Unexpectedly, This Region Buys the Most Healthy Food

Dream - Implementing a balanced diet in our daily lives is important. The goal of implementing a balanced diet is to ensure the health of the body is maintained. 

To be able to implement a balanced diet, you need to consume more healthy food and drinks. Currently, there are many choices of healthy food and drinks that can be easily found. 

The easiest way to continue eating as usual, but with a balanced diet, is to be more selective when choosing food and drinks. Look for those that are made from quality ingredients and processed properly. 

Rice is the main source of carbohydrates for most Indonesian people, but you can replace it with tubers, such as cassava, to get more fiber in the carbohydrates you consume. Consuming grains like chia seeds can also be an option for a healthier body. 

To welcome National Nutrition Day, which was celebrated on January 25th, Tokopedia released data on regions that order the most healthy food. 

According to Tokopedia's data, Kampar (Riau), Pringsewu (Lampung), Tabanan (Bali), Dumai (Riau), and Buleleng (Bali) are the regions with the highest increase in transactions for healthy food and drinks.

Meanwhile, several regions also experienced the highest increase in healthy food and drink sellers in 2022, namely Kotawaringin (Central Kalimantan), Lampung Timur (Lampung), Indragiri Hulu (Riau), Bukittinggi (West Sumatra), and Musi Banyuasin (South Sumatra). Meanwhile, Bengkalis (Riau), Lampung Tengah (Lampung), Demak (Central Java), Kubu Raya (West Kalimantan), and Buleleng (Bali). 

“Lemon juice, grains like chia, granola, honey, and cereal are some of the most popular healthy food and drinks on Tokopedia throughout 2022,” said Ekhel Chandra Wijaya, Head of External Communications at Tokopedia, in the Tokopedia Press Conference, Jakarta, January 24, 2023. 

There are several types of healthy food and drinks that are the best-selling products on Tokopedia. These products are lemon juice, chia seeds, granola, honey, and cereal. 

What types of healthy food or drinks do you like, Sahabat Dream?

Choose Healthy Yogurt, Read the Label Carefully

Dream - Consuming yogurt is highly recommended to be done regularly. Its probiotic content, calcium, and protein can help maintain overall intestinal and digestive health.

For Sahabat Dream who are on a diet, yogurt is also very helpful for weight loss, but there are conditions. Make sure the yogurt you consume does not contain high levels of sugar.

Some packaged yogurt products sold on the market contain very high sugar content. Unused calorie sugar in the body will be stored as fat.

Don't consume yogurt with high sugar content that will accumulate fat. To avoid making the wrong choice, there are several tricks you can do. First, choose yogurt with high protein content, as it will make you feel full longer than yogurt with little or no protein and lots of added sugar.

Read the Label

In general, all yogurt is made from plain yogurt. In the process of attracting consumers, yogurt is then added with certain flavors and sweeteners. Be smart in reading the label on yogurt packaging.

If you want less sugar, look for plain yogurt without or with minimal sugar. You can also add other ingredients to enhance the taste and nutritional content without adding extra sugar. For example, by adding honey, pieces of fruit, or healthy and nutritious nuts.

Quoted from Healthline, one way to choose yogurt for a diet that can be done is by looking at the list of ingredients. Choose yogurt with the least amount of sugar.

Sugar is usually not only written as sugar, but also other terms, such as sucrose or high fructose corn syrup. Also pay attention to the "nutrition facts" on food packaging, which provide important information about its nutritional content. Starting from carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and sugars in each serving.

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Looking for Quality Yogurt? Check the Bacteria Content

Dream - Yogurt is usually the choice for those who want to get calcium intake but don't like liquid milk. Some also consume yogurt for digestion, diet, and to get quality nutrition.

Yogurt does contain a variety of high nutrients and beneficial bacteria that can improve intestinal and digestive health. These bacteria are probiotics that help the body fight harmful bacteria. In addition, yogurt also contains vitamin B6, B12, K, as well as calcium and fiber.

"Ideally, 1 milliliter of yogurt contains about 1 million beneficial bacteria. But if the beneficial bacteria are destroyed, it is no longer called yogurt. It's just a dessert, without any digestive benefits," said Emilia Achmadi, a nutrition expert.

The loss of beneficial bacteria is caused by an increase in temperature in the product. This usually happens due to time constraints and long delivery distances. In addition, good yogurt should be made from real milk.

Yogurt made from powdered milk tends to have fewer nutrients. When choosing yogurt, it is best to choose the stirred type. This yogurt has a thicker texture and a more acidic taste.

Its content is better than yogurt drinks. Meanwhile, in yogurt drink products, yogurt is usually mixed with water, stabilizers, and sugar, making it more diluted.