CHECK Magazin - Gesundheitsmagazin für Männer No.7

food transition
If you want to present your breakfast table a little differently
and more creatively, you should definitely try vegetarian
spreads. Much of what we already know is vegetarian
or even vegan, such as jam. Spreads made from
cream cheese or honey are also considered vegetarian
alternatives. But the range is much wider. Expert
Michael Götz-Pijl reveals which crazy but very tasty
spreads are still available and should definitely be tried.
In addition, the specialist provides a few tips that you as a
customer should definitely pay attention to on this topic.
Vegetable pastes without meat flavours are
often prepared with a lot of sugar and fat to
make them taste better. It is not uncommon
for them to contain 22 grams of fat per 100
grams of content. Vegan and vegetarian
spreads are therefore not necessarily more
fat-reduced and more calorie-conscious than,
for example, a cream cheese with only 10
grams of fat for the same amount. In addition,
cheap oils and fats are used in a number of
products, as well as flavour enhancers and
other additives.
1.
Always check the list of ingredients
Before the product ends up in the
shopping cart, you should always briefly check
the list of ingredients. By doing this you know
what you are buying and what ends up in your
stomach.
2.
Pay attention to the product which is
named first
The list of ingredients is ordered according
to percentage, from highest to lowest..
By looking at which product is named first,
you can directly see what the main ingredient
is and in which taste category this product
belongs.
3.
Tips and tricks for ingredients
With a few small tweaks, you can choose
a healthier and more nutritious alternative
to spreads and other products. Instead of
sunflower oil choose the healthier options of
olive or rapeseed oils. One should be careful
with flavour enhancers or yeast extracts and
rather look for an alternative.
4.
The rule of thumb
The rule of thumb here is easy to remember:
the more vegetables and the fewer
total ingredients, the healthier the product.
And the simpler the food, the more natural
flavour it has.
5.
Expensive is not always better
The expensive branded product is not
always automatically the better. A closer
comparison of the ingredients is always
worthwhile in order to find out the best priceperformance
ratio. Niche or fringe products
in particular can often surprise and at the end
of the day outshine a brand leader on your
shopping list.
What is
the food transition?
Food should become safer and more
sustainable again. Namely, those
who cultivate regionally should
make themselves independent of
the world market. In addition, our
food should be produced ecologically,
should not cause any consequential
damage to health or the
environment and should be made
without cruelty to farm animals.
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