Diet & Nutrition

Shopping for Food - Strategies to reduce weight

Shopping for right food is also a key element when you are trying to lose weight. These guidelines below will help you select the right food when you are shopping:

• Tip Sheet: Healthy Eating Starts with Healthy Shopping
  This 1-page tip sheet provides suggestions for lower fat and lower calorie foods to fill the kitchen with when one goes shopping.

• Low Calorie Shopping List
  This one pager describes how to use the Nutrition Facts Label when shopping for low calorie foods.

• Fat-Free Versus Regular Calorie Comparison
  This one pager describes common fat-free or reduced fat foods that don’t necessarily mean low calorie foods when compared to the regular versions.

• Lower Fat, Lower Calorie Alternative Foods
  This is 2-pager is a great resource for offering suggestions for lower-fat versions of higher-fat foods.

• Fruit and Vegetables of the Month (CDC 5 A Day)
  This link takes you to CDC’s Fruit and Vegetables of the Month yearly calendar. Each month has a fruit and vegetable that is featured and information about the fruit and vegetable is provided, including its origin, nutrient information, how to shop for them, storage, and recipes

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