There is more variety on today’s grocery store shelves than ever before. With so many choices, it is easy to get overwhelmed.
Make shopping easier by following these guidelines:
• Don’t shop when you’re hungry. You’re more likely to make impulse purchases on less nutritious items that cost more.
• Make and stick to a shopping list. If you keep a running list at home of items that need to be replaced, you won’t have to worry about forgetting anything.
• Organize your list into sections according to the layout of the supermarket. This cuts down on time and the number of passes you need to make through the aisles.
• Check for supermarket specials printed in the newspaper or online and plan your shopping trip around what is on sale.
If you are a single-person household, maximize your food dollars at the grocery store:
• Buy frozen vegetables and fruit in bags so you can take out what you need and freeze the rest.
• Look for foods sold in single servings such as juice, yogurt, frozen meals, soup and pudding.
• Shop from bulk bins so you can buy smaller amounts.
• Ask the butcher or produce manager for a smaller amount of prepackaged items.
• Buy produce that keeps longer in the refrigerator such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and carrots.
• Buy small loaves of bread or wrap and freeze bread you won’t use right away.
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