What stays
out of
Mou Mou's
I become Warrior Woman when I step into the supermarket. This is what I try to stick to:
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​If the first listed Ingredients are cheap ingredients with little nutrition, I put it back on the shelf
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If there’s a really long list of Ingredients, I put it back on the shelf
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If I see in the Ingredients list a number of chemicals, additives etc.., I put it back on the shelf
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I stay away from the flavoured versions of the original food
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In the Nutritional Information, if there's
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more than 10g sugar per 100g, I put it back on the shelf or
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more than 350 - 400mgs of sodium per 100g , I put it back on the shelf or
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if there’s vegetable oils, namely soybean oil, palm oil, canola oil and subflower oil, I put it back on the shelf. (These oils are in a different form in UPF's and not the same as the ones you might have at home).
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I take no notice of ‘Healthy’ or ‘Natural’ claims on the front of the pack (often false). I also take no notice that the product is located in the Health Food aisle unless I’ve checked the label.
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I take no notice of the Health Star Rating which is about the amount of protein, fibre, fruit, vegetables, nuts or legumes in the product against the three 'negative' nutrients: saturated fat, sodium and sugar. But it doesn’t tell you anything about whether artificial preservatives, colours, flavours or other additives are used, or how processed the product is
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I also keep tab of the brands for each real food I buy so I don’t have to keep reading the labels.
So now you have the info you need, you’re equipped to make your own rules for your family and try to stick to them as best you can.
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Those aisles have met their match.
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