Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Facts Up Front should help shoppers in the grocery store.
Have you ever felt like you spend too much time grocery shopping? Does reading labels, lists of ingredients and health claims on food labels cause more confusion than they help? If this is how you feel when you grocery shop a new tool might make things a bit easier. The Grocery Manufacturers Association along with the Food Marketing Institute recently announced a new initiative to provide nutrition information, education and easier label reading. The “Facts Up Front” nutrition icon and website are designed to communicate the facts of good nutrition and to highlight the nutritional information of each food product. The “Facts Up Front” program (I have been on the advisory panel helping to guide development of these tools) is based on the …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
While we may not be able to get them to your door, we can help you save some money.
Patch is all about making your life ridiculously easy and if there's one thing that most people have to worry about every week, it's grocery shopping. What to get, where to get it, how to get it for the best price... In our new 'Grocery Specials' section, you can browse local grocery coupons and weekly specials. Similar to the weekly circulars found in print newspapers by each local retailer, the Grocery Special section has hundreds of retailers’ specials in one place. You can search all local stores or you can narrow down your search to your local grocer of choice. You can also browse the specials by category, search by item and view your grocery list. In addition to viewing the weekly specials, you can: And how do you get to the …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Our nutrition from Washington University looks at how people shop for groceries.
The International Food Information Council Foundation (IFICF) annually conducts a survey on Americans views about food, food safety and health. This year the results reflect the same overall emphasis as results from previous years. When it comes to purchasing food, taste is the number driver, followed by price and then healthfulness comes in third. At the same time, nearly all of those surveyed reported trying to improve at least one of their eating habits. The web-based survey of 1,057 Americans, between the ages of 18 and 80, took place in April of this year. The participants of the survey reflected the demographics of the US population for age, race/ethnicity, gender and region of the country. This years’ survey is the seventh annual …
