Three Popular Grocery Store Myths Busted

It’s time to get supermarket savvy! Here’s the real deal behind 3 popular grocery store myths. So you can be the smartest shopper wandering the aisles. This comes from Quick and Simple Magazine.

• Grocery myth #1: Fresh vegetables are always better than frozen vegetables. Not true! Researchers at Tufts University found that frozen vegetables are just as good as fresh ones. In fact, sometimes frozen veggies are better for you! Why? Because they’re flash frozen right after they’re picked, which helps preserve their nutrients. But since fresh veggies aren’t flash frozen, they start losing their nutrients the minute they’re exposed to air. So don’t feel bad if you grab a bag of frozen peas for dinner.

• Grocery myth #2: It doesn’t matter which carton of milk you pick. This is false! Grocery stores often hide fresher milk at the back of the dairy case because they want to get rid of the old stuff first! So always check the printed expiration date on the milk cartons in the back before you buy. You’ll probably score yourself some fresher milk.


• And a final grocery store myth: Buying bagged salad is a waste of money. Not necessarily. A package of bagged lettuce serves 4 people, and costs about 3 dollars. A head of lettuce, on the other hand, serves 8 people, and only costs about a dollar. But although a head of lettuce is cheaper, the odds that you’ll use it all before it turns brown are pretty slim - you’ll end up wasting half the lettuce, and half your money. So if you have a small family, opt for the bagged lettuce. If you’re feeding a lot of people, then go for the un-chopped stuff.

MICHELLE