I find the stat that only 5% of consumers read labels eye opening. The fact that people either don't care or just put their blind faith into the food manufacturer is actually very scary. This is a great post in understanding and decoding food labels.
Thanks Tyler for this amazing feedback! It sounds stupid but as most people don't read what they buy so they also never know what they eat and even worse they think they eat healthy because the front labels do all the marketing. I had many moments where I thought I buy a healthy product but and after reading the ingredients I directly cancelled my decision.
Absolutely! I've said pretty consistently that everyone should track all macro intake for a week and they would be shocked at what they actually eat. I just posted a note a few days ago about the serving size of these pretzel bites at 130calories and it was like 14 little pieces 😂
Great topic for a post. It would be really interesting to hear how Europeans find the front of pack Nutri-score label from Orry and if these are read moree frequently
Hey Ellen thanks for your great question. I think this could be worth another article but I keep myself short. The Nutri-Score aims to help people to make healthier choices by ranking foods from A (best) to E (worst), but in my opinion it is misleading and oversimplified. It only focuses on fat, sugar and salt but ignores food quality, additives and processing, which means that processed foods can score better than natural ones like olive oil or full fat yoghurt. The food industry utilises this by modifying the recipes just enough to make them score better without actually making the products healthier.
Furthermore, there is no clear difference between natural and artificial ingredients, which makes it easy to mislead consumers. Instead of relying on this labelling, people should read ingredient lists, avoid hidden additives and choose real food like Beth and me wrote in the article.
At the end the Nutri-Score benefits companies more than consumers as it's just a marketing tool dressed up as a "health guide". If we really want to eat better, we need to look beyond the labels and understand what's actually in our food.
I find the stat that only 5% of consumers read labels eye opening. The fact that people either don't care or just put their blind faith into the food manufacturer is actually very scary. This is a great post in understanding and decoding food labels.
This is a textbook worthy write up. Great job!
Thanks Tyler for this amazing feedback! It sounds stupid but as most people don't read what they buy so they also never know what they eat and even worse they think they eat healthy because the front labels do all the marketing. I had many moments where I thought I buy a healthy product but and after reading the ingredients I directly cancelled my decision.
Happy it resonates with you💪🏼
Absolutely! I've said pretty consistently that everyone should track all macro intake for a week and they would be shocked at what they actually eat. I just posted a note a few days ago about the serving size of these pretzel bites at 130calories and it was like 14 little pieces 😂
I am so glad you found it helpful! 🧡
Great topic for a post. It would be really interesting to hear how Europeans find the front of pack Nutri-score label from Orry and if these are read moree frequently
Hey Ellen thanks for your great question. I think this could be worth another article but I keep myself short. The Nutri-Score aims to help people to make healthier choices by ranking foods from A (best) to E (worst), but in my opinion it is misleading and oversimplified. It only focuses on fat, sugar and salt but ignores food quality, additives and processing, which means that processed foods can score better than natural ones like olive oil or full fat yoghurt. The food industry utilises this by modifying the recipes just enough to make them score better without actually making the products healthier.
Furthermore, there is no clear difference between natural and artificial ingredients, which makes it easy to mislead consumers. Instead of relying on this labelling, people should read ingredient lists, avoid hidden additives and choose real food like Beth and me wrote in the article.
At the end the Nutri-Score benefits companies more than consumers as it's just a marketing tool dressed up as a "health guide". If we really want to eat better, we need to look beyond the labels and understand what's actually in our food.
I would be curious to know as well!