Understanding what you are eating is an important step in being confident in your nutrition choices and achieving a healthy, maintainable balance throughout your everyday life.

Learning to read labels is vital. Knowledge is power.

Don’t simply trust the marketing, or think all products are equal. No matter what you are purchasing, there is always a better option.

For your information and as a bit of example, I compared some of the products I purchase with other versions in the supermarket today.

Even frozen products have better alternatives (although still not perfect……)  So even if a product is a convenience food, there is always an option with fewer ingredients, and ingredients you can understand.

I hope this has helped you a little and made you more aware of how easy it can be to still enjoy “convenience” foods from a supermarket, but by gaining the knowledge, you have the power to make the “better” choices.  The first time you start looking, it really is eye opening and alarming what some products have.  I advise sticking to products that have fewer than 5 ingredients, and make sure you know exactly what each one is!  Avoid artificial flavours, preservatives and colours and avoid added sugar (which is surprisingly in a LOT of foods you would never have imagined).

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Do you read your ingredients panel?