In the last post I discussed the importance of meal preparation. This, along with what I will talk about today, will put you well on your way to eating right and consequently, feeling better.
This post will focus around the do's and don'ts of the grocery store.
Do
- Make multiple passes through the fruit and vegetable aisle, experiment with new food
- Only buy fruits and veggies that you will use, there's nothing worse then spending a lot of money on groceries and ending up throwing half of it away
- Try lean meats that are high in protein, examples include ground turkey, fish, and poultry
- If you like oatmeal, try old fashioned oats/steel cut, this is the much healthier version of the stuff that comes in the packets and is high in sugar and takes just about the same amount of time to make
- Check labels for high salt, high trans fat, and high sugar; avoid these foods if possible
Don't
-Walk down the aisle with cookies, chips, soda, etc; your willpower, especially at first, won't be that great, avoid these aisles and there's no way you will buy bad food
- Buy expensive dressings like barbecue or Italian, they're not good for you and add up on your bill
- Go alone; bring a fellow motivated eater to help you steer away from junk food and even introduce you to foods that you haven't tried before
If you do all these things, and most importantly stay disciplined, there's no stopping you!
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