Most modern citizens are forced to eat what supermarkets have to offer. On the one hand, this is good because without a large retailer, it's hard for you to taste bananas, mangoes or avocados somewhere in Siberia. On the other hand, the product in the supermarket has a great direction of development from the manufacturer to the consumer, and in order to withstand this way, it has undergone the treatment of the most beneficial substances for the human body.
In order not to overshadow your joy at the freedom of choice, you should learn some facts about the grocery store. This knowledge will help you do the right thing without giving unnecessary and dangerous fantasies to your product.
The product is much older than you think
For example, apples, if you buy them in the spring or early summer, means they're more than six or eight months old, because the apple harvest season is autumn. After harvesting, the fruits are sent to a special storage room where they are generously processed with a special recipe so that they are not lost before the next apple harvest season. So don't be fooled by the fresh and rosy appearance of these products. They are old, and in order not to harm themselves, each apple should be thoroughly washed before use, removing a layer of chemicals from the surface.
Washed vegetables are not ready to eat
In supermarkets, it is increasingly likely to see green vegetables whose packaging says parsley or lettuce can be eaten immediately when washing. Don't build illusions on this score and pay more for the washed greens, as you also need to wash them before using it. Imagine a bunch of dill that's really clean, but then needs to be packed, which means it has to be either on a conveyor belt or in the hands of an employee who packs the product by hand. Even if the green is not packaged, but on the counter, appetizing and sprinkled with water, it does not mean that it is clean, because customers walk around it for hours, they sneeze, maybe touch or even drop green on the floor.
Some products are treated with pesticides after harvest.
This is usually done with citrus fruits as they are usually transported for a long time. If you don't, the product won't be able to reach the retail store. At best, they will be treated with beeswax-based waxes, and in the worst case - mystatazole, sodium o-phenylphenol or thibendazole. So, after peeling off the orange, wash your hands with soap and start eating its ten cloves.
Go to those you don't like during product shipping
Manufacturers and transporters do try to protect products from rodents or insects, but this is not always the case. After all, the containers they travel, such as vegetables, are not always airtight. So remember: it's possible that a mouse sleeps next to your zucchini, or a fly that passes by it multiple times.
The "green", "ecological" or "organic" label does not indicate that the product has not been treated with chemicals.
In most cases, all of these tags – often a trick of marketers. If you prefer a product without stickers, you've fallen. Without pesticides and herbicides, it is impossible to grow anything commercially. Simply put, manufacturers who position their products as environmentally friendly use pesticides and herbicides that are considered organic. Many buyers believe in so much in the ecolabel that they refuse to pre-wash these products. In fact, they can be much dirtier and more dangerous because they come into close contact with manure, such as manure used as organic fertilizer.
Most fruits and vegetables are immediately brought from the field shelves.
Cambodian farmers don't wash the mangoes you buy at Auchan. Neither do operators, nor do retailers. They sprinkle as much water as possible to make the fruit look fresh. So it's wrong to assume that someone cares about the purity of the fruit or vegetable you intend to eat. You shouldn't shift your health responsibilities to the people in the long chain from the mango tree to Auchan. Before you plan to eat, you must first wash the food you buy in the store, not others.
Usually fresh products are hidden
Probably everyone knows this trick - now a businessman. Products that are about to end their expiration dates are located on the front end, followed by fresh products hidden deep on the shelves. Don't be fooled, take out fresh yogurt from the gut of the rack.
Many fruits are picked completely green.
Bananas from Ecuador travel to Russia for almost a month. They are always torn off by the green, because otherwise they will rot until they are finished. The temperature in the container is maintained at about 12 degrees Celsius. In countries where bananas are sold, bananas are placed in special cells, then exposed to ethylene, and sent to retail stores. This gas matures them. Many exotic fruits that we have been familiar with for a long time have undergone similar treatments.
Very dangerous tropical spiders can swim on grapes and bananas.
These creatures can be very tenacious, and it is not always fatal for them to be treated with insecticides after harvest. In some cases, consumers encounter a swarm of black widows, bunches of grapes or a deadly Brazilian stray spider – a herd of bananas. If such a free rider bites you, be sure to put it in a jar or box to show the doctor who knows how to treat you.
Agricultural products are best purchased from farmers.
If there's a small piece of dairy in the supermarket for farmers, it's going to cost more than you would buy outright. After all, the retailer has to make money, and of course, he'll be interested in the farmer's products. In addition, in these sectors, agricultural products are not always the case, and sometimes products from ordinary manufacturers are also placed there.
Cutting fruit is not very healthy and can be dangerous.
First, we can't be sure how clean this pineapple cut place is, and secondly, even if the fruit itself, the knife, and the cutting surface are clean, the pieces themselves will certainly be exposed to air, light, heat, and dust. This means that such a product is not as useful to you as exactly the same, but as a whole.
Salads are usually made from expired foods.
Of course, what is frankly missed will be discarded, but some second or third fresh products can be used to prepare delicious salads or other ready-made dishes in the store. That's why you shouldn't buy them in supermarkets: plenty of mayonnaise will mask a taste that consumers may not like. Non-fresh products may not cause serious harm to your health, but mayonnaise salad won't bring any benefits.