugar (4g sugar per 100g of product) as regular consumption of products above that marker = fat storage and immune system problems. Most whole, natural foods found in nature have less than 4% sugars and that’s what our bodies are intended to process, anything more on a regular basis and you have chaos! 8. Sodium is basically salt and should be limited in the diet, check sodium levels and avoid products that have large amounts of sodium. I would try and stick to products that show anything below 200mg of sodium per 100g of product. 9. Other things to consider are trans fats as these are the type of fat that will wreak havoc with your cholesterol. Saturated fats are the good fats so don’t worry about those guys. So, next time youre in the supermarket make sure you have a little spare time and have your reading glasses with you ;-) If you are regularly consuming even moderate amounts of E-numbers/additives/preservatives/GMO products etc your body is working overtime to process this gunk and as a result your immune system will suffer as you will be too busy fighting or finding ways to process foreign stuff that your immune system will not have the means to fight off the real germs/diseases you come in contact with.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 02:30:00 +0000
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