Is it possible to avoid using supermarkets completely? I was pondering this question the other day after discovering a blog about a family who are trying just this. In theory of course it should be straightforward but it does take a switch in shopping habits. The whole point of supermarkets was that they had everything in the same place so less time would be spent going from shop to shop. Difficult to argue against especially with the busy lives people lead these days. On-line shopping for food is also growing which reduces time spent food shopping even more.
But are we missing out and does it cost us? I'm a firm believer in shopping around to make sure you get the best deal but equally the convenience of supermarkets is something that attracts. Perhaps the current food scares over what is actually in our foods as opposed to what is on the labels will encourage more and more to cook from scratch. Let's hope so as that will encourage all of us to look further afield for where we buy our fresh meat and veg. I find grocers and butchers almost always provide better quality produce at the same price or less than supermarkets. It will be interesting to see how the family get on avoiding shopping in a supermarket and whether they can do it for the year.
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