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    8 Healthy Food Shopping Tips

    Advice to help you navigate the supermarket aisles with ease

    R ight now, you may be trying to make grocery shopping trips less frequent and more efficient so that you can minimize the time spent inside stores.

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    In fact, the percentage of people who food shop once every two weeks or less has nearly doubled during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a survey by the management consulting company McKinsey. Here, advice for getting the healthy foods you need without wasting time.

    To reveal our tips, hover your cursor over (or tap on mobile devices) the black dots on the illustration below.

    Editor’s Note: A version of this article also appeared in the December 2020 issue of Consumer Reports On Health.

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    Illustration: Chris Philpot

    Amy Keating

    I am a registered dietitian and have been evaluating food products and providing nutrition advice at Consumer Reports for over a decade. I'm passionate about getting my kids to eat healthfully, and I love growing, cooking, and even composting food!