Smart Shopping
Lesson 18
Smart Shopping
As with many other HM&N experiences, you must make time for calorie wise conscious shopping. The shopping experience requires planning ahead.
Eat Before You Shop
Never shop on an empty stomach. Whenever you place yourself in a vulnerable position, your defenses weaken. When you first enter the supermarket, notice that baked goods and other tempting foods are often among the first items to meet your eye. The markets strategy of temptation is designed to lower your resistance. On a full stomach, you will have the strength to come to your senses!
Bring a List
If you have a list with you, your shopping trip will be more focused and efficient. Roaming aimlessly down the aisles allows you too much time to rationalize why you deserve that coconut custard pie at the frozen food section. It is so simple, what you do not take home, you cannot eat!
Read the Labels
As we have said before, labels are tricky. Becoming a skeptical consumer and recognizing the potential traps really gives you a head start in the label jungle. Learn not to trust the front of a box just because it says natural or lower in calories. Question all labels and choose your foods carefully.
Look for low-fat alternatives to your favorite foods.
Steer away from foods with simple carbohydrates and lean towards more complex carbohydrates.
Note amounts of saturated fats listed on the label. Aim for less than ten percent of your fat intake from saturated sources. With a 1500 calorie diet, only 5 grams should be from a saturated fat source.
Always remember that low cholesterol and low fat differ immensely. A product can be low in cholesterol and high in fat. A product may even be low in saturated fat, but exceed your daily limit of total fat.
Be an Informed Shopper
Take shopping seriously. Conscious and conscientious shopping for food will be an important phase of your HM&N weight maintenance program. You will need to examine labels and choose only foods that are within your HM&N maintenance plan.
To make a final choice while shopping, follow your instincts based on your knowledge. If it makes it out of the store, it will inevitable make it into your mouth. Stop the temptation and start to feel the success!
Gene C.
Smart Shopping
As with many other HM&N experiences, you must make time for calorie wise conscious shopping. The shopping experience requires planning ahead.
Eat Before You Shop
Never shop on an empty stomach. Whenever you place yourself in a vulnerable position, your defenses weaken. When you first enter the supermarket, notice that baked goods and other tempting foods are often among the first items to meet your eye. The markets strategy of temptation is designed to lower your resistance. On a full stomach, you will have the strength to come to your senses!
Bring a List
If you have a list with you, your shopping trip will be more focused and efficient. Roaming aimlessly down the aisles allows you too much time to rationalize why you deserve that coconut custard pie at the frozen food section. It is so simple, what you do not take home, you cannot eat!
Read the Labels
As we have said before, labels are tricky. Becoming a skeptical consumer and recognizing the potential traps really gives you a head start in the label jungle. Learn not to trust the front of a box just because it says natural or lower in calories. Question all labels and choose your foods carefully.
Look for low-fat alternatives to your favorite foods.
Steer away from foods with simple carbohydrates and lean towards more complex carbohydrates.
Note amounts of saturated fats listed on the label. Aim for less than ten percent of your fat intake from saturated sources. With a 1500 calorie diet, only 5 grams should be from a saturated fat source.
Always remember that low cholesterol and low fat differ immensely. A product can be low in cholesterol and high in fat. A product may even be low in saturated fat, but exceed your daily limit of total fat.
Be an Informed Shopper
Take shopping seriously. Conscious and conscientious shopping for food will be an important phase of your HM&N weight maintenance program. You will need to examine labels and choose only foods that are within your HM&N maintenance plan.
To make a final choice while shopping, follow your instincts based on your knowledge. If it makes it out of the store, it will inevitable make it into your mouth. Stop the temptation and start to feel the success!
Gene C.
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