We discuss valuable grocery shopping hacks. We explore how to make healthy choices, save money and make this weekly chore work for you.
Show Notes
- 2:35— We learn that the top 4 or 5 leading causes of death in the US are all about what you eat or how you eat.
- 6:53— March shares a statistic that, as a percentage of total income, US households spend less on food than any other country in the world.
- 10:31— “The foundation of cooking well is shopping well.”
- 11:05— Darren drops some deep wisdom on the group with the observation that “you can’t eat the Oreos if the Oreos art in the house.”
- 11:11— Ian shares his journey towards a deeper appreciation of fresh broccoli and the team gets off on a tangent about their distaste for microwaves.
- 13:32— Darren asks the question, “microwaves, what are they good for?” and asks The Better Show community for help educating him on the value of that appliance.
- 14:37— Ian gives a shout out to his mom and we break the myth about whether microwaves are safe to use.
- 16:45— We hear about Ian and March’s personal experience with grocery shopping ranging from when they first started living on their own to grocery shopping today.
- 22:17— Darren confesses his romanticism for the grocery store and shares a story about taking his wife, Mardee, to his favorite grocery store on their first date.
- 24:59— March shares his first tip of the show: make sure that the fruits and vegetables you buy are the one’s currently in season for your geography.
- 29:44— Ian shares his old recipe for microwaving broccoli. (And you DON’T want to try this one at home.)
- 31:00— Ian shares a tip about bringing a list with you to the grocery store and shares a resource from Zen Habits with 50 tips for grocery shopping.
- 36:16— “If a product has to write the word “healthy” on the label, it’s probably not healthy” — March
- 38:12— Pro tip from March: “Make your meal plan when you are hungry, and go grocery shopping when you are full and have your list.”
- 46:32— We share our love for Trader Joe’s (aka T.J.’s) ❤️
- 48:37— Future episode idea: Tips for using Alexa more effectively.
- 51:02— March describes how he and his wife use Alexa to make grocery shopping easier and more efficient.
- 52:18— Darren shares some tips on grocery shopping from his wife, Mardee.
- 56:23— Ian shares a flowchart to help shoppers identify actual food when browsing the grocery store aisles.
- 58:56— Ian mentions a tip from a previous episode: The Dirty Dozen and The Clean 15 foods.
- 1:00:51— March gives tips for grocery shopping with kids — give each of the kids a list and set expectations for when they can shop for treats.
- 1:02:34— Ian shares a personal story about a learning experience he had at the grocery store when he was young.
- 1:04:18— Ian shares something that he’s going to experiment with and report back on: his 3P plan.
- 1:07:11— Darren and March offer some tips to help Ian with his meal planning and prep.
- 1:12:36— We announce the release of The Better Show on YouTube. Find us at http://betrr.io/youtube
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