Shop During Off-Peak Hours:

Don't compete with all those primetime shoppers or wait in the checkout line for 20 minutes. Shopping during the quietest hours of the day can get you in and out of the supermarket in minutes.

Shop Alone:

Shop by yourself in order to keep distractions at bay…you'll stay focused and have better success at shopping in 30 minutes or less.

Create a Supermarket Shopping List:

How often have you gone to the market only to realize you forgot the milk or the eggs? Without an organized shopping list, it's impossible to remember everything you need. To streamline your weekly trip to the grocery store, say goodbye to all those little scraps of note paper and instead, go armed with an organized shopping list.

Keep Your Pantry in Tip-Top Shape:

A pantry stocked with must-have staples like canned and frozen vegetables, jarred pasta sauce, canned beans, salsa, pre-shredded cheese and other shortcut ingredients can prevent return trips to the supermarket and cut down on the number of items you need to purchase each week. A well-stocked pantry is a real time saver.

Plan Meals Ahead:

Why think about "what's for dinner" when you're standing in the frozen food aisle? Knowing ahead of time what you'll be preparing for dinner each week can help you craft a focused shopping list, keeping your shopping trips short and to the point. Site: Mealmakeovermoms.com

Article by Liz Weiss, MS, RD: www.MealMakeoverMoms.com