The author Janet Evanovich calls it the “Senior Buffet”. Other folks call them the “sample ladies.” I bet you know what I m talking about. The folks who offer food samples at the big box stores. Just wander the aisles of the store while shopping and graze along the way.I have noted that most of the time, the foods being sampled are the higher in calories, more processed and easy to prepare items. It s easy to eat eight to ten samples during one lap of the store. These sample ladies (and men) are very popular. Samples are gobbled up by almost everyone. Have you ever calculated how much food you’re eating on one of these shopping trips? Or more specifically, have you looked at the sodium counts of the foods? Since my husband has been on a healthier diet due to his heart disease he has really been watching the nutrition labels more closely. One of the things he’s specifically checking out is the sodium content of the food. I was proud of him last week when
Posted on: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 06:52:24 +0000