Smart Grocery Shopping Strategies
Grocery shopping is a chore most of us dread. It can be especially frustrating once you get home and realize
you forgot to get an item or you neglected to give the clerk your coupon for that great buy one get one for
free deal. You organize every other aspect of your life, so focus that organizational discipline towards your
grocery shopping efforts as well.
Start by planning your shopping trips. In order to make a list of what you'll need for meals that week, you'll
also need to get into the habit of planning your meals out each week. Choose a day of the week to do your
shopping and stick to it. If you do your grocery shopping on Wednesdays when the ads break, be sure your
menu planning is completed on Tuesday. Once you've completed your menu, you can construct your
shopping list.
It's also important to take a current inventory of your pantry and cupboards, and add any staples that are
running low. It's easy to forget that you used the last can of mushroom soup in that new recipe you tried, so
make sure you have a couple of other cans on hand when you make it again.
Keep a shopping list posted to your bulletin board or refrigerator, and be sure each family member knows
where it is located. That way they can easily add an item to the list that is almost gone or request a favorite
item on the next trip.
There are printable grocery shopping lists on the internet, but you might want to consider devising one of
your own and saving it on your computer so it can easily be printed each week. Leave room on your list to
flag yourself about which items are listed for sale and which ones you have coupons for. Make sure your
coupons are organized and in order and that you have a copy of the current ad in case there are any
discrepancies once you get there. Come armed with calculator in hand to avoid suffering from sticker shock
at the checkout register.
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