Preserved Products (Sucrose vs. Sodium)

Products that are boxed and stored with longer expiration dates are preserved through high levels of sucrose (sugar) or sodium (salt). I always say how important it is to stick with fresher foods, and this fact just confirms how unnatural it is to consume something that is boxed up or plastic wrapped and can last from two weeks to five months. It's difficult and overwhelming when you say that you will ONLY eat fresh foods and the last thing we want is for you to be so stressed about food that you store more and you give up. SO.. go with as much fresh as is obtainable for your time and means. If you absolutely must eat something that isn't as fresh then look at the ingredients. Steer clear of foods that are bleached or foods that have the words for sugar at the beginning of the ingredients lists. Go with foods that have cane sugar (most sugars are from the cane, but usually if it's organic cane then it still has nutrients) instead of sucrose or foods that don't have hundreds of milligrams of sodium. Remember, the closer your food is to the Earth the more recognizable your food is to the body.