How to Shop For Food & Save Money

• 1.With Kathy Thompson

2. AND SAVE MONEY IN THE PROCESS.And you can learn the secrets the grocery store ishiding from you! 3. Were you ever taught how to shop for food?The grocery store can easily sabotage your dietand take your money.First you need to check the layout of the store.Look around. Notice where everything is placed toget your attention.Leave the produce for last, so it will be as fresh asyou can get it. 4. REMEMBER THIS SECRET TIP:70% of the products are there just to take yourmoney. Notice how many rows they have of soda,cereal, and snacks.Look what theyve done to the potatoes--instantpotatoes, mashed potatoes, french fries, tater tots,shoe string, chips, twice baked.Notice the shelves along the aisles and whereeverything is placed. 5. Everything is conveniently displayed at your eyelevel--close to your reach. It is a ploy by the storeto get you to buy certain products. The productson the lowest shelves are aimed at kids for theireasy reach. (Leave the kids at home). Look loweror higher, and you will find the same products--forless. 6. Check out the PACKAGING carefully.1 -Solids are measured by weight--ounces, pounds.2 -Liquids are measured by volume--gallon, quart, and pint.3- Price -5% of the price for the product is for theproduct it itself. 95% of the price is for;packaging, manufacturing, transportation, salaries, insurance, etc. 7. LABELS must be specific andtruthful. If the labelsays "... Pasteurized ProcessedCheese Food," it is not cheese.INGREDIENTS must be listed indominance order. If sugar or wateris listed first, it is mostly sugar orwater. The last ingredient is leastsignificant. 8. COUPONS are a gimmick to get you to buysomething you dont need in the first place. Save50 cents on chips, when you can save $3 if youdidnt buy them. Do you ever find coupons forREAL food? Marketers know you need the basics.Nature didnt make candy bars, it made nuts.Nature didnt make corn chips, it made corn. Getthe picture? 9. You are bombarded with ads from the media.Your body knows what it needs. Listen to yourbody, not the media!If you want help, Contact me [email protected]/7listsdiet