Healthy Eating Tips: Grocery Shopping
8 Ways To Avoid Sneaky Supermarket Tricks
Enjoy a healthier and cheaper trip to the grocery store with these easy tips
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Skip The Supersized Carts
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Bring A C-Note—And Leave Your Credit Cards Behind
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Watch Out For “Health-Washing”
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Listen To The Piped-In Music
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Shop Alone
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Beware Of Bulk
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Read Every Price Tag
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Look Up, Down, And All Around
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You walk into a grocery store expecting to buy only the items on your list, yet you leave with a cart full of extras you may not really need—and a considerably lighter wallet. An accident—or lapse in judgment? Actually, the store setup is likely to blame. “You want to get in and out quickly, but the folks in charge want you to linger as long as possible, spend as much as possible, and ideally spend it on the highest-profit items,” explains Ali Benjamin, co-author of The Cleaner Plate Club: Raising Healthy Eaters, One Meal at a Time (Storey Publishing, 2011). How, exactly, do they make you stick around and load up on items you never meant to buy? Here are eight ways to guarantee a healthier (and cheaper) shopping experience every time.
Read up on the healthiest foods to shop for in the Men’s Health Big Book of Nutrition
Read up on the healthiest foods to shop for in the Men’s Health Big Book of Nutrition
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