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Do you know what’s really in your shopping cart?
October 24, 2012

Healthy Families BC introduces Shopping Sense, a virtual grocery store and web resource, to help individuals and families plan weekly meals and shop from a list.

Learn how to make easy, budget-wise, healthy choices in the grocery store, through the combination of videos, articles and interactive features. See how to use the Nutrition Facts table on packaged food and to keep food safe using the principals of Refrigerate, Repackage and Rotate. Plan ahead and shop with a list to ensure you meet your family’s nutritional needs and stay within your food budget.

Shopping Sense Your Virtual Grocery TourLet Registered Dietitian, Melodie Yong guide you through seven featured sections, including: Planning, Produce, Dairy, Bakery, Meat & Alternatives, Fats & Oils and Food Safety at a time and pace that’s convenient for you. Read pop-up tips and watch short videos, and print off these handy tools for your next shop:

  1. Meal Planner
  2. Shopping Planner
  3. Pantry Planner

Visit Healthy Families BC regularly for updates on how to shop for healthy foods for your family, or go directly to the grocery store resource.



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