What's Really in Your Shopping Cart?

What’s Really in Your Shopping Cart?

Are you like millions of other American consumers? Are you confused and disoriented when you grab your shopping cart and hit the isles to stock up on food for your family? If you are like most shoppers you may think that they you are putting healthy and nutritious foods into the shopping cart but what you may really be putting into your cart could be the reason why you are gaining weight, unable to lose weight, experience headaches, hunger cravings, or even hyperactivity & attention problems.
I have found through working with clients in our fitness and nutrition business that most people think that they are buying foods that will help them achieve their weight loss goals or give their children much needed fuel for their growing bodies. However, it is most often the case that shoppers choose their products by looking at the front of the package and never really investigate what the REAL ingredients of that zero calorie, sugar free, or fat free treat are!
The front of a food package is basically marketing hype to get you interested in buying their product that they may have labeled as “all natural”, healthy, sugar free, or maybe even fat free. The real truth is hidden in the food label. Did you know that if you do a web search looking for alternative names for sugar that you will find over 25 names that are commonly used to describe sugar on a food label? The front of the package may say sugar free but manufacturers often find ways to “hide” sugar in foods under a name other than the word sugar.
Hidden sugar is just one way that consumers are often mislead when shopping for groceries. There are many other facts to consider before purchasing a food. Another common mistake that shoppers make is to assume that just because a product is listed as organic that it is going to be beneficial in losing weight or achieving a certain fitness goal. While organic products are certainly healthier for you because you are not ingesting the fertilizers and chemicals often used to grow produce, you will still find sugars and fats in certain organic foods. It takes an educated and determined shopper to be able to uncover the many hidden and artificial ingredients in your favorite foods.
Do you really want to get serious about losing weight, being healthier, or just learning to feed your family more nutritious foods? North Myrtle Beach Adventure Boot Camp offers a monthly Grocery Store Tour to educate you on becoming a food detective so you can uncover the foods that should stay out of your shopping basket and discover all the great foods that should be included in your basket!
The Grocery Store Tour is a one hour tour held by Krista Hoff, Certified Nutrition & Wellness Consultant in North Myrtle Beach at a local grocery store. The cost is $20 per person and the tours are limited to 8 people so early registration is recommended! You can find out more information at www.NMBeachBootCamp.com or call 843-267-9359 to register for the next tour.


Krista Hoff-Certified Nutrition & Wellness Consultant
North Myrtle Beach Adventure Boot Camp
www.NMBeachBootCamp.com
843-267-9359