Here are some tips from Fareway's Registered Dietician, Whitney Packebush!
Store Brand items
- Store brand items, like those carried by Fareway, can help you save $$$ and still feed your family wholesome meals
- One study found that filling a shopping cart with store brand items instead of name brand items can save you up to 30 percent.
- That means if you spend $100 a week on groceries, you could save over $1,500 a year!
Mobile Apps
- iPhone and Android users spend about 80 minutes each day using apps on their phones
- Fareway offers a FREE user-friendly, practical app for your smart phone to make grocery shopping easier and help improve your well-being
- Fareway's mobile app allows you to locate the nearest store and daily deals, make a shopping list
- Access CentsAble Health nutrition and wellness information
Milk: The New Sports Drink
- The Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition found that low-fat milk actually rehydrates better than traditional sports drinks
- Combination of electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, protein and carbohydrates.
- When we sweat, we lose sodium, calcium and potassium – all of which are found in milk.
- Muscle-building protein
- Energy-storing carbohydrates
Sugar over High Fructose Corn Syrup
- HFCS has been associated with childhood obesity
- Many manufacturers are removing HFCS from their products and switching back to traditional sugar
Nutrition Information at your Fingertips
- Beginning in early 2012, retailers with more than 20 locations will be required to list calorie content in plain sight and have additional nutritional information available upon request.
- Some restaurants have already enforced these guidelines by providing calorie content on their menus.
