Supermarket Shopping Tips

Hello Junior Chefs! Hope you enjoyed the field trip at Safeway yesterday. Here are some helpful tips to guide you through the supermarket!

1. Stick to the perimeter of the store: This is where the least-processed and  most healthy foods are located.
2. Buy in-season: This is when fresh fruits and vegetables are best tasting, and least expensive. The next best options are canned and frozen because the fruits and veggies will have been preserved at the height of their freshness. An added bonus is that will will also have a longer shelf life.
3. Buy in bulk: Buying in bulk allows you to save money on things such as packaging and marketing.
4. Bring a grocery list: This is so that you don't deviate and overspend on your budget.
5. Eat before shopping: When you're hungry, you're more likely to grab anything that tempts you.
6. Buy generic: Brand name companies pay a lot of money to the grocery stores to have their products located where it's most visible for the customers. You have to put more effort to get the healthy or generic items because those items are typically located at the top, and at the very bottom of the shelf.  When possible, buy generic. It's cheaper and usually tastes the same.
7. Coupons and Flyers: Use them! The savings are even more obvious when you use coupons on sale items.
8. Ethnic ingredients: More readily available because of demand from new groups of customers, but also more expensive than going to an ethnic supermarket.

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