Grocery Shopping Tips

What do you want to see on the next Supermarket Swap?

April 26, 2011

Last year, I ran a few posts titled “Supermarket Swap”.  The point was to take an item that you buy at the grocery store and point you toward the healthiest choice.  The feedback was positive and many of you stated that your eyes had been opened when you started reading labels and ingredient lists. I [...]

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Supermarket Swap – Apple Sauce

October 26, 2010

Kid-favorite, BRAT-diet staple, portable snack. Apple sauce is simple right? Just smashed up apples and maybe a little cinnamon. Do we really need to look at the label? You may be surprised about some of the ingredients I found while snooping around as a label detective today (and the weird girl at the grocery store [...]

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Supermarket Swap – Oatmeal

October 12, 2010
Oatmeal Texas highway sign

One of my favorite cool-weather breakfasts is oatmeal.  Oatmeal doesn’t take long to cook, and you can add an endless combination of toppings to keep it from getting boring (more on that tomorrow). But with so many options to choose from at the grocery store, what kind should you buy? Basically, you will get 3-5 [...]

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Supermarket Swap – Bread Crumbs

September 22, 2010

Bread crumbs are perfect for adding texture and crunch to a recipe.   But I prefer to add that savory crunch without added high fructose corn syrup or trans-fats.  Turn around a box of plain bread crumbs at the store, and you will likely be shocked by how many ingredients can be in PLAIN bread [...]

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Supermarket Swap – Tortillas

August 25, 2010

Making healthy choices in the grocery store can seem like a daunting task.   What do I choose?  Fat-free?  Whole-grain?  Lean?  Popped?  Baked?   Will this cereal really boost my immunity?  Should I only shop the perimeter of the store?   When I teach nutrition classes, one of my favorite things to do is to [...]

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