Alright everyone-March is national nutrition month! I decided to share a shopping tip for indulging in more fruit (and veggies too)!
I have always been afraid to buy big containers of fruit in the grocery store, for fear it would spoil before I could eat it all. I recently discovered that grocery store salad bars HAVE fruit (sometimes it's pre-cut in to bite sized pieces!), so I can pick a little of everything I want and I know it won’t go bad before I can eat it! As well-fruits that are normally large and ungainly to cut are always pre-cut (melons for example). This tip works well if you live in a small household! If you can't find fruit in your grocery store's salad bar-try the short "endcap" of the bar...at our Weis that’s where it is, hidden behind a pole! Locally both Weis and Giant have salad bars in the produce section.
Bonus-I can also buy small amounts of fruit I may not like, but my pets do. For example, our pets all like strawberries, but because I have chronic kidney stones, I'm not supposed to eat them. So I just buy a few from the salad bar! I know they will be able to eat the amount I get (whereas if I buy a whole container of strawberries I know they WONT be able to eat all of that before it spoils). This helps aid in my pets' nutrition too!
National Nutrition Month-Not Just For Humans!
Anyone else have tips for national nutrition month? Share in the comments below!
I have always been afraid to buy big containers of fruit in the grocery store, for fear it would spoil before I could eat it all. I recently discovered that grocery store salad bars HAVE fruit (sometimes it's pre-cut in to bite sized pieces!), so I can pick a little of everything I want and I know it won’t go bad before I can eat it! As well-fruits that are normally large and ungainly to cut are always pre-cut (melons for example). This tip works well if you live in a small household! If you can't find fruit in your grocery store's salad bar-try the short "endcap" of the bar...at our Weis that’s where it is, hidden behind a pole! Locally both Weis and Giant have salad bars in the produce section.
Bonus-I can also buy small amounts of fruit I may not like, but my pets do. For example, our pets all like strawberries, but because I have chronic kidney stones, I'm not supposed to eat them. So I just buy a few from the salad bar! I know they will be able to eat the amount I get (whereas if I buy a whole container of strawberries I know they WONT be able to eat all of that before it spoils). This helps aid in my pets' nutrition too!
National Nutrition Month-Not Just For Humans!
Anyone else have tips for national nutrition month? Share in the comments below!
