{"id":249294,"date":"2024-04-21T23:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/why-only-shop-the-perimeter-of-the-grocery-store-is-bogus\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T00:07:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T00:07:43","slug":"why-only-shop-the-perimeter-of-the-grocery-store-is-bogus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/why-only-shop-the-perimeter-of-the-grocery-store-is-bogus\/","title":{"rendered":"Why \u2018Only Shop the Perimeter of the Grocery Store\u2019 is Bogus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A<\/span>mong other arbitrary food rules like \u201cpick the option with less fat and less sugar\u201d or \u201cdon\u2019t buy foods with ingredients you can\u2019t pronounce,\u201d you may have heard to \u201conly shop the perimeter of the grocery store.\u201d In short, no buying foods or drinks in the aisles (aka, most of the grocery store), just the produce and dairy products against the walls.<\/div>\n

But while it\u2019s a fairly popular piece of advice, it\u2019s also one you may want to ignore. According to registered dietitians, the suggestion is just plain wrong for a variety of reasons, from health to ethics to pleasure, and more.<\/p>\n

Vital nutrients (and delicious tastes) you\u2019ll miss out on if you only shop the perimeter of the grocery store<\/h2>\n

Skipping or limiting purchases from the aisles means you\u2019re neglecting many key nutrients and bursts of flavor. Let\u2019s break down…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Read the full article originally published at www.wellandgood.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Among other arbitrary food rules like \u201cpick the option with less fat and less sugar\u201d or \u201cdon\u2019t buy foods with ingredients you can\u2019t pronounce,\u201d you may have heard to \u201conly shop the perimeter of the grocery store.\u201d In short, no buying foods or drinks in the aisles (aka, most of the grocery store), just the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":249295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhy \u2018Only Shop the Perimeter of the Grocery Store\u2019 is Bogus - Republic of Green News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/only-shop-the-perimeter-of-the-grocery-store\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why \u2018Only Shop the Perimeter of the Grocery Store\u2019 is Bogus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Among other arbitrary food rules like \u201cpick the option with less fat and less sugar\u201d or \u201cdon\u2019t buy foods with ingredients you can\u2019t pronounce,\u201d you may have heard to \u201conly shop the perimeter of the grocery store.\u201d In short, no buying foods or drinks in the aisles (aka, most of the grocery store), just the […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/only-shop-the-perimeter-of-the-grocery-store\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Republic of Green News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-21T23:00:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-22T00:07:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stocksy_txp5fe3c402OHv300_Small_352035.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"867\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"577\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Well + Good\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Well + Good\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/only-shop-the-perimeter-of-the-grocery-store\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/why-only-shop-the-perimeter-of-the-grocery-store-is-bogus\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Well + Good\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d0da980979c2796cde296e3b7ea60f60\"},\"headline\":\"Why \u2018Only Shop the Perimeter of the Grocery Store\u2019 is Bogus\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-21T23:00:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-22T00:07:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/why-only-shop-the-perimeter-of-the-grocery-store-is-bogus\/\"},\"wordCount\":169,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Natural Health & Fitness\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/only-shop-the-perimeter-of-the-grocery-store\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/why-only-shop-the-perimeter-of-the-grocery-store-is-bogus\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/only-shop-the-perimeter-of-the-grocery-store\/\",\"name\":\"Why \u2018Only Shop the Perimeter of the Grocery Store\u2019 is Bogus - 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