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Save Money Shopping In The Supermarket
How much money do you spend on your groceries each year? Of course, it depends on how many people you are buying for, but The U.S Department of Labor estimates come in somewhere around $9,000 for a family of four.
Of course the major food corporations keep trying to get you to buy more and more, regardless of whether it’s actually good for you or not.
It can be easy to save money though.
1. Make a shopping list, and stick to it.
2. Be sure to get a store savings card if there is one.
3. Clip coupons.
4. Buy and try generic brands.
5. Check unit prices. Supersize isn’t always the best deal.
6. Don’t shop when hungry, thirsty, or tired.
Twinkies Deconstructed
Steve Ettlinger is like most Americans and eats processed foods. When his daughter asked him what polysorbate 60 was, he decided it was time to find out.
was the result.Steve takes you though the whole jungle of food ingredients that are added to processed foods, and explains why. As the title belies, he deconstructs the ingredients of the common Twinkie.
You too can find out what polysorbate 60 really is, when you read it on the label, and a whole host of other dubious looking things too.
How ‘wholesome’ is this from Whole Foods?
