One of the great things about the average shopping trip is, for some, also the most difficult: the wide range of food choices available. Where once people could eat only (for the most part) what was raised near them and what was either in season or able to be preserved, today we can enjoy a wide range of foods from the common to the exotic to the highly processed with just a meander through the grocery aisles. How are you supposed to know what’s a smart food choice and what’s not?
The first step in improving your overall choices. Choose foods with the most nutritional value for your money. A good rule of thumb, is to go back to basics — that is, to eat relatively unprocessed foods. Shoot for 100 percent whole-grain products, fresh or frozen fruits or vegetables, low-fat or nonfat dairy products and heart-healthy fats. To help you make the best choices, try to eat every three to four hours — you’ll avoid that famished feeling, which can lead to picking foods with less nutrition.
Paired with what to eat is how much you choose to eat of any given food and how to balance your plate at every meal.
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