Normally, when we go to the supermarket, we all want to buy fresh and clean food. However, many manufacturers and small businesses often try to eat less and mix different products to sell poor quality products for profit.
In fact, the ingredients in each ready-made salad tray are often disguised to look great, but their ingredients have expired. Therefore, to be a wise shopper, you should know the following supermarket shopping tips.
You should proactively ask staff to pack food in front of you.
Individually packaged, sliced foods such as cold cuts, cheese, vegetables, etc. are often likely to be expired foods.
The packing date stated on the food label is not guaranteed because it can be changed several times a day. Even fresh foods in their packaging can attract large amounts of bacteria around them. Therefore, you should either actively ask staff to pack food in front of you, or choose to buy clean, reputable packaging from large businesses.
You should pay attention to the food hygiene factor around the salad bar.
When going to the stall selling pre-mixed salads, you should be aware that salads containing meat and fish often expire faster than vegan salads. In particular, salads with a lot of attractive garlic and spices are often disguised as products that are not fresh. In addition, you should also pay attention to the food hygiene factor around the salad bar.
For example, ready-made salads are placed on a glass or metal tray (food is easily oxidized in a metal dish). Or does each salad tray have a separate spoon to pick up items, does the store staff wear gloves when bringing the salad to display or not… All these things need to be paid attention to when going to the ready-made salad bar.
If the sides of the packaging are creaking, deformed… it’s best not to buy.
If the sides of the packaging are creaking, deformed, appear cracks, puncture the cardboard … then it is best not to choose to buy this type of food. Because they can be a sign of improper transportation, storage, or food that is about to expire due to being left on the counter for too long.
When choosing any product at the supermarket, check carefully to see which part of the product is problematic.
The store’s staff always know how to display so that their products look perfect under the lights. And your task is to check carefully to see which part of the product has the problem.
For example, the light in the supermarket makes all the meat become fresher, the fruit is also more succulent. You can also ask the staff to pick up a small portion to help you take a closer look, thereby choosing the freshest food.
Bottles of ketchup that are too bright in color will not be as good as bottles of natural sauce.
Don’t think that the brighter and more brightly colored foods are, the better they taste. The truth is that soil-grown fruits and vegetables tend to be darker in color, spotty or flawed, but they’re still delicious. But many people believe that the more yellow the cheese, the more fat and the better the taste. However, natural cheese is always white or pale yellow, so the bright yellow color of the cheese may just be a product of added color.
Likewise, the same goes for ketchup bottles, jars that are too bright, bright red will not be as good as natural sauces.
Store employees often move expired goods closer to the side of the display.
Retailers often place more expensive items on eye-catching shelves to get the goods quickly. These products are easy to spot because they are heavily advertised but the important thing is that the quality of the product is really good. To minimize the loss of expiring goods, store employees often move expiring goods closer to the side of the display.
The advice for you is to go around the shelves and take the products in the back to buy better quality products.
Please carefully review the specifications listed on the product.
Don’t think that signs like no sugar, no cholesterol, rich in vitamins and others are signs of a quality product. In fact, they don’t have added sugars, which is prone to other types of chemical sweeteners, and things that are packed with vitamins aren’t always good.
Buying locally sourced foods is an important criterion when choosing fruits and vegetables…
This is an important criterion when choosing fruits, vegetables and dairy products. You should buy locally sourced food because when transporting long distances, it can avoid affecting the taste and quality of each dish.