Follow food safety measures not only at home but at the grocery store.

Even though Covid-19 influenced grocery stores to finetune online shopping and delivery services, many of us still prefer to grocery shop in person.

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All health precautions are to be taken seriously with prediabetes on the rise, so food safety should start at the grocery store and continue into the kitchen.

Grocery shopping visits can be made easy by creating a weekly grocery list. Starting at one end of the grocery store and ending at the frozen aisle will allow the shopper to walk through efficiently.

Avoid buying high-calorie snacks and unhealthy nibbling when shopping by not going to the grocery store hungry. If running several errands, the last stop should be the grocery store.

Expiration dates.

To avoid buying expired food, learn to read the expiration dates on nearly all food products. Date stamps are written small, so carry reading glasses.

Meat department.

When choosing meat, chicken, and seafood prepackaged or from the butcher block, place each package in an additional plastic bag in case of leaks. These bags are located conveniently in the produce and meat departments.

Fresh produce.