Time to sharpen your shopping skills. Let’s face it with a plethora of food to choose from it can be pretty tough to be supermarket savvy.

Here are some supermarket survival strategies:

1.Never go to the supermarket hungry

The grocery store can be very tempting, but if you’re full while shopping you are more likely to buy only the items that are on your grocery list.

2. Make a list and stick to it

Making a list will decrease the likelihood of impulse shopping for unhealthy foods.

3. Shop the perimeter of the store

All major food groups (produce, dairy, meat department) can be found around outer edge of the store. Stay away from aisle shopping otherwise you may find yourself loading up on unwanted high sugar, high carb foods that go straight to your waistline.

4. Beware of the checkout line

Those hard to resist candy bars are just begging you to buy them. If you find the temptation is more than you can handle go for the sugar free gum and mints.

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