Food Hype

Ripe time with elections underway

For me - Mokobara, Chaayos, Chumbak Looking to understand Indian brands that have done really well, and understand if it's the product being superior or brand/marketing being an outlier

Do you guys feel that all these years of hardwork, getting best education & hustle to get decent/top job is no way remunerative to what people on SM(insta/yt) influencers make by simply sharing their life/cooking videos/GRWM/nutritionists etc, which we audience consume mindlessly. Does this change in career mindset going to make children opt out of higher education? I see a lot of people below 18yrs to have below average scientific mind. Ofcourse, there are people in the same age group doing amazing stuff, building startups etc but an average kid seems lost in the digital space.

A few years back; Insta was run by Google influencers. After some time then Microsoft & Amazon entered. Then it was COVID > Layoffs season. Now we see Instagram influencers from TCS, Accenture, WIPRO, HDFC Bank, SBI, Junior Constable from CRPF & so on… Where we are heading? If everyone becomes an influencer then who will close the JIRA tickets? 😉🤷‍♂️ Which one is your weirdest corporate influencer?

Nestlé’s baby food brands including Cerelac and Nido added sugar in the form of sucrose, in lower and lower-middle income countries including India — but not in the products sold in Europe or UK, according to a report by Swiss investigative organisation Public Eye and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN). The research was conducted at a lab in Belgium, and examined Nestlé’s baby food products from Asia, and Africa branded as Cerelac, Nido, Mucilon and Dancow. These contained an average of 3 grams per serving, and in some cases up to 6 grams. Similar products tested in the European markets showed no added sugar. A Nestlé India spokesperson has attested that the company has reduced the sugar content in the baby product portfolio by 30% over the past five years, NDTV reported. In 2022, the sales on these products exceeded Rs.20,000 crore in India alone. Nestlé has been under the scanner in the past for similar violations in several African countries. Reports from the 1970s raised the alarms on their unethical marketing practices in an effort to push artificial feeding over breastfeeding.

I realised that I have gained a lot of weight recently and wanted to do something about it. I have some small back issue so can’t work out a lot. Tried intermittent fasting with 16:8 and lost some 2.5 kgs with just that and cutting heavily on sugar. I want to reduce more, so for last one week, I am only eating lunch (2 eggs, 4 rotis with ghee and one vegetable) Internet has mixed opinions on this. Talked to one healthifyme nutritionist but their agenda was to sell me something than actual suggestions. Want to understand from this community, if you folks have done something like this and how good/bad could it be.

Do you guys have a diet plan? I haven’t followed any such plans so far, but I'm now thinking of having one. This is what I got from chatgpt. Any changes, please let me know:

I am almost convinced that chasing excellence in terms of products and deliverables is just not what makes you stay in the market. None of the people in my circle are finding mamaearth products good enough, but look at the size of the company. What we are missing out??