1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to buy something unfamiliar at the grocery 4 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: store or farmer's market. For just a few dollars and 5 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: a little bit of time, you can add some novelty 6 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: to your week. And who knows, maybe you'll discover a 7 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: new favorite food, or more likely you won't, But so 8 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: what adventures can be fun even if they don't lead 9 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: to much. Many of us buy the same stuff every 10 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: time we go to the grocery store. Marketers know this, 11 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: which is why there is such a mad dash to 12 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: catch people's attention at the rare times when they are 13 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: changing their tastes. It is smart to spend your money 14 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: on food you know your family will eat, because that 15 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: way you don't waste it. But if life is feeling 16 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: a little too routine right now, and yet you can't 17 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: shake things up in any big way, it might be 18 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: fun to try small novelties. The grocery store is a 19 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: great venue for this because, well, you go there anyway, 20 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: you probably go there a lot, and the steaks are small. 21 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: So next time you go shopping, open your eyes to 22 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: getting something you have never grabbed before. Produce is a 23 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: good option. There are often little bins of things that 24 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: aren't the normal apples, bananas, or grapes. Maybe you try 25 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 1: a star fruit or a kum quaet. Let your kids 26 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: pick out any fruit or vegetable they want. I am 27 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 1: not saying they will try it, though I'm not saying 28 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: they definitely won't either. If you're firing up the grill 29 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: more this time of year, I mean they maybe think 30 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: beyond the hamburgers, hot dogs, and steaks we normally try. 31 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,559 Speaker 1: If Costco has a special on a cut of meat 32 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: you've never heard of, or one you've never tried yourself, 33 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: well give it a whirl. You can try something nutty 34 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: like quails eggs or an international snack your grocery store stocks. 35 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: Maybe it's a food you've heard of, like vegemite, but 36 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: have never pondered trying be careful with the vegemite. Maybe 37 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: it's a new to you cuisine that's not so well 38 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: represented in your local takeout selections. And then there are 39 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: the frozen treat foods. I've recently been embarking on a 40 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: tour of the non dairy frozen dessert section of my 41 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 1: grocery store. I had never looked in that case before, 42 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: but you know, it's pretty exciting. Once the item has 43 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: made it from the shelf to your cart to your kitchen, 44 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: spend a little time researching it, figure out possible preparations. 45 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: Will it taste like some other familiar foods? Will it 46 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: taste like chicken? Come up with a plan, and then execute. 47 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: The goal is not necessarily to find something you're going 48 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 1: to love as much as I don't know grilled cheese. 49 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: Don't set that as the goal. You'll probably be disappointed. 50 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: The goal instead is more to do something out of 51 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: the ordinary on a Tuesday night. Over the past year, 52 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: it's been a lot harder to have little adventures in 53 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: our lives. Becoming a grocery store daredevil is a very 54 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: cheap and easy way to have a little fun. If 55 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: you're really unsure, we'll do what I'm doing and start 56 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 1: with dessert. For whatever reason. That seems easier, because you 57 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: can always just not eat dessert if it doesn't work. 58 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: But as you try new things each week, you might 59 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: discover things you like, like duck or swordfish or spaghetti swash. 60 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: A few more recipes might be possible in the future. 61 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening and 62 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 63 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 64 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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