{"id":811,"date":"2011-09-30T09:36:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T13:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=811"},"modified":"2011-09-30T09:36:53","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T13:36:53","slug":"shop-for-health-and-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/09\/shop-for-health-and-weight-loss.html","title":{"rendered":"Shop for Health and Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eating good food that promotes weight loss doesn\u2019t have to break the budget.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to have the pricey, pre-packaged \u201cdiet food.\u201d\u00a0 Concentrate instead on buying the highest quality \u201creal\u201d food you can afford.\u00a0 Here are some tips to help you do that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/files\/2011\/09\/207166_10150566829270537_758175536_18018906_565319_n5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-814\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/261\/2011\/09\/207166_10150566829270537_758175536_18018906_565319_n5-e1317389792823-130x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Start with a list. Check out the food list page on the right of the blog.\u00a0 What foods from the green list can be the backbone of your menus for the week?\u00a0 You will see that meats, dairy, nuts, vegetables and most fruits are on the green-for-go list.\u00a0 Not too hard to build menus around those!\u00a0 The key is planning.\u00a0 Too often I\u2019ve rambled around the grocery store trying to decide what looks good for the week.\u00a0 That\u2019s a good way to spend unnecessary money and to waste food.\u00a0 Plan your menus, make a list, and stick to it!<\/p>\n<p>Do make sure you have enough good food to last you, or you will be going out to eat or munching on junk because there is nothing convenient to eat.\u00a0 Both will damage your plan and your budget.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find that most of your shopping will be around the perimeter of the store.\u00a0 Start with the produce section and pick out interesting and new veggies to make salads that are tasty and satisfying.\u00a0 Don\u2019t go wild, though.\u00a0 Produce you have to throw out because it went bad before you had a chance to eat it won\u2019t help your pocketbook.<\/p>\n<p>The meat section comes next.\u00a0 Meat and poultry will satisfy and give you the protein you need.\u00a0 Pick cheaper cuts and use your slow cooker.\u00a0 It will be a boon to have dinner already fixed at the end of the day, and the slow cooking method makes the cheaper cuts of meat tender and tasty.\u00a0 Try buying economy packs and cooking extra one day to have conveniently pre-prepared meals the second day.\u00a0 One day can be pot roast, for example, and the second day stew or soup with the leftovers.<\/p>\n<p>Chunk cheese in the dairy section is a cheaper option than pre-sliced or cheese sticks.\u00a0 Look for sales and use your coupons to save in this section. Yogurt and cottage cheese coupons turn up fairly regularly.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the aisles in the store you can avoid altogether.\u00a0 No need to go down the chip and cookie section since you don\u2019t even want to think about those!<\/p>\n<p>It takes a little effort and some planning &#8212; but you can do it!\u00a0 You will be healthier for it, and so will your family.<\/p>\n<p>Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n<p>Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eating good food that promotes weight loss doesn\u2019t have to break the budget.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to have the pricey, pre-packaged \u201cdiet food.\u201d\u00a0 Concentrate instead on buying the highest quality \u201creal\u201d food you can afford.\u00a0 Here are some tips to help you do that. Start with a list. 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