What is your experience with food labels – do you think they are clear?
Since I'm in the business, yes, but they can be misleading to the average layman. Most people are not able to distinguish between carbohydrates and sugars, for example. The first means the content of carbohydrates, i.e. simple, compound "sugars", but also fiber, whereas the designation sugars means only simple carbohydrates – these are the ones that we should limit in our diet. Another problem is that not all manufacturers label the same raw materials the same way – some mark them with an E code, but others verbally list them – which again means only a "kind" chemical name for most customers that they do not understand or cannot associate with a specific "E" code. And perhaps the biggest problem is the writing. Since the packaging must be marked with a large amount of data (for example, the type of packaging, its recycling, ...) that must fit on the packaging, this information is written in very fine print.
What is the best way to navigate the store?
First of all, experience – that is, I have already purchased the product and I know it. Another rule should be to buy food as fresh as possible, then different stabilizers, dryers... so that the food lasts as long as possible. And then it depends on the individual commodities – for meat products look at % meat, % added water, salt... for dairy products, the proportion of the milk component (milk fat) for chocolates to the proportion of cocoa powder....There should always be as much of the raw material that characterises the food. If you live in Dubai or Abudhabi or Sharjah or any other emirates of UAE, We recommend you to try https://www.yallabasket.com/
What do we do wrong in our eating habits?
Sometimes I don't follow a drinking regimen – I mean quantity. And the second biggest offense, though not so common, is non-compliance with the daily eating regimen. If I take a course all day and teach, mostly I only eat breakfast, then I just "eat" all day and after the course ends at about 6 pm I will have a whole hot meal, which is of course wrong, because the biggest portion of the day should be lunch. On the other hand, I have the advantage that I no longer have to have sweets (desserts, chocolate, candies...) since childhood, but on the contrary, I cannot imagine a day without fruits and vegetables, to imagine a day without fruits and vegetables, for which I can thank my mother, who at the time of my childhood did not know the principles of healthy eating as it is spoken about today, but followed it and led us to it.
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