Shopping tips!

When you go shopping, are you really careful about what you buy and what you put in your cart? It is essential that each of us is able to make informed purchases to avoid bringing home products that are poor from a nutritional point of view or, more generally, that we don't really need. When you go shopping it is important to keep in mind the type of food you intend to buy and need so as to avoid throwing yourself into all those "junk" foods which are usually very tasty and cheap but also high in energy density. and of low nutritional quality!

Conscious spending helps us make better food choices and therefore not only eat well but also take care of ourselves by keeping ourselves healthy.

Here are some tips that can help us make more informed choices when we go shopping!

• Shopping list: go to the supermarket with a ready list of everything you need, this will help you avoid buying futile foods/ingredients.
• Full belly!: Avoid going shopping when you're hungry, because that's precisely when you make the wrong purchases, favoring the purchase of junk foods that may be more tempting. Go to the supermarket after meals so you will be less focused on looking for some food that can only satisfy hedonic hunger!
• Read the labels : understanding which food you are purchasing is the basis for an informed purchase, the label is the identity card of the food and we need it to better understand what we are bringing to our tables. Always check the ingredients that make up the food you are buying and prefer products with a short and good quality list of ingredients such as IoBoscoVivo organic foods ( https://ioboscovivo.com/ )
• Look at the nutritional declaration : the table with nutritional values ​​can prove very useful because it gives us specific information on the nutritional principles and their distribution within the products we buy. They allow us to make a comparison between the various products to understand, for example, which has less salt, less fat, more protein... but above all it allows us to identify those foods defined as "high energy density" such as products with a very low weight but a excessive calorie intake.
• Check storage methods : Pay attention to how to store the products you buy to avoid storing them incorrectly and having to throw them away before the expiry date.
• Check the expiry date/TMC: generally we shouldn't find expired products on the shelves but keep in mind that products on offer are often close to expiring! By checking the expiry date/TMC of foods you will avoid waste.
• Make sure of the freshness of fruit and vegetables and their origin : try to buy fresh fruit and vegetables and also keep in mind the origin of a product, usually seasonal products and in addition to having a better nutritional quality are also sold at lower prices.
• Avoid ready-made and pre-packaged foods : they are usually expensive and low quality foods!
• Pay attention to the cold chain : for frozen products it is necessary to use thermal bags and avoid purchasing those products that have frost or ice on the box because this could mean that they have suffered a thermal shock!