It has been a while since I didn't shop in grocery stores. I only buy online for my personal skincare, but I go to the local market to buy vegetables and meat to cook. Fortunately, there is a store that sells whole food only walking distance from the house. Maybe you will like kefir.
We have been deceived by all the processed food found on the shelves in every air-conditioned market. I pity the children who eat hotdogs, canned goods, super sweet biscuits/cookies and junk food. They're all junk!
when I was in Mexico visiting my family last year, I noticed that they have a law there that all products that are "bad for you" have to be labeled as such. Excessive sodium, calories, fat, sugar and what not must be labeled on all products. When I was in a supermarket basically EVERYTHING had one of these labels on them. Mexico is one of the fattest countries in the world and I feel like Asia is going to go the same way if these "food" companies are not put in check a bit.
You're right. We have been imitating and conforming to what the world market is selling. Asians are looking for ways to compete in the business. It's just that it is hard to afford organic products because they are hard to find and the production is slow, making them expensive. Sad...
plus a lot of the time I don't think that people are made aware at how bad it is for someone to be consuming so much sugar and processed stuff. The corporations that make these things definitely don't want the people to be aware of this either, so unless teachers or parents try to educate their kids the people are never going to know until it is too late. Already we are seeing an uptick in heart problems and cancer problems in SE Asia.... I wonder why that is?
Right ... It must start at home, but the cafeterias/canteens in school are selling those sugary products. We live in a business world, disregarding the welfare of people. Yes, cancer cases and diabetic people are rising. Not to mention, dialysis patients are becoming younger and younger.