“We must not reject all supermarket products, says Angélique Houlbert, dietitian-nutritionist at LaNutrition.fr. and co-author of 101 recipes with the best supermarket products for Solar editions (2021). It is possible to find good unprocessed or minimally processed foods and make your daily life easier while eating healthy” she explains.
What to avoid in supermarkets, these are ultra-processed foods. “These are those that contain technological ingredients such as modified starches that disrupt blood sugar, flavorings, gluten, milk proteins, barley malt extracts, yeast…”, describes the dietitian-nutritionist. Thereby, run away from crackers, cube broth, breakfast cereals, sandwich bread, ice cream cones, chicken nuggets, instant noodles, ravioli…
The secret is to buy products that contain the ingredients you have in your cupboards and fridge. “Look carefully at the list of ingredients: if you see butter, milk, sugar, it is a product that you can buy”, says Angelique Houlbert.
“To save time in the kitchen, you can use ready-made and minimally processed ingredients such as frozen vegetables or vegetables in glass jars, pure butter pie crusts, fresh creams without emulsifier, diced salmon…”, she recommends. Here are already 9 that she recommends.
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