The chaos of choice: how do people pick their food products?
SalonEvery family needs groceries, and most people regularly venture to the supermarket to gather supplies. The third group's decisions might seem strange, but their reasoning is based on the intuition that "healthy things can't be tasty". This rigorousness and objectivity of Nutri-Score may come as a surprise, particularly if you've seen certain newspaper articles with sensational headlines saying the label implies "fries are better for your health than salmon". Some advice for the three groups of shoppers If you are part of the first group of shoppers and want to make healthier choices, I have good news for you: the Nutri-Score is not a marketing scam and can be a very effective tool if you use it within a product category. If you're in the second group and tend to pick your favorite top brand no matter what, I want you to pause for a moment and consider the following: the inferior quality of house brands is history; some house brands these days are even produced in the exact same factories as their "competitor" top brands.
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