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Stay on the Outside-6 Tips to Navigate the Grocery Store

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  Stay on the Outside                                    It can cause anxiety, trigger a headache and for some, it may make you avoid doing this activity at all cost. On the other hand, for others, they do this activity everyday or maybe even twice a month! What am I talking about?  You know what I am talking about don’t you?  Okay, I will stop playing the guessing game with you! I am talking about grocery shopping!  I  get it!  Grocery stores can be intimidating to navigate. With so many choices and with new diets fads come out every year, it’s hard to identify what’s really healthy and what’s not.  Believe me, we’ve all been there! However, by applying these five tips, you will be well on your way to having a healthier grocery shopping experience.  Are you ready?  Here we g...

Healthy Eating on a Budget-6 Tips to Stretch Your Grocery Budget

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6 Tips to Stretch Your Grocery Budget  With the cost of living and other expenses increasing, numerous families and singles are living with a limited grocery budget. Attempting to eat healthy on a small budget can often be a roadblock to healthy eating. High calorie dense foods such as fast food, snacks like potato chips, or processed pre-packed meals are cheaper and linked to numerous health issues such as diabetes and hypertension. If you find yourself on a limited grocery budget, use my following tips to help you and your family eat healthier on a budget. Tip # 1-Create a Shopping List Anyone who has visited a supermarket knows how dangerous it is to enter the store without a shopping list in hand. Shopping without a sense of what you need – and don’t need – opens you up to all manner of temptation, and most of those tempting foods are not nutritious. In addition, picking up all those extra items can easily blow your food budget and leave you without the funds to plan those heal...