Shop Smart
It pays to shop smart.
Shopping smart means buying a wide range of tasty, nutritious foods for a balanced diet and keeping the costs down.
Shopping to a budget, spending by the food pyramid, comparing costs per kilo and reading food labels are skills to learn smart shopping habits.
Learn these skills by using the suggestions below. Click the links for more information or use the buttons the the left-hand side menu.
- Plan a weekly menu
- Compare price per kilo
- Shop to a budget using the 10-plan
- Shop around
- Choose homebrand products
- Buy in bulk
- Use your freezer
- Make the most of leftovers
- Make vegetables the base of your meals, not meat
- Extend meat with legumes
- Stay in season
- Grow your own
- Cook your own
- Pack your lunch
