Sunfeast Marie Light oats
Products in ‘Healthy-Light Biscuits’ category range from 1.5 - 3
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- FAT - Get more of the Good than Bad !!While reading about FAT in food, you will come across terms : Saturated Fat, Unsaturated Fat (MUFA / PUFA), Trans Fat and Cholesterol.Saturated Fats (SFA) can increase the Cholesterol in the blood and thereby increase the risk of Heart Disease. Read the Nutrition Label and choose the product with less SFA.Monounsaturated Fat (MUFA) and Polyunsaturated Fats (PUFA) are the two types of unsaturated fats you will find on food package label. Monounsaturated Fat have a blood cholesterol lowering effect and can lower the risk of heart disease. It is recommended to include food with more MUFA and PUFA as compared to SFA in the diet to help reduce heart disease risks.Trans Fat not only increases the bad LDL cholesterol, but also reduces the good HDL cholesterol and hence should be avoided. Trans Fat are formed during the hydrogenation process where in the unsaturated fat is converted to hydrogenated fat / oil to increase shelf life. Look out for Hydrogenated or Partially Hydrogenated Fat / Oil in the ingredients in the label as these products would have Trans Fat.Cholesterol is only found in food from animal source such as milk. Our bodies create most of required cholesterol and hence consumption of food with cholesterol should be limited.All Fat is not bad ! Look for the products which have more MUFA, PUFA and avoid those with more SFA, Trans Fat and Cholesterol.
- Know your Food - Flavouring SubstancesFlavouring Substances are added to Food products either to regain the flavour it would have lost during processing e.g. juices or to add a new desired flavour e.g. in case of biscuits, vanilla flavour may be added to otherwise food product without any flavour.Based on the resemblance of the flavouring substance to its natural occurrence, it is classified as natural, nature identical or artificial flavouring substance. Read this blog to find more about different flavouring substances.
- What's in the name - Marie Light OatsName of a Product is a branding & marketing exercise and not to be taken as Nutrition Label. Read the Nutrition Label to know the calories and nutrition you will get.The product name has the words 'Light' & 'Oats' yet gives 107 calories when typical serving size of 24 gms which is similar to many other biscuits is consumed . Oats in this biscuit is added as Oat flakes weighing about 1.5% (i.e. 0.36 gms in 24 gms of biscuit) and thereby giving you the goodness in the same proportion.Know the Nutrition you are getting and eat accordingly.
- High in SugarSugar is a source of Instant Energy which if not used mainly by muscles, is stored as Fat.One of the immediate side effects of High Sugar diet is insulin surge and increase in fat deposits in the body.Long term use of diets high in sugar are linked to increased risk for diabetes, obesity and contributes to cravings, mood swings, PMS, and a host of other conditions. Also, some studies suggest that its not FAT but sugar that is the cause for higher intake calorie and excess weight gain. Now no need to go to other extreme and drop sugar completely from your diet.So, it is better to limit the consuming products like these which are high in sugar or better still avoid them.
- Highly Processed!Additives are added to the packaged foods for different reasons varying from increasing shelf life, to provide flavour and texture, increasing nutrition quality or required to manufacture some types of food.One of the ways to determine the degree of Processing is the number of additives you find in the ingredient list. The higher the number of additives greater is the degree of processing. Additives can be identified by looking for ingredients that begin with 'E' and have a number in them.It is generally recommended that food that is closer to nature is better hence it is better to choose food products with lesser number of additives.
Disclaimer:Product Analysis is based on general practices in the field of Nutrition. Please check with or consult a qualified and licensed medical professional for its suitability to you.
