WEBVTT - Be a grocery store daredevil 

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to buy something unfamiliar at the grocery

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<v Speaker 1>store or farmer's market. For just a few dollars and

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of time, you can add some novelty

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<v Speaker 1>to your week. And who knows, maybe you'll discover a

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<v Speaker 1>new favorite food, or more likely you won't, But so

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<v Speaker 1>what adventures can be fun even if they don't lead

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<v Speaker 1>to much. Many of us buy the same stuff every

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<v Speaker 1>time we go to the grocery store. Marketers know this,

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<v Speaker 1>which is why there is such a mad dash to

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<v Speaker 1>catch people's attention at the rare times when they are

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<v Speaker 1>changing their tastes. It is smart to spend your money

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<v Speaker 1>on food you know your family will eat, because that

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<v Speaker 1>way you don't waste it. But if life is feeling

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<v Speaker 1>a little too routine right now, and yet you can't

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<v Speaker 1>shake things up in any big way, it might be

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<v Speaker 1>fun to try small novelties. The grocery store is a

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<v Speaker 1>great venue for this because, well, you go there anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>you probably go there a lot, and the steaks are small.

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<v Speaker 1>So next time you go shopping, open your eyes to

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<v Speaker 1>getting something you have never grabbed before. Produce is a

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<v Speaker 1>good option. There are often little bins of things that

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<v Speaker 1>aren't the normal apples, bananas, or grapes. Maybe you try

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<v Speaker 1>a star fruit or a kum quaet. Let your kids

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<v Speaker 1>pick out any fruit or vegetable they want. I am

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<v Speaker 1>not saying they will try it, though I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 1>they definitely won't either. If you're firing up the grill

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<v Speaker 1>more this time of year, I mean they maybe think

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<v Speaker 1>beyond the hamburgers, hot dogs, and steaks we normally try.

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<v Speaker 1>If Costco has a special on a cut of meat

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<v Speaker 1>you've never heard of, or one you've never tried yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>well give it a whirl. You can try something nutty

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<v Speaker 1>like quails eggs or an international snack your grocery store stocks.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it's a food you've heard of, like vegemite, but

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<v Speaker 1>have never pondered trying be careful with the vegemite. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's a new to you cuisine that's not so well

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<v Speaker 1>represented in your local takeout selections. And then there are

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<v Speaker 1>the frozen treat foods. I've recently been embarking on a

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<v Speaker 1>tour of the non dairy frozen dessert section of my

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<v Speaker 1>grocery store. I had never looked in that case before,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, it's pretty exciting. Once the item has

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<v Speaker 1>made it from the shelf to your cart to your kitchen,

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<v Speaker 1>spend a little time researching it, figure out possible preparations.

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<v Speaker 1>Will it taste like some other familiar foods? Will it

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<v Speaker 1>taste like chicken? Come up with a plan, and then execute.

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<v Speaker 1>The goal is not necessarily to find something you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to love as much as I don't know grilled cheese.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't set that as the goal. You'll probably be disappointed.

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<v Speaker 1>The goal instead is more to do something out of

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<v Speaker 1>the ordinary on a Tuesday night. Over the past year,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a lot harder to have little adventures in

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<v Speaker 1>our lives. Becoming a grocery store daredevil is a very

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<v Speaker 1>cheap and easy way to have a little fun. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're really unsure, we'll do what I'm doing and start

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<v Speaker 1>with dessert. For whatever reason. That seems easier, because you

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<v Speaker 1>can always just not eat dessert if it doesn't work.

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<v Speaker 1>But as you try new things each week, you might

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<v Speaker 1>discover things you like, like duck or swordfish or spaghetti swash.

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<v Speaker 1>A few more recipes might be possible in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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