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0:09grocery stores are designed with one purpose in mind to get you to spend as
0:14much money as possible from the parking lot to the register grocery shopping is
0:20a rat maze designed to keep you in the store for as long as possible and spend
0:24as much as possible this video will give you a few tips on how to be a successful
0:29healthy grocery shopper tip 1 do not shop when you are hungry make sure to
0:36eat something before you enter the store hunger is one of the strongest driving
0:41forces in life hunger is such a powerful urge that it
0:44can shape the way we see reality a 2015 study showed that hungry shoppers spend
0:5070% more than shoppers who just ate so if you don't want to return home with
0:55three bags of Hot Cheetos make sure your stomach isn't grumbling when you enter
1:00the store tip 2 avoid the aisles grocery stores are designed to keep you
1:06shopping for as long as possible the produce is usually the first thing you
1:10encounter your essential items like eggs and milk are always farthest from the
1:15front and your meat and bread is usually on the other side just about every
1:20supermarket in America has this layout the items you throw in your cart will
1:25get less and less healthy the longer you remain inside the aisles are where the
1:30unhealthiest processed foods are sugary cereals frozen pizza soda chips beer
1:36snacks candy and ice cream the registers are also packed with sweet impulse
1:42temptations but unless you're a kleptomaniac you can't avoid the
1:47register so in general if you just do a lap around the perimeter of the store
1:52you will avoid the pitfalls of junk food tip 3
1:56make a list shopping lists are great for helping you save time remember what you
2:01need and stay focused if you enter the store with no plan other than you want
2:07food you'll be subjected to the rat maze if you don't set goals for yourself
2:12other people will tip for buy in bulk part of being a successful shopper is
2:21being a smart shopper buying things in bulk saves money if there are items that
2:26you know you buy repeatedly that don't spoil there are financial benefits to
2:30buying a year supply at once this can save you hundreds if not thousands over
2:35the course of a year tip 5 check the ingredients the less ingredients of food
2:42item has the less processed it is a banana has one ingredient banana a hot
2:49pocket has over 50 most of which are long complicated words that are
2:54intentionally crafted to be misunderstood so as a general healthy
2:59rule tried to stick to foods that have less than five ingredients hopefully
3:04this video helps you save time and money at the grocery store and moves you
3:08closer to a happy healthy life
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