“Now that I know how supermarket meat is made, I regard eating it as a somewhat risky proposition. I know how those animals live and what`s on their hides when they go to slaughter, so I don`t buy industrial meat.”   Amanda Zimmerman

Do you shop with a grocery list or do you just shop from what you see in the store?  Why?

If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.  (Prov. 25:21; NLT)

One of the benefits of working with me as a coach is that I can direct my attention to your specific needs. Another benefit, but only for those clients who are local to the Chesapeake, Virginia Beach area, is that we are able go grocery shopping together and I can show you how to go through a typical supermarket and come out with good, wholesome food.

We’ve had a Flip Video Camera for about a year now, and the idea came to us that I could take anyone shopping through a series of short video clips posted on our blog and elsewhere on the Internet. Here’s the next in the series. As you can see, it’s not professional quality and we’ve got a few bugs to work out yet, but we thought we’d go ahead and share the information with you, imperfect as it is. Plan on turning your speakers up significantly (as it was quite loud, especially in the produce section) as you watch “Supermarket Shopping with Coach Sharon.”

Today, Melisa and I are studying the labels on applesauce.  Who knew that applesauce contained more than just apples and water?  A number of years ago applesauce contained apples, sugar, and water.  Now, food manufacturers have replaced the sugar with high fructose corn syrup and corn syrup as sweeteners.  If you’re unaware of the dangers of high fructose corn syrup, see our post on 1/31/08 titled The Perils of HFCS.

Even the ones labeled “natural” contain high fructose corn syrup.  Organic applesauce is made from organically grown apples free of pesticides and herbicides.  However, some of those contain organic evaporated cane juice.  While that’s certainly not as harmful as high fructose corn syrup or even white sugar, it’s nonetheless unnecessary.  Applesauce only needs to contain organically grown apples and water.  You might have to do some label reading but you can locate the best.  If more of us buy the better products, we’ll increase the demand, thus making healthy food more available.

Prayer Power
Father, we thank You for the abundance of choices we have. Guide us to make wise choices.

Blessings on you as you shop this weekend for your family groceries.

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