Eating clean means having to be an expert at decoding nutrition labels in a supermarket just like navigating through foreign language instructions.
Start with the Ingredient List
The golden rule? If you cannot pronounce it, challenge it. If a natural flavouring provided in the recipe is vanilla or lemon then this should be recognised such as, ‘natural almond extract’, ‘natural hops essence’ etc. Natural Flavours: products without artificial flavouring are a step in the right direction, but this still includes umbrella terms like natural flavours that could be unclear where they come from. For more information on Natural Flavourings, visit https://foodieflavours.com/collections/natural-flavourings
Look for Whole Food Sources
The purest goods tend to omit any additives and therefore operate mostly on actual components too. Opt for strawberry solids if it is available (containing real pieces of strawberries) and avoid natural strawberry flavour. Fresh stuff — fruit, herbs and spices is going to win over extracts every time.
Check the Company’s Values
Companies that are more into clean eating habitually publish specifics about their own flavouring ingredients. Find companies that mention if their natural flavourings are organic, GM free or ethically derived.
Shorter Lists Win
A higher ingredient product typically means more processing and lower quality ingredients including additives.
Trust Your Instincts
If a product seems suspiciously tasty – think of that “naturally flavoured” confectionery you ate as a child that tasted virtually the same as its artificially flavoured counterpart– it might be masked with super refined ingredients which goes against good clean eating.
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