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ften end up buying food that eventually goes bad because you never used it.</p><p id="15f3">The average American throws out around <a href="https://earth.org/food-waste-in-america/#:~:text=Every%20year%2C%20the%20average%20American,up%20right%20in%20the%20garbage.">219 lbs</a> of food per year.</p><div id="8425" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/companies-brands-and-products-ive-found-are-worth-the-money-9edf16302ce3"> <div> <div> <h2>Companies, Brands, and Products I’ve Found Are Worth The Money.</h2> <div><h3>Too many corporations aren’t being held accountable for their terrible practices.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*rm7ZrDBSEwm6-O5D)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="6938">Money.</h1><p id="382a">This wastefulness translates directly to dollars.</p><p id="ebe1">Buying all this food to throw it out later is a literal waste of money.</p><p id="8267">If you’re someone like me who’s constantly watching their budget so they can meet their financial goals, this isn’t helpful at all.</p><p id="4dfd">Through trial and error, I’ve also learned that simply setting a budget for when you go grocery shopping is not enough.</p><p id="9740">I used to do what my mom did when I was a kid — I created a list and tried to stick to it when I went to the grocery store, but I still fell victim to their marketing tactics and bought more than I needed.</p><p id="8eeb">So, how did I combat this? I’ll give you my answer at the end.</p><h1 id="c0d0">Time.</h1><p id="aad1">Grocery shopping is also very time-consuming.</p><p id="a38d">Driving to the store, walking through it, getting all your groceries, and then driving back can take up a lot of time.</p><p id="efc6">We’re busier than ever, trying to run households, haul kids around, and make sure everything is in relative order, and I find this trip can be inconvenient at times.</p><div id="fada" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-current-realistic-plan-to-live-my-life-to-the-fullest-and-reach-my-goals-469a4c44026e"> <div> <div> <h2>My Current, Realistic Plan to Live My Life to The Fullest and Reach My Goals.</h2> <div><h3>The journey doesn’t always look like the crazy rollercoasters shown on social media.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div

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    </div><h1 id="c736">So what’s the alternative?</h1><p id="853d">What have I done to get my groceries and solve these issues while also helping to lessen the amount of food waste?</p><p id="3691">Get groceries delivered. You can save time and money and be less wasteful (not using your car and spending gas).</p><p id="0c9a">I subscribed to a food delivery service that sells these less ‘desirable’ products. Which is not true; these groceries I get are of excellent quality.</p><p id="08fc">I use the <a href="https://www.imperfectfoods.com/start/tryimperfectfood-aa?promocode=23wl20&amp;g_acctid=565-359-0436&amp;g_adgroupid=75517473348&amp;g_adid=663437378863&amp;g_adtype=search&amp;g_campaign=G_S_US_Brand&amp;g_campaignid=1713759545&amp;g_keyword=imperfect%20foods&amp;g_keywordid=aud-822852408945:kwd-474083331105&amp;g_network=g&amp;kw=imperfect%20foods&amp;nw=g&amp;utm_campaign=1713759545&amp;utm_content=75517473348&amp;utm_medium=paidsearch-lower&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_term=663437378863&amp;utm_source=google&amp;gad=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwxuCnBhDLARIsAB-cq1oGgXFjInHayGMt9DEDXZkUqshgJhINoJ8GsE6RSBzgd71SNruF09MaAvnqEALw_wcB">Imperfect Foods/Misfits Market</a> food delivery service.</p><p id="53ce">I have noticed a huge difference in money and wastefulness.</p><p id="f956">The time benefit is an obvious one. Starting with my first order, I didn’t have any need to go to the grocery store.</p><p id="3ed5">As time went on, I noticed I was spending less every week on groceries, and after some more time, I noticed I needed to throw out less garbage — my waste has been cut in half thanks to this.</p><p id="6f50">I love shopping through their app because it’s easy to navigate and most important, you can look at your cart and see exactly how much everything costs before you buy it. You can’t do this at grocery stores.</p><p id="419f">This helps me stay within budget or if I want to splurge a little, I can without going overboard like I used to do when shopping at the store.</p><p id="cd1f">I may sound like an infomercial for this company, I promise you I’m not. <i>I’m not affiliated with this company besides being another customer.</i></p><p id="1078">The reason I want everyone to know about this service is because our food waste is out of control, and if we want to better the environment we live in, it’s up to us to make better decicions.</p><p id="7909">Buying these products that are imperfect is a great start.</p></article></body>

Why I Stopped Going To The Grocery Store.

Grocery stores are designed to make you pay top dollar and be wasteful.

What’s funny is I used to like going to the grocery store.

I used to enjoy perusing up and down the aisles, seeing what stuff I hadn’t tried before, and getting ideas for what new recipes I may want to try.

All of that went out the window when I learned that grocery stores are super wasteful and aren’t saving you any money.

So here are the three reasons why I no longer shop for groceries at a typical grocery store.

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Wastefulness.

This is two-fold.

You’re wasteful in that grocery stores have aesthetic standards — literally beauty standards for the products they allow on their shelves, and end up rejecting other perfectly consumable goods — this makes up about 40% of food waste.

That doesn’t even include the food that does make it to the shelves and is later thrown out. On average, about 30% of the food in grocery stores gets thrown out.

You’re also wasteful in that grocery stores are designed to entice you to buy more than you need.

They’re not there for convenience. They are there to make you spend money, and you often end up buying food that eventually goes bad because you never used it.

The average American throws out around 219 lbs of food per year.

Companies, Brands, and Products I’ve Found Are Worth The Money.

Too many corporations aren’t being held accountable for their terrible practices.

medium.com

Money.

This wastefulness translates directly to dollars.

Buying all this food to throw it out later is a literal waste of money.

If you’re someone like me who’s constantly watching their budget so they can meet their financial goals, this isn’t helpful at all.

Through trial and error, I’ve also learned that simply setting a budget for when you go grocery shopping is not enough.

I used to do what my mom did when I was a kid — I created a list and tried to stick to it when I went to the grocery store, but I still fell victim to their marketing tactics and bought more than I needed.

So, how did I combat this? I’ll give you my answer at the end.

Time.

Grocery shopping is also very time-consuming.

Driving to the store, walking through it, getting all your groceries, and then driving back can take up a lot of time.

We’re busier than ever, trying to run households, haul kids around, and make sure everything is in relative order, and I find this trip can be inconvenient at times.

My Current, Realistic Plan to Live My Life to The Fullest and Reach My Goals.

The journey doesn’t always look like the crazy rollercoasters shown on social media.

medium.com

So what’s the alternative?

What have I done to get my groceries and solve these issues while also helping to lessen the amount of food waste?

Get groceries delivered. You can save time and money and be less wasteful (not using your car and spending gas).

I subscribed to a food delivery service that sells these less ‘desirable’ products. Which is not true; these groceries I get are of excellent quality.

I use the Imperfect Foods/Misfits Market food delivery service.

I have noticed a huge difference in money and wastefulness.

The time benefit is an obvious one. Starting with my first order, I didn’t have any need to go to the grocery store.

As time went on, I noticed I was spending less every week on groceries, and after some more time, I noticed I needed to throw out less garbage — my waste has been cut in half thanks to this.

I love shopping through their app because it’s easy to navigate and most important, you can look at your cart and see exactly how much everything costs before you buy it. You can’t do this at grocery stores.

This helps me stay within budget or if I want to splurge a little, I can without going overboard like I used to do when shopping at the store.

I may sound like an infomercial for this company, I promise you I’m not. I’m not affiliated with this company besides being another customer.

The reason I want everyone to know about this service is because our food waste is out of control, and if we want to better the environment we live in, it’s up to us to make better decicions.

Buying these products that are imperfect is a great start.