![Picture](/uploads/4/1/4/1/41419251/9577492.jpg?516)
Shopping healthy is the main part that influences what you eat
Here are some tips on how to shop healthy:
1. NEVER shop on an empty stomach (If you are craving for some chocolate, then you might end up buying every chocolate bar you see)
2. ALWAYS shop on the outsides of the grocery store, also called, "Shop on the Perimeter", the foods in the middle are mostly all processed foods.
3. Make a shopping list, so you know what to get and don't end up getting whatever you want
4. Do not get fooled by what the box says, ("whole-grain", "made with real fruit"),
5. Compare the nutrition facts on different products to make healthier choices
Here are some tips on how to shop healthy:
1. NEVER shop on an empty stomach (If you are craving for some chocolate, then you might end up buying every chocolate bar you see)
2. ALWAYS shop on the outsides of the grocery store, also called, "Shop on the Perimeter", the foods in the middle are mostly all processed foods.
3. Make a shopping list, so you know what to get and don't end up getting whatever you want
4. Do not get fooled by what the box says, ("whole-grain", "made with real fruit"),
5. Compare the nutrition facts on different products to make healthier choices
![Picture](/uploads/4/1/4/1/41419251/4611974_orig.jpg)
6. Try to avoid processed foods like:
Refined grains
This includes products made from white flour or white rice, corn meal, etc. When grains are refined the most nutritional part of the grain is removed. This lengthens shelf life among other things, but remember, real food should rot.
Instead: Give up the white stuff and rely on nutritious whole-grains like whole-wheat flour, oats, brown rice, quinoa, and others.
Ingredients you would not cook with at home
Don’t buy anything packaged that’s made with ingredients you wouldn’t cook with at home (which are usually items you can’t even pronounce).
Instead: Stick with simple products made from pure ingredients or make food yourself from scratch
7. Buy foods like...
Refined grains
This includes products made from white flour or white rice, corn meal, etc. When grains are refined the most nutritional part of the grain is removed. This lengthens shelf life among other things, but remember, real food should rot.
Instead: Give up the white stuff and rely on nutritious whole-grains like whole-wheat flour, oats, brown rice, quinoa, and others.
Ingredients you would not cook with at home
Don’t buy anything packaged that’s made with ingredients you wouldn’t cook with at home (which are usually items you can’t even pronounce).
Instead: Stick with simple products made from pure ingredients or make food yourself from scratch
7. Buy foods like...
![Picture](/uploads/4/1/4/1/41419251/843441_orig.jpg)
Oranges: Great source of vitamin C, strengthens immune system, lowers risk of diseases.
Milk: Helps grow healthy, strong bones and grow tall, drink about 3 glasses of milk a day, if you do not drink milk, drink fortified soy beverages.
Eggs: Good source of protein, filled with lots of vitamins and minerals such as zinc, iron, copper.
Cereal: Do not choose cereals with a lot of sugar such as Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, instead eat cereals with less sugar and lots of fiber, especially if they include oatmeal and almonds, great for breakfast! Cereals are still very nutritious.
Milk: Helps grow healthy, strong bones and grow tall, drink about 3 glasses of milk a day, if you do not drink milk, drink fortified soy beverages.
Eggs: Good source of protein, filled with lots of vitamins and minerals such as zinc, iron, copper.
Cereal: Do not choose cereals with a lot of sugar such as Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, instead eat cereals with less sugar and lots of fiber, especially if they include oatmeal and almonds, great for breakfast! Cereals are still very nutritious.