三、Reading Comprehension:
      More and more convenience stores have opened in Taiwan, and so have shopping centers withsupermarkets in them. A survey showed that about 26% of people go shopping at supermarkets oncea week, 25.7% once every two weeks. Shopping at supermarkets seems to be a major part of manypeople’s lives; however, not many people know the best way to shop for food. Here are three tipsprovided by Professor Brian Wansink from Cornell University. He will teach us how to improve our diet byshopping smart.
      First, don’t shop on an empty stomach. Have you ever had a craving to eat everything when youwere hungry? This explains why you are more likely to buy more food than you need when you shophungrily. What if you find yourself hungry while shopping at the supermarket? Don’t worry! A mintcandy can be a lifesaver. The cooling taste will make you feel less hungry and therefore cut theamount of junk food you buy by 7%.
      Second, use your bag to divide your shopping cart or basket into two parts. More importantly,make sure half of the space goes to fruits and vegetables.
      Last but not least, pick a shopping route. The fruit and vegetables section comes first; meat anddairy next; and the snack section last. What is the secret behind it? Research shows that when yourbasket is empty, fruits and vegetables look more delicious than usual and you want to buy them more.The next section you should go to is meat and dairy. This is not only because they have importantnutrients, but also because research shows that shoppers take their time in sections after checking fruitsand vegetables. After the first two sections, according to the research, most people just shop quicklyor finish shopping. Therefore, by putting snack food at the end of your shopping route you will buy lessjunk food-without even trying.
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