kathryn
Cathlete
Today, I went to a different grocery store than my usual, because one of my colleagues said it had a better selection than the other. It did have some things my regular non-health-food/non-coop store did, but what a funny experience:
Even when shopping in "regular" stores, I go for the natural foods with no artifical flavors or colors or ingredients. In the peanut butter aisle, I found the natural peanut butter and the soy butter behind a post. In the soup aisle, the healthier soups were behind a cardboard-tower display of some other food. (Are you seeing a pattern here? LOL!). When I got to the actual soymilk area (which was very close to a post!), I decided to see what was behing the post and discovered some cool soymilk/green tea combo. And, of course, when I got to the olive section, my favorite garlic-stuffed olives were behind another post!
My theory is that most of the shoppers around here eat a standard american diet (SAD is a quite apt acronym for it!), and whoever decides where things are displayed wants to please them above all. Also, people who eat a healthier diet are more apt to hunt for the foods they want.
One guideline for healthy shopping in grocery stores is to do most of your shopping in the periphery of the stores, because that's where the fresh food is kept. They should add "shop behind posts and displays" as a secondary recommendation.;-)
Even when shopping in "regular" stores, I go for the natural foods with no artifical flavors or colors or ingredients. In the peanut butter aisle, I found the natural peanut butter and the soy butter behind a post. In the soup aisle, the healthier soups were behind a cardboard-tower display of some other food. (Are you seeing a pattern here? LOL!). When I got to the actual soymilk area (which was very close to a post!), I decided to see what was behing the post and discovered some cool soymilk/green tea combo. And, of course, when I got to the olive section, my favorite garlic-stuffed olives were behind another post!
My theory is that most of the shoppers around here eat a standard american diet (SAD is a quite apt acronym for it!), and whoever decides where things are displayed wants to please them above all. Also, people who eat a healthier diet are more apt to hunt for the foods they want.
One guideline for healthy shopping in grocery stores is to do most of your shopping in the periphery of the stores, because that's where the fresh food is kept. They should add "shop behind posts and displays" as a secondary recommendation.;-)
