It recommends supermarkets include free-range eggs, poultry, rabbit and vegetables and avoid prepared foods
The Ministry of Consumption this Friday will provide food distributors interested in preparing food baskets at reasonable prices with a guide to essential products “food-grade, healthy and sustainable”. The ministry proposes a shopping list with free-range eggs, poultry, rabbit, vegetables and no ready-made dishes, and recommends steaming, using the pan and the microwave to promote energy savings in the kitchen.
Listing the products that the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) considers a priority for healthy and affordable eating, the guide comes days after the controversy sparked by the shopping cart launched by one of the most important groups in the food sector. where there were no fresh produce.
The selection took into account the recommendations of the Agency’s scientific committee, both for the distribution of the products in the three daily meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner, also considering the possibility of having some of them as a snack) , and in the mode of consumption, to complete a nutritionally balanced daily intake through healthy food groups.
The proposal of essential products in the shopping list contains recommendations for the following food groups: vegetables, potatoes and other tubers and proteins. This latter group includes legumes, nuts, fatty fish, eggs, preferably from free-range chickens, and meat, preferably poultry and rabbit. Prepared dishes should be limited in the shopping cart and tap water as a drink.
For a healthy diet, it is recommended that 50 percent of the diet consists of fruits and vegetables, 25 percent grains, preferably whole grains, and 25 percent protein. As for the frequency of these foods, the guide mentions the consumption of fruits and vegetables four times a day; cereals at breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner and potatoes at the main meals of the day. As for proteins, it depends on whether they are of vegetable or animal origin. For example, nuts are recommended for all meals of the day, while meat, eggs and fish are recommended for lunch and dinner.
The recommendations also include tips for preparing food, taking into account the “high cost of energy”. Therefore, cooking by boiling or steaming and the use of microwaves and pans are recommended from the point of view of the energy consumption of household appliances. In this sense, it is also advisable, according to the guide, to prepare large quantities that are frozen and consumed later.
Source: La Verdad
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