Shamrock1121
06-08-2008, 02:04 AM
Don't waste money on:
- Anti-bacterial soap and cleaning products - they are no more effective than regular products.
- Name brands - many different brands are made by the same company, they just slap the well-advertised, high-priced name on the jar, or the no-frills label.
- Added sugar. Check labels for added sugar. It's a cheap filler because it's a government subsidized food product. There isn't any reason to add sugar to peanut butter, for instance.
- Don't make "fresh" produce from the grocery store your only choice. Choose frozen fruit and frozen vegetables over fresh in the produce department. They are flash-frozen shortly after harvesting and have more nutrients when tested against fresh (which may sit in storage for much longer than any of us would care to think about). "Fresh" produce that is imported from a foreign country is certain to be nearly void of nutrients. Choose canned or frozen instead.
You get 100% food when it's frozen, not a portion of food and a large portion of liquid, or a heavily salted or sugared product like the canned counterpart. Don't just think of what it costs per can of green beans - look at what you are paying per 1/2-cup serving. Frozen may be cheaper per serving - especially after you toss out the liquid from the can.
You have little to no waste with frozen foods - no peeling, removing stems, core/seed removal, it's already been completely processed and ready to use so you aren't throwing a percentage of your food purchase into the compost pile.
- Size matters. When bananas are priced by the pound, choose the smallest bananas. Most of them are eaten out of hand - 1-banana per serving. Therefore, if you can purchase 6 small bananas for the same price as 4 large bananas, you will have 2 more servings of bananas by choosing small ones over large.
The opposite is true if it is by the piece. If melons are priced by the piece, then look for the largest one. Use the scales in the produce department.
-Karen
- Anti-bacterial soap and cleaning products - they are no more effective than regular products.
- Name brands - many different brands are made by the same company, they just slap the well-advertised, high-priced name on the jar, or the no-frills label.
- Added sugar. Check labels for added sugar. It's a cheap filler because it's a government subsidized food product. There isn't any reason to add sugar to peanut butter, for instance.
- Don't make "fresh" produce from the grocery store your only choice. Choose frozen fruit and frozen vegetables over fresh in the produce department. They are flash-frozen shortly after harvesting and have more nutrients when tested against fresh (which may sit in storage for much longer than any of us would care to think about). "Fresh" produce that is imported from a foreign country is certain to be nearly void of nutrients. Choose canned or frozen instead.
You get 100% food when it's frozen, not a portion of food and a large portion of liquid, or a heavily salted or sugared product like the canned counterpart. Don't just think of what it costs per can of green beans - look at what you are paying per 1/2-cup serving. Frozen may be cheaper per serving - especially after you toss out the liquid from the can.
You have little to no waste with frozen foods - no peeling, removing stems, core/seed removal, it's already been completely processed and ready to use so you aren't throwing a percentage of your food purchase into the compost pile.
- Size matters. When bananas are priced by the pound, choose the smallest bananas. Most of them are eaten out of hand - 1-banana per serving. Therefore, if you can purchase 6 small bananas for the same price as 4 large bananas, you will have 2 more servings of bananas by choosing small ones over large.
The opposite is true if it is by the piece. If melons are priced by the piece, then look for the largest one. Use the scales in the produce department.
-Karen