The journey of going to the supermarket — Whole foods
This is the last in the saga of going to the supermarket. In the last post I talked about the differences between organic, organic and natural foods. Today I’m going to talk about my 2 practical tips on what I do to apply what I said in the previous post.
How to choose fruits and vegetables when we go to the supermarket? What are the best fruits and vegetables to choose in August? And do we choose biological or conventional? Find out in this publication.
8. For foods considered “dirty” give preference to buying organic
As I mentioned in the previous post, so far, I’ve been using the “Dirty Dozen” from the US, but writing this post I discovered EFSA’s annual report, and I’m going to start giving preference to organic food for:
- Fruits: passion fruit, dragon fruit, pomegranate, prickly pear, apricots and dates
- Vegetables: pods, watercress and celery leaves
- Aromatic herbs: coriander, chilli and basil
- Others: edible flowers, teas, rice, wild mushrooms and cassava
“I can’t even afford to buy organic for priority foods, so it’s better not to eat, otherwise I’m eating pesticides.” Wrong.
- You can search in your area when there are fairs where organic fruit and vegetables are sold.
- Depending on the country, you can have community gardens, you can confirm with your parish council if there are community gardens and apply to have a plot (approximately 30m2) for you. Just search on Google “Community Gardens” and put the name of your city or go to your parish council to ask.
- If none of the above options are viable, try to buy in local stores, small markets that you have in your city.
- You can buy conventional and wash fruits and vegetables well.
Not eating fruits and vegetables should not be an option.
9. Opt for local and seasonal foods
For local foods I have been paying attention to this for some time now, unless I occasionally feel like a specific fruit (for example, mangoes from Brazil that I love so much). What I’m not so aware of at the moment is seasonal fruits and vegetables, but that’s a goal starting right now.
Here you can search for in European countries for the seasonal foods.
The nutritional power of fruits and vegetables is greater when they are picked, and it decreases over time, so it is good that it is local because the time between harvesting until us has decreased. It is also a way to support local businesses.
Final thoughts
We have reached the end of the “The journey of going to the supermarket”.
I won’t say that I apply these tips 100% of the time I go to the supermarket because I would be lying, but I think it’s important to have these rules so that they are used as the norm, not just an exception.
As I mentioned in previous posts, you don’t need to apply the rules all at once, you can introduce one, make it a habit, and then move on to the next one.
You can consult the pages of previous posts below.
Now my 9 tips when I go to the supermarket.
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