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Frederic Vagnini M.D. FACS
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Overcome Supermarket Roadblocks to Fight Diabetes

Here are some specific hints for defensive shopping:

* Prepare ahead. If there's one rule to follow, this is it: Don't to go to the supermarket "on the fly." We've all run out for a few things and ended up buying twice as much as we needed. Often, something in the store tempts us to do just that. For example, how many supermarkets position the bakery right where you walk in, with the wonderful smell of newly baked bread or cakes perfuming the air? It's not an accident.
* Consult your cookbooks and create a weekly menu. Write down all of the ingredients you need for it.
* Know what you are going to make, and make sure that most of what you buy fits into your overall meal plan.
* Check the fridge and pantry so you know what you don't need to buy.
* Shop weekly. Shopping too often or stretching your shopping trips to every two weeks will make sticking to your meal plan more difficult.
* Learn the store layout. The fewer tempting products you see and the less time you spend browsing, the easier it will be to avoid buying the wrong foods. The healthiest fresh foods are in areas against the store walls. Don't spend time in the central aisles with things you don't need.
* Look up and down.

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