Tag: food labels
4 posts tagged "food labels"
The Halal Traveler's Food Guide (Airports, Hotels and Grocery)
Eating halal while traveling means spotting hidden pork, alcohol and animal rennet in unfamiliar food. Here's how to check labels and stay halal anywhere.
Your First Grocery Trip Abroad on a Restricted Diet: A Step-by-Step Plan
The first supermarket abroad is where most restricted diets go wrong. Here is a step-by-step plan: what to learn before you shop, how to read a label in a language you do not speak, and the traps to expect in week one.
German Food Labels for Vegetarians: 25 Words to Learn Before You Move
German ingredient lists hide animal ingredients behind about 25 recurring words, from Gelatine to tierisches Lab. Learn what each one means, and which ones mean the source is simply not printed.
Moving to Asia After 60: What You Cannot Read on Food Labels (and the Fix)
Older expats in Asia face two problems at once: a label in a script they do not read, and print too small to see. Here is what changes in the supermarket, which ingredients catch restricted diets, and the habits that fix it.