Grocery Shopping Made Healthy

By now, you should be able to recognize some of the pitfalls of overdoing serving sizes and consuming low-quality foods. Food manufacturers and stores want you to purchase the foods that are the easiest and cheapest to produce, that are available in the greatest abundance, that have addictive properties, and that are the least perishable—basically, most of the foods you can find on the middle aisles of the supermarket. Some salad dressings don’t expire for five years. Is that something you want to put in your body? Read on to learn more about the foods to choose and avoid. Read more

Part 2
Grocery Shopping for a Lean Body

The first installment of our Summer Rapid Body Makeover focused on habits—bad habits that need to be broken and good habits that will help you live leaner and healthier. This week, Kelli Calabrese clears up some of the confusion about food labels so you can avoid the hype and shop smarter.

Do you walk around the grocery store, scratching your head about which salad dressing is best, wondering if you should choose butter or margarine, or which of the hundreds of yogurt choices are the right option for your body? If so, you are not alone. It’s confusing, and the choices keep expanding. But with a little insider information, you can be a savvy shopper and make the very best choices for your health, energy and well-being. Read more