How to choose a really high-quality product?

How to choose a really high-quality product?

All buyers want is to buy safe, fresh and high-quality products. However, often the financial interests of stores and supermarkets are no so concerned about the health of consumers. But how do you choose a really high-quality product? You will learn about this in this post.

1) Do not buy products in convenient individual packages. It should be clarified that this advice applies to those products that the store packs itself, in the gastronomy department. These products include cold cuts, cheese, vegetables, pickles, fruit, etc. In such products, it is worthwhile to limit yourself, since there is a high probability that the shelf life of such food will expire or has already expired. The date on the package will not say anything, as the store owners can change it daily or even several times a day. In such cases, ask the sellers to cut the product for you or buy the same product in the original packaging.

2) Be attentive in the gastronomy department. When buying ready-made salads, pay attention to the presence of a large amount of garlic, spices or fresh herbs. This is added in order to remove the unpleasant smell that appears when the salad has expired. Remember that meat and fish salads spoil faster. Choose salads without dressing, or those that are filled with butter, not mayonnaise – such salads are good for up to 2 days.

3) Check the integrity of the packaging. Any external deformation of the package may indicate improper storage, improper transportation and even an expired shelf life.

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Traps for food consumers. Attention, you are being manipulated!

Traps for food consumers. Attention, you are being manipulated!

Food production is a big business and, like any other business, it seeks to develop and increase the volume of its products. Growth in food production suggests that the consumer will spend more money on food, and therefore consume more food, that is, increase their portions. This is what my blog is about today.

Here are some of the newest ways in which the food industry convinces us to buy more.

Optimistic promises:

Let’s reflect on commercials related to food that we regularly see on television.

Adverts tend to show emotional life stories, where a man who has worked hard all day eats something hungrily; a photo montage of a party in which everyone is laughing and eating together; a husband and wife cooking an appetizing dinner together.

These commercials are permeated with happiness, pleasure, idyllic scenarios and, in every case, food. Advertising provokes positive emotions within us. The purpose of marketing this abundance of food is to link the process of eating in our subconscious mind, not with the concept of survival, but with the emotional aspect of our existence. In other words, they are trying to convince us that eating food is not a simple physical act necessary for the human body to function normally, but an opportunity, by consuming a large amount of different foods, to receive emotional pleasure and, thus, how to spend most of your free time. To celebrate the significant events in our life is, to welcome guests, and to eat, to spend time alone with your loved one. This is not speculation, but a well-known proven fact.
Large food companies have large budgets to explore what makes us buy a particular product. Furthermore, they base their advertising activities on the results of these studies. The giants of the food industry know that when you make purchases before a holiday, a scene from the commercial of the product they are planning to sell will stick in your memory and most likely you will buy this product in the supermarket.

Portion sizes.

Foods sold in grocery stores display information about their nutritional composition (calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, etc.). The label is placed directly on the food product, in a prominent place. The manufacturer knows that it is unpleasant for the buyer to buy a product that, for example, says that it contains 800 calories. What are they doing? Replacing the numbers so that they appear more acceptable to you. The calorie content of a product containing 200 calories is replaced by 20, only 12 grams. And now, note that you have the calorie content of 1 cookie on a package consisting of 40.

The problem of food in the restaurant is that in these places we always try to finish everything that’s on our plate, or that we’ve ordered.

For example, you ordered pasta for lunch, which is served with two accompanying dishes and a drink. You are not informed about the caloric content of each product included in your order, only the total average number of calories of the main course is given.

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How to save money on food?

How to save money on food: four main tips

Most often, people who want to save money tend to reduce their spending on entertainment, on furniture or on appliances. But what if the solution actually lies somewhere else? Most of the money we spend is on the essentials, for example, food. This is my post today.

Every person who has ever calculated how much money they spend in different areas of their life, noticed one strange pattern, which is that they spend the most money on food.

An average European (according to the World Bank) spends at least 400 euros per month on food from the supermarket. If this person also visits cafes and restaurants, this amount tends to increase by another several hundred euros, leading to huge amounts being spent on food per month. So how can you reduce this expenditure without harming your health?

First you need to evaluate your spending. Write down one week’s worth of shopping – what you buy and how much it costs. And then re-read your list at the end of the week and notice that maybe you buy something very often. For example, a lot of ice cream or crisps or chocolate. Think about which products from this list can be replaced with cheaper ones (keeping the quality), and also consider which products you would like to keep, for example, your favorite coffee or chocolate brand.

The first tip concerns cafes and restaurants – stop going there. According to statistics, only in the third or fourth restaurant a person really likes what’s being cooked. So, you are essentially overpaying for something that you still don’t even like. Unless, of course, you have been a customer of one particular restaurant for many years … But this factor can work positively. Learning the recipes of your favorite dishes from your favorite chef by heart, and trying to cook them yourself, following the recipe can save you a lot of money.

In addition, stop buying ready-made, fast food (convenience foods) in supermarkets. These types of foods contain many types of preservatives inside one package meaning you are paying just for the packaging and all the unhealthy substances inside this packaging, (only added to make the dish more convenient and faster to prepare), depriving the food of the most important thing – it’s nutrients and vitamins.

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