“Last night, I found someone else’s shopping list. I was making my way through the produce section when I looked in my cart, and there it was. Stuck to the in-store circular on two Post-It notes. And you know what? It stopped me in my tracks. Maybe I’m just nosy, …

“Contrary to the advice given by legions of nutritionists and diet guides, making a shopping list may actually increase a shopper’s chance of selecting unhealthier food options. According to a study conducted at Duke University and published in the ‘Journal of Consumer Research,’ the mental effort that it takes to …

“‘You’ve never bought lima beans a day in your life,’ my husband will say after I arrive home from the store. That’s true, I will think to myself. What was I thinking? ‘Yeah, but it says right here I like lima beans. It’s on my grocery list. And grocery lists …

“Purchase foods in a form that makes it easier to eat well. If you have little time for preparing foods, buy those that are ready-to-eat or ready to add to menu items/recipes. Examples might be buying the baby carrots instead of those you have to peel and cut up, buying …

Though grocery store receipts are a much more common find that grocery lists, they still provide a peek into the lives of others (which is always much more interesting if it’s one of your neighbors: “The other day I was working in my yard and stumbled upon a grocery receipt …

“In this day and age of costly gasoline, consolidating errand trips can have a major impact on your wallet. My family lives in the boonies and, I have to admit, this is one aspect where we falter. Too often we make unnecessary trips to town when picking up something on …

“I like lists. Correction — I looove lists!!! I love them so much I have lists of lists sometimes. I think lists if not a great organisational tool than at least a wonderful tool to trick yourself that everything is organised and nothing forgotten, so you can peacefully go to …