Navigating the Grocery Store

You may remember a time when grocery shopping meant running into the grocery store with a list of items and completing the task in a reasonable amount of time.

For people with diabetes, navigating the grocery store for snacks is probably the most challenging section of the store. The challenge is in what to focus on when looking at the food labels.

Pasta is a kitchen pantry staple. It’s inexpensive, versatile, requires little cooking expertise and it’s delicious.

If you consider that the healthiest way to shop for groceries is to start by cruising the perimeter of the store, then you will no doubt notice that meats and poultry fall into this category.

You may be familiar with the advice that, when grocery shopping, it’s best to shop the perimeter of the store where fresh foods such as fruits, vegetables, milk products, meat and fish are usually found. This article will focus on navigating the grocery store for fruits.

Our series on navigating the grocery store takes us to the milk and milk products aisle, another important food group for healthy eating.

Walking through the vegetable section of your local grocery store can be an intimidating experience, especially if you aren’'t familiar with a lot of the choices available.