Food Shopping Nightmare
By suzzy3
@suzzy3 (8341)
March 24, 2016 2:04pm CST
Apart from the cost of food do you actually read the labels.
Going shopping these days is a science. What superfoods are in fashion. Fat labels , sugar labels that say 40 percent less sugar. They never tell you 40 percent of what. They never tell you how much fat. sugar or salt is in the food in the first place.
I find it easy as I have the time to cook fresh veg and meat. For those busy people who work or have large families and don't get much time have to buy the quick cook food. So do you find it a nightmare or do you just eat what you like and to hell with all the health scares 
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
24 Mar 16
It is a fine balancing act here suzzy and it is no fun, all the fun is out of grocery shopping at all. It is dog eat dog here to get the best bargain.
I cant just eat whatever I like because it is way too expensive..
I just try to get a base food, meat, and then put lots of veggies and spuds or rice.
I wash all veggies best I can to avoid chemicals..organic is so expensive here too.
And I consider meat to be poisoned really but to afford grass fed is outrageous.
If it were just me, I would do without it, but son has to have some meat..
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@suzzy3 (8341)
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24 Mar 16
Our food is getting expensive again in the UK. You sound like me with the base food. We like our meat , we buy British only and that way you can be almost sure it is welfare meat. like you say it is expensive but one we could not do without. Although we do have two meat free days a week. Plenty of veg is the way to bulk meat dishes out. Stews,Casseroles and soups cheap , full of goodness and filling.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
24 Mar 16
@suzzy3 Yes, I grew up with my Irish Mother making due suzzy and grew up in England for many years as well..I know how to budget and make stocky foods. But dang it, it is truly outrageous. I cant imagine the prices there now.
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@suzzy3 (8341)
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25 Mar 16
@TiarasOceanView It is very expensive how some people manage I cannot imagine.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
25 Mar 16
I do not have any health problem but I do not have fancy for the food that contain too much salt or sugar.
Food is cheap here and many eateries are selling so many types of food.
We can have a plate of chicken rice for $3, or a set meal that comes with soup and vegetables for $5.
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
24 Mar 16
I prefer to eat food as close as nature makes it most of the time. So a large part of diet is a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables.
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
24 Mar 16
In the UK food labels certainly DO tell you what the fat, sugar, salt etc levels are in the foods.
