An easy way to avoid processed foods

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Many people are trying to improve their diets these days and want to try to eliminate processed foods from their meals. This is a good idea because processed foods are full of fat, sodium, and all sorts of chemicals. The easiest way to avoid processed foods is to shop along the outside edges of the grocery store. You'll find yourself buying fruits and vegetables, seafood/meat/poultry, and dairy. See how easy that was? You will need to go up a couple of aisles, though. In my local grocery store I can get dried pasta, canned tomatoes, flour tortillas, and canned beans all in one aisle. I grab the canned tuna, extra virgin olive oil, and mayonnaise in another. Then I'm done. Not everyone can be as strict as I am with eliminating processed foods, but there certainly is room in everyone's diet for improvement! The key is to think about buying "ingredients" rather than whole meals, sandwiches, soups, etc. Then you can make those meals yourself and control exactly what goes into them. They will be much healthier and more cost-effective for you! Go ahead and give it a try. Do you buy ingredients or ready-made foods?