You know what they say... "Knowing is half the battle", and if you know whats coming, youll be able to fight temptation. Grocery stores have worked with marketing companies for years to entice shoppers to splurge. MMC patients run the risk of gaining pounds while losing money.

Kids eye it and you buy it.

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Its smart business for supermarkets to put random sugary temptations like Twinkies, near your usual purchases. Its harder to keep moving when theyre in your face. They place them on end caps of aisles too, to get those shoppers that run in for "just a sec".

Beware of "Diet", "Low-Calorie" & "Fat-Free".

Check those fat-free cookies, theyre not calorie free or sugar free. Low-calorie crackers arent carbohydrate free or fat free. Claims like "reduces the risk of heart disease" fool us into believing the food better for us than it really is. Try comparing the "fat-free" alternative to the regular item and see for yourself. Stick to the whole foods that you know are healthy, lean meat and fresh vegetables.

Smell the calories.

Walk in and smell fresh bread, fried chicken or cookies. Now try not to buy.

The sense of smell is strong but you are stronger. Think to yourself, "Its only a tactic to get me to stray from my diet"

Its an old trick that not only supermarkets use, but real estate agents. Fresh homemade cookie smells make people happy, therefore theyll buy more.

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