There's definitely reason for pickled foods to contain a high amount of sodium but when a 250ml drink has your daily serve of sugar (20g), it is a little concerning. Wonder if excess added sugars and salts might disappear with the new health conscious generation but might have to just chin and bear it for a while. Just an old bloke's rambling.
Anyone Else Surprised at Nutrition Values of Packaged Foods?
Lviolatrees2 on 23/01/2024 - 10:21
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Heard about that in the States, unfortunate to see.
Glad I am active with my yearly marathon and regular gym session. Same mentality I am instilling with my 3yrs old and 1yr old. Obesity is not healthy.
People will choose whether they want to be healthy or not, companies will continue to produce products that sell to the masses. I don't really see the issue, they are not tying your hands behind your back and forcing you to consume their unhealthy products.
No. They replaced fats with sugar years ago. Light/Lite = Extra Sugar
Or low salt foods with higher fat/sugar.
If this is your first time looking at nutrition labels then yes, seeing what's inside of your food can be pretty shocking. Things like fruit juices and such start looking like giant cups of sugar, and you'll be disappointed that your beef lasagne is actually only 5% beef. And then you get into ultra-processed foods where you see 20 ingredients going into something that should only be 2-3 ingredients which can be a bit disheartening.
Once you do it for a while though it becomes fairly normal and it's easier to find the good quality stuff. It's been really good last few years actually, lot more options out there now without shitty ingredients and make-up.
I think there is more and more awareness and that will only improve over time. I think plenty of people are more conscious of the nutrition table, although the fads can sometimes focus on only one thing at the detriment of others, e.g. no sugar vs low carb vs low fat, etc.
But generally there seems to be more awareness.
Many people grossly underestimate how many calories they drink; and many people assume if a product is 'healthy' (eg yoghurt) then all yoghurts are healthy and they dont check the nutrition table. I think if people appreciated this then they could easily reduce their calories by 10 - 20% without even really trying.
Beyond that, if you are eating highly processed meals regularly, learn to cook….otherwise, I think people understand the nutrition tables, but do they pay attention or change their food choices as a result? If you want a pack of chips or a biscuit, then you eat it despite knowing the nutritional issues
Funny because yogurt is literally next to nothing in terms of prep work and materials to make a new batch every few days. Hilarious to me when people buy 4-packs of outrageously priced flavoured yogurt
Makes me want to put out a clean bucket every time it rains and drink rain water
Was talking today. Notice ads always re-enforcing people don't get enough vitamins and minerals yet 2/3 of the population is obese. Doesn't sound like they lack vitamins and materials to me.
You can be extremely fat and still suffer vitamin/mineral deficiencies.
True but unlikely.
I would say it would be 100:1 health issues related to food (heart disease, diabetes etc) than malnutrition.
What is example for vitamin and mineral deficiency ?
Malnutrition is often perceived as an illness due to undernutrition and, therefore, is thought to only affect people who are underweight.
In fact, a large burden of malnutrition exists in the overweight and obese population because of inadequate micronutrient consumption and poor food quality
https://cardiology.medicine.ufl.edu/2020/08/13/malnutrition-…
@Presence: Thanke mate
Is it caused by eating too much junk food when considering proportion of food eaten
Soft drink is high in sugar? Well I never!
I remember when lollies used to market themselves as 99% fat free, that was at least a couple of decades ago. Even then I had to laugh at how dumb someone would have to be to fall for that. But fat was so demonised over sugar in the 60s, it’s well known now.
It entertains me the way people think, and the way they think others think.
People don't go to the shop seeking unhealthy food. They look for something that tastes good.
And if they had a bad day, there isn't much discipline left to say, no, I will skip dessert tonight.Any individual, once off, less healthy choice has zero negative consequences, but making that choice too often adds up.
Add to this the challenge of consistently being disciplined. If there is a box of chocolates left over from Xmas, you might remember them a dozen times a day. If you are focused on healthy choices, you can make the healthy choice 11 times, but only give in once, and the outcome is the same.Anything processed or prepared in package styles are not good for you. Lots of sugar and salt. The only way to really control it is too buy raw products and make it yourself!
No, not surprised at all. If it reads like a chemical list…. it is.
Was read the Ingredients and Nutrition lists years ago, and made changes accordingly for a better healthier lifestyle re our meals.
But apart from a better Price did you know, many Home branded products, made in same factory or not, often have Less Sodium, Sugars and Fats than the name brands or Healthy brands.
Go Figure!
It’s always been the case that the packaging has more nutritional value than the food
No such thing as new health conscious generation.
Obesity is the new normal (sarcasm).