Healthy Foods to look for at your supermarket

I shop at Stop & Shop and here is what my weekly shopping list looks like, I don't deviate too much from this. First I would like to say it is a good habit to learn to shop the "outside" aisles of the market where you will find produce, seafood, proteins, dairy. A few items I go "inside" for are canned beans( I only buy Rienzi brand as they are lowest in sodium of all the canned beans and be sure to rinse thoroughly before using).
Stop & Shop has a wonderful "healthy" foods section where I get boxed almond and coconut milk - unsweetened, salt free fire roasted tomatos, So-coconut icecream, Amy's veggie burgers. I then head to the produce to get my array of fresh veggies, I never buy frozen or canned except frozen peas. Usually romaine, cucumbers, zucchini, mushrooms, onions, sweet potatos, eggplant, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans and brussel sprouts and anything else that may look particularily good (YES, we eat ALOT of veggies but are not vegetarian). Fruits are usually Bananas, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, a melon, some nectarines and maybe some kiwi. Oh yes, always avocados!
I then hit up the deli counter and get some low sodium sliced turkey (if fresh turkey breasts are not on sale that week which I ususally roast off and use for snacks and sandwiches). I also get a little bit of cheese and use it sparingly.
Off to seafood counter and get enough for 3 days worth of meals, whatever looks the freshest. I usually grill whatever that ends up being with some grilled veggies. Next is the other proteins for packaged ground turkey, fresh turkey breasts (I stock up on those and put them in my deep freeze when they are on sale). We do not eat much beef, maybe once every couple of weeks. I am still a softie for a great rib eye steak on the grill, so if I happen to run across one that looks particularily good I will get it for the week. Next I head to dairy and pick up chobani plain greek yogurt, low fat cottage cheese, 1% organic milk. I also use earth balance (vegan butter).
I make it a point to shop the local farmer's markets, grow my own lettuce, tomatos and herbs, and also go a neighbor for goatcheese, eggs, locally raised beef, pork and lamb and home baked bread.
That generally does it for us for the week. I spend about $100/wk for two people but that is all good healthy food and I throw nothing away.
Sorry a bit wordy, but my feeling is that if you keep it fresh, unprocessed/unpackaged you can eat very healthily. Oh yes, learn how to read labels and know what you are trying to achieve whether it is lower sodium/sugar etc. learn as you go, experiment with fruits and vegetables you have never had before. Have fun with it. don't know if you have kids or not but if you do involve them in meal planning and prep....they love it!!

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I shop at Stop & Shop

Do you have any friends that work for the company? If you do, find a way to use their stop and shop card and score an extra 5% off! I worked there for 7 years, and my husband still works for the compnay. We didn't have associate points until a couple years ago, greatest thing ever! (The gas points are pretty awesome too!)