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- Avoid in-store marketing altogether by ordering your groceries online for curbside pick-up or delivery. This may also help to reduce unplanned impulse purchases.
- Visit MyPlate for more shopping tips and tools.
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Jamie Benedict, Ph.D., R.D.N., is a professor with Rethink Your Drink, a program offered by the College of w88 online live casino, Biotechnology & Natural Re' w88 online live casino ofin collaboration with Extension.
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