Healthy Eating Tips
- Stick to the outside aisles first
- Produce
- Meats
- Dairy
- Deli for cheese & lunchmeat (pre-packaged lunch meat is very high in sodium and full of nitrates. Choose lean or low-fat meats and cheeses)
- Learn to read labels. If the label reads like an experiment, don't buy it!!
- Shop center aisles for staples only.
- Choose low-fat vs. no fat (when they take something out they usually add more of something else that is bad for you, i.e. sugar, salt etc.)
- Try not to purchase pre-made or processed foods, sauces etc., they are high in salt, fats and calories. Homemade is so much better.
- Avoid high-glycemic foods (white starchy pasta, breads, rice etc.)
- Purchase whole-wheat, multigrain or low-glycemic (Dreamfield’s) pasta
- Purchase long-grain brown rice vs. white rice
- Use butter in moderation. Land O’Lakes butter with canola oil (in the oblong tub) only has 3 natural ingredients in it and less fat than butter sticks.
- Never purchase store-made or packaged bakery (high in sugar and trans-fat).
- Choose food products without high fructose corn syrup – read labels!
- Choose liquid oils (olive and canola oil) for cooking instead of solid fats.