Have you ever watched what you are putting in your grocery cart?  I mean really, have you ever stopped and noticed what choices you are making for you and your family when it comes to eating every day?  I was asked to take another look at my grocery cart years ago, and I was surprised at the number of “processed” foods I casually put in my cart.

Here are a few suggestions I heard years ago to help you find the health you are searching for when it comes to food choices.

1.  Always shop on the outside aisles of the grocery store., i.e. this is where you will find the fresh fruits and veggies, the fresh meats, the whole grain breads, the dairy (if you are not allergic to dairy). Have you noticed that the inside aisles are mainly “processed” – meaning in a box or can.  Remember there are many additives in those boxes that aren’t healthy for you.  If it’s not fresh, then really it is dead nutrition.

2.  Choose to eat 80% fresh or outside aisles.  The other 20% for me are those items I need in the inside aisles.

3.  Look at the extra products they have tempting you as you stand in the check-out line.   Look at the candy bars and ask yourself, is this really worth it?  Will this create an imbalance in my blood sugars?  Is the flavor of that candy worth the cost of how it affects my body?

4.  What drinks did you buy?  Are they loaded with sugars?  Do you realize that drinks don’t have to sit in your stomach 3-4 hours to digest?  They hit your stomach in seconds after swallowing, which then hits the blood stream shortly thereafter.  Your pancreas secretes insulin to calm down all that sugar.  If you are insulin resistant, diabetic or even hypoglycemic, you will pay the price of that sugared drink.

Again, be aware of what you are eating and what you are feeding the family.