Grocery Shopping Tips

Created by: Stacy Wang RD, LRD Extension

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Tasty, Healthful

Meals on a

Budget

Look in newspapers for sale ads

and coupons.

Read all

recipes and

menus to

see what

you need.

Write down all items you need based

on your menu plan.

Check cupboards and

refrigerator for items you already have.

Create a

Grocery List

Savings!!!Savings!!!

Only use coupons of items you need to buy.

Shop where double- and triple-credit coupons are accepted.

The Value

of

Coupons

Savings!

!!

1. Inspect fruits and

vegetables for signs of

bruising or damage.

2. Shop for milk, dairy,

meat and frozen items

last so they are not at

room temperature for

an extended period of

time.

3. Place meats in plastic

bags to avoid cross-

contamination with

ready-to-eat foods.

4. Check egg cartons for

cracked eggs.

Food Safety at

the Grocery

Store

What do the Dates

Mean?

Sell-by date:

Stores should

pull items

from shelves if

they were not

sold by this

date.Expiration

date:Consume food or beverage

by this date or throw it out.

Use-by date:Food is

guaranteed to be at high

quality until this date.

Cost-saving Ideas

Avoid shopping

when you’re hungry or

tired.

Clip coupons but

only for things you

need.

Compare prices using

"unit prices.”

Shop in one or two stores.

Create a grocery list.

Compare store

brands with national brands.

For quick shopping trips,

shop the perimeter of

the store.

Be familiar with the store layout.

Time-

saving

Ideas

Create a

grocery list.

Visit the NDSU

Extension

website:

Contact your local

Extension office

To Learn

More:

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ndsuag/food-nutrition

www.ndsu.edu/eatsmart

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Source: Garden-Robinson, J., Peterson, G., and Sandvik, T. 2008. “Week 2: Grocery Shopping Tips, Menus and Recipes” (FN 1384), NDSU Extension Service.