These days, in Spain there is a particular situation in supermarkets since different industries in the food sector have been short of supplies due in part to the great transport strike as well as to the war in Ukraine. All this has caused prices to skyrocket in recent months and therefore it is advisable to resort to methods that allow us save on grocery shopping such as the reverse shopping list. We tell you what it consists of and how we can take advantage of it to eat healthier.
The reverse shopping list method
When we make a traditional shopping list, we record the foods that are missing in our pantry or in the fridge. This method that allows you to save in the supermarket and not waste food claims to do it the other way around.
Thus, instead of a list of missing we register all the products or food that we have, and that are available to use.
It is advisable to assign a specific day of the week or month to perform this task. list what is available in the pantry or in the fridge and based on this, buy to cook, completing what we already have at home.
In this way, we will buy less since we will use more of what is already available and we will save considerably at the supermarket.
How to use the shopping list in reverse to eat healthier
On the one hand, the shopping list in reverse brings us closer to home cooking and in this way contributes to achieving a higher quality diet, but at the same time we must consider planning a menu of healthy meals based on what we have so as not to waste and make the most of available resources.
This organization will be key to improving the quality of the diet, being essential include in our dishes fresh foods and as far as possible in season, as well as minimally processed foods of good nutritional quality, such as canned vegetables and fish, whole grains, or frozen fish and vegetables that we can have at home.
With the reverse shopping list, we will also avoid tempting ourselves with offers of poor quality products as well as superfluous foods that are not necessary for eat well, healthy and cheap.
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