Monday, June 11, 2012

Rules for Effective & Efficient Grocery Shopping



As a busy professional and would – be mom, you have ZERO time to waste. If you follow this blueprint, you will not only be in and out in thirty minutes, you’ll have ONLY the things you need around the house to help you drop body fat and you will save a load of money!

Rules:
1. Bring the list below with you, either on your phone or a printed version.
2. Stick to this LIST only! No matter what deals or temptations you see – stay away!
3. Go alone! Unless you are with someone as committed to his or her health as you are going to be, do not bring anyone else. Most people will not understand the sacrifices you are making to better your body and are not willing to do the same. Because of their insecurities and lack of action, they might crack jokes or try to pressure you to sway away from the game plan.
4. Stay around the outside of the grocery store. Few things you will find in the inside of the grocery store have any nutritional value.
5. Do not go hungry! Everything will look good, negatively affecting your buying decisions. Besides you will be eating something before you leave the store, I know I do.
6. Eat something or have a shake before you go grocery shopping.
7. Stick to one grocery store. As silly as it sounds, continuity in grocery shopping is extremely important. If you go to the same store, you know where everything is and there is less chance you will stray from your plan. Familiarity with the store will allow you to go only where you need to go, allowing you to stick with the plan and leave quickly!
8. Schedule your grocery shopping. As you know, if it is not scheduled, it is not happening. A HUGE part of fat loss is staying in a routine with all aspects of your life, not just working out. What weekday can you go in late or leave early? If the weekend is the only time that is available to you, go mid to late afternoon to avoid the crowds.
9. Ask your grocer about discount memberships. Several big grocery stores have these, they’re essentially an annual membership that pays for itself in discounts within the first few months
10. Read labels! Food companies spend billions of dollars on their packaging design and sales copy. In fact, most products you are probably eating are causing you to gain fat! Make sure to read the ingredient list. If there is a small paragraph or longer, leave the product on the shelf! IF there are words you cannot pronounce and just do not sound like you should be consuming, leave the product on the shelf. If you see one of the items on the checklist below, leave the item on the shelf!
11. “__________” free does not mean healthy! Because of the recent health craze, it seems as almost all products are “organic,” “fat-free,” “sugar-free,” or “whole wheat.” Often products that go out of their way to show how healthful they are, will make you fat. These items compensate for whatever its “free” of with more calories of something else. For example, a product that is “gluten-free” might still contain other refined – processed grains or wheat substitutes such as tapioca flour and corn flour.
12. Anything organic is not automatically healthful! Organic refers to natural, unprocessed foods that are free of pesticides, chemical fertilizers, irradiation, additives, and genetically modified organisms. Organic foods can be high in sugar and bad fats. Additionally, something can be labeled “organic,” when only a percentage of the farming follows the organic guidelines. Also, note that various countries have different standards for “certified organic.” I recommend only buying foods that are USDA.

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