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🔑3 supermarket rules I follow: Rule 1: Read expiry date: the longer the shelf life of the product, the shorter it is for your lifespan and healthspan🫡 Rule 2: Ingredient List: The longer the list, the longer will be your medication list. It's directly proportional🙃 Rule 3: Don't forget Rule 1 and 2😁 Eat whole foods, mostly plants, not too much. (Courtesy Michael Pollan)🫸🫷 #supermarket #shopping #packaging #health #lifestyle #longevity
Subhasis Roy
4mo
Mr. Desai ! I follow you closely and really appreciate your suggestions . However being a subject expert in packaging your statement of longer shelf shorter lifespan ( with implied meaning of product laced with preservatives) are only partially true . Example UHT milk in asceptic packaging . ( Example TetraPak / SIG ) I am currently working on a project to bring whole fruit based beverages without added sugar and any prsetvetives . My concern is such genetic statement should not create a bias against any such initiatives.
Ninad Tipnis
4mo
Your posts are the very best resource for Health & Longevity for me! Thanks Prashant!!
Shrini Kulkarni
4mo
I have simpler solution to this : As far as possible avoid going to super markets. 90% of the stuff out there is not for purchasing for usual daily life that does not require any packed food. Buy from local kirana shop for daily needs, support unorg structure of road side veg/fruit sellers. Eat local (so no need to international foods - like olive oil or avacodo's in say mumbai or bangalore or chennai) and seasonal (buy from road side)
Foods stock I cannot missed before pandemic : Vegetables - poultry - seafoods - meats - spices - instant noodles - pastas - salad dressing - salad dressing oils - cheese - milk - yogurt - ketchup - cookies - chocolate - cake - bread - jams - detergent - perfume oil for clothes - floor cleaning - bathroom cleaning products - liquid soap + soap bar - liquid dishwashing - tea - coffee - margarine - shampoo - conditioner - sugar - flour - liquid perfume for ironing - liquid cleaner for wood tables - eggs - tofu - Tempe - peanut sauce = for a week... Repeat all those above.
Shrini Kulkarni
4mo
I go to super market under following circumstances (your reasons can be different depending upon where you live, what is your and your family's lifestyle looks like etc) 1. When I want buy some frozen or refrigerated stuff urgently - curd, milk, paneer etc.. mostly dairy stuff. I am vegetarian ... so no meat or egg needs 2. When my daughters want to cook or eat some exotic (meaning not generally available kind of thing) and want specific ingradients that are not available in local kirana store. 3. Its odd time, no regular stores are open and you need something urgent As you can see... for me - these are very occasional and rare.
Uday Shankar
4mo
Merely by telling people to read expiry or read the label won't help. As Shrini Kulkarni said about buying from roadside vends, if you know how it's grown and treated unless organic, you would tremble at the thought itself. Sorry, I am being cynical as we ought not say yes to how inhumanly we are harmed. The section where you are standing, are they healthy? How much of education does the population have about the harm those contents cause to the human brain and body? We all have heard about artificial flavors, energy drinks, maltodextrin, vegetable oil, palm oil, white sugar, white flour, "RO" water, that yummy paneer etc etc... White sugar and it's scientific alternatives <=> fatty liver and addiction Pesticide and fertilizers <=> Uric acid, Kidney issues And if you take carbonated, sugar loaded , artificial flavored drinks, Pesticide, fertilizer treated veggies or fruits, essentially you don't even need to be a smoker or alcoholic. The simple answer is, when it comes to life, the posterity, let's go back to the roots. 🙏
Love your supermarket rules! It's a fantastic reminder to be mindful of what we put into our bodies. But our bodies are amazing ecosystems, aren't they? Sometimes, a sprinkle of that "long shelf life" magic might be just what our gut needs to fight off a rogue free radical. The key, I always find, is balance. Think of it like a beautiful symphony - fresh, vibrant notes of whole foods alongside the occasional, playful flourish of a "processed" ingredient. Our bodies appreciate the variety, and who knows, it might even keep things interesting for our gut flora
Rule 4: Avoid heavily processed foods: These often contain unhealthy additives and preservatives that can negatively impact your health. ⚠️
CA(India), CPA(USA)
4moPrashant Desai I like to go shopping after a meal, that would help me avoid giving into unhealthy cravings and mindless purchases. This has helped me a lot.