Nutrition Tip for January 2009
Shopping Savvy at the Supermarket
It's already mid January and I'm sure many of you started off the new year tackling your resolutions with vigor. Most goals tend to be health oriented and focus on changing dietary habits or stepping up on the exercise. Unfortunately, in this difficult economy, a lot of people will cut their gym memberships and buy cheaper, unhealthy food. They will start taking half their medicine and skipping out on doctor visits. This, however, is definitely the wrong direction to go! Being healthy is key to getting you through these tough times. Ultimately if you start exercising less, eating unhealthy meals and skipping your medicines, you'll find yourself paying more money because you end up getting sick from leading an unhealthy lifestyle. Cut back on your cable bill (do you really need 100 channels?), eat out one less day a week or borrow books from the library instead of buying them. Whatever you do, don't skimp on your health!
I have put together a great way for you to still stay on track with your goal of eating more healthfully without having to break the bank. Below I give information about how you can learn lots of great ways to shop savvy at the grocery store. Keep in mind, these tours do not take the place of individual nutrition counseling, but they sure are a great way to keep your new years resolutions on track while we feel the pinch for a while. Here's to your continued health and happiness!
What is a Supermarket Savvy Tour?
It's a tour of a local supermarket that teaches you how to make healthy food choices as you walk down the grocery store aisles.
What will I be learning?
The tour takes you through 8 areas of nutrition: Produce; Meat, Poultry, Fish & Seafood; Bread; Milk, Yogurt & Cheese; Cereal; Frozen Foods; Snacks, Cookies, Crackers; Deli. You will learn how to get more nutrition for fewer calories, fat, sodium, sugar and dollars without compromising taste. You will also receive a folder full of helpful shopping tips!
Nutrition Tips you may not know now, but can learn more about on the tour and much much more:
- You should be eating no more than 2 grams of trans fat daily - learn how to identify what foods contain this harmful fat.
- Eating sugars can be part of a healthy diet - learn how to distinguish natural sugars from added sugars.
- You should be eating up to 13 servings of fruit and vegetables daily - learn how to do this.
- Bread is good!! Learn how to choose the whole grain varieties to boost your fiber to 30 grams a day!
- Which fish can help your Omega-3 intake? Salmon is one choice, learn several others.
- Multigrain crackers don't always have fiber - learn why.
- Cereal is a great starter to your day - learn to choose the best.
Where is this tour located?
ACME Lantana Square
128 Lantana Drive
Hockessin, DE 19707
How much are these tours?
A one and a half hour tour cost $30 per person and $50 per couple.
How do I sign up?
For more information, contact our dietitian, Maria Collier Bair, at 302-377-8957.
Extra Bonus
If you sign up for a one on one nutrition counseling session with Maria, she will offer you the Supermarket Savvy tour for half off through the end of February!! See Maria's brochure for more details at Performance Physical Therapy and Fitness.
