10/30/2021
đź’˘SHOP SMART
Okay, so now that you’re making your own meals to control the ingredients and portion size, it’s also important to buy the right ingredients — mainly to avoid the wrong ones. Fortunately, there are a few simple rules you can follow for a successful and healthy grocery shopping session:
✔Follow the perimeter rule – stick to buying groceries from the outer section of the shop and avoiding the inner section. Most fresh and healthy products are situated along the outer perimeter (think produce, dairy, meat and seafood sections), while the packaged, processed foods in the inner perimeter (think sodas, candy, chips, and cookies);
✔Make a shopping list – check your pantry and fridge and make a list of healthy ingredients and healthy substitutions for basic ingredients. Make sure to have a plan to follow for what meals you will be making — planning ahead will help you to avoid falling into old habits, like buying teriyaki sauce at the store which is full of sugar and corn syrup instead of making your own homemade teriyaki sauce, for example;
✔Try to avoid shopping when you’re hungry – you’ll buy more ingredients than you need and they won’t be healthy! It’s very difficult to resist sugary, carby sweets when you’re hungry. If you have to, eat a healthy, high-protein snack before heading to the store so your brain is ready to make good choices.
Shop the sales — this is a great way to save some money while you’re shopping so you don’t break your bank to get healthy ingredients. ✔Some items, like coconut oil, pure maple syrup, almond butter, and chia seeds can be kinda pricey, so it can help to grab them while they’re on sale because you’ll be using them often in your cooking.
Finally, pay special attention to the nutrition labels on everything you buy — yes, this may take some extra time while you’re in the store, but it will be very enlightening at just how much sugar, salt, empty/bleached flours, and trans fats get added to the foods you might be used to buying.
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