The thing that really cuts time is something I do before I even leave my house.
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Walking into a grocery store can feel like punching in on a timecard.
If I added up all the hours Ive spent in grocery stores in my lifetime, I might faint.
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If you are the primary grocery shopper in your family, you know what I mean.
A2024 surveyindicated that the average shopper visits the grocery store at least six times a month.
Those minutes really do add up.
A recipe professional spendsa lotof time grocery shopping.
I feel like I know every nook and cranny of the grocery stores in the towns where Ive lived.
This way Im not crisscrossing all over the aisles to nab something I missed.
In any case, I think of my typical pathway and structure my list that way.
Because I always start out in the produce section, I list fresh fruits and vegetables first.
Then I tackle condiments and canned items, because thats where the store leads next.
Im hardly the only recipe professional who knows that when it comes to grocery stores, time is money.
Simply Recipes recipe editor Laurel Randolph is an adherent to well-ordered lists as well.
But its a small task and it never takes me long.
The so-called center store refers to the aisles where the shelf-stable foods are typically stocked.
