Nutritional Coaching: You Need It

Remember these dietary stats: added sugars, high saturated fats, grams of sugar, additives.

Your biggest culprits in foods that are sold at good grocery stores like Trader Joe's.  

Here is the article to prove it: TJ Foods Nutritionists Avoid

I do not have to list the exact foods. Why? Because all you have to do is read the labels and see if the percentages or grams next to the stats listed above are high.

Check it: I am not saying never buy these items. However, if you wish to follow a good nutrition regimen, then you want to avoid excess sugars, additives, and high saturated fats among other high numbers such as cholesterol, sodium...the dietary stats that get you in trouble.

Capiche?

Trader Joe's, on the other hand, is a great store: 

The portion sizes...controlled!

The variety...plenty!

The customer service...yessir!

The healthy foods...on it!

The small grocery carts...helpful!

What does it mean? Good characteristics for a grocery store chain. Two thumbs up.

Label Reading. If you are your household's primary grocery shopper, then you need to learn how to read food labels. No excuses! You cannot grocery shop with blinders on as you drop any and whatnot into your grocery cart or basket. Get a grip on food labels. 

You know the following among other food label skills:

• What is a serving size?
• How much fiber is included? 5% to 20% is good. Honestly, those xantham gum tortilla wraps that you can get at a store such as Food Lion...yea, be aware of their 30%+ fiber grams. 
• What is the first ingredient?
• Is their high fructose syrup in the ingredients?
• How many sugars grams are here?
• Benzoate what and other additives?
• How much saturated fat is in the food item?
• Cholesterol? Sodium?

Alright, I could go on and on. You need to read the labels and ask questions. Do you need an outlet? I got your back.

Food Coaching. Ask yourself how do you feel because it affects the items you buy. Typically, if you shop hungry, then you will buy hungry. When you buy hungry, you buy the high sugars, additives, high saturated fat, and high fructose corn syrup, low fiber, and more food items.

So, coach yourself through the hunger shopping. I know how you feel - there's that f-word again in feel. Helpful methods for this feeling: No, I don't need that food item; and No, I can get a better item. It may take a few trips for you to master the avoidance of food items that you do not need to purchase. 

Do think about the better part of your nutrition goals. 

Please, read. Then, empower your grocery item choice with sound decisions.

Care about your grocery shopping skills.

Much success to you | Derek | @teemptraining | derekteempt@gmail.com