1. Happy & Healthy Shopping: A guide to navigating the shelves

2. Before Shopping… Look at sale/special items
Plan your meals around them
Try something new!
Purple cauliflower on sale, look up a recipe that uses it
Garlic and onions also good b/c can last a while and add a lot of flavor to dishes.

3. Before Shopping… In need of meal ideas? CookingLight.com
EatingWell.com
Easy to search category or ingredient
Heart.org/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Recipes
MayoClinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes
Not as easy to navigate but video tutorials
A lot of these have ratings, costing out of meal, and meal planning tips and/or a meal plan and shopping guide for the week

4. Before Shopping… Make a list! Plan your meals
Helps prevent other impulsive purchases

5. Before Shopping… Keep healthy shelf-stable items on hand
Whole wheat pasta, brown rice
Frozen chicken breasts, veggies
Canned beans

6. While Shopping … Shop the perimeter
Produce, seafood, meat, eggs & dairy

7. While Shopping … Be aware of prices
Larger is not always cheaper, check unit price

8. While Shopping … Bring your kids
Make them part of planning & preparing
More likely to try new foods

9. After Shopping… Use fresh produce early in the week
Tends to spoil faster
Use frozen or canned items in end of week

10. After Shopping… Prepare items ahead Wash & chop veggies for the week
Easy to cook with and munch on when you are hungry

11. After Shopping… Plan leftovers Use for lunches Transform leftovers
Roasted chicken  chicken salad or soup

12. Tips For Healthy Meals

13. Tips For Healthy Meals Make vegetables or fruits the center of meal
Then add protein & grains
Think of meat as flavoring
Add more veggies
Sneak them into pasta sauces
Add them to soups
Make a veggie stir fry
Try roasting veggies
add them to salads, omelets, sandwiches, grains, etc.

14. Happy Shopping!

15. Useful Websites
hy-menu-and-shopping-list-week-one
hy-meal-planning-guide
grocery-shopping-list