if youre following any diet chances are youre shopping for lots of fresh nutritious foods to get through the grocery store in a timely fashion stick to the perimeter of the store its where youll find fresh dairy produce meat poultry and fish most of the aisles in between have packaged goods such as crackers cookies canned soups and vegetables juices etc for more specific information on getting through the grocery store check out our handy tips below produce load your cart with a variety of fresh nutrientdense fiberrich vegetables like spinach zucchini broccoli tomatoes carrots and peppers stock up on fresh fruits too including apples oranges mangoes pomegranates melons and berries dairy there are many items to choose from in the dairy aisle for instance eggs partskim ricotta cheese and lowfat cheese are all excellent lean protein choices lowfat and fatfree milk count toward your daily dairy requirement as do lowfat and nonfat plain yogurt and artificially sweetened lowfat and fatfree yogurt you can also find unsweetened or artificially sweetened soy milk in the dairy aisle meatsfishpoultry focus your attention on lean cuts of beef and poultry which include eye of round ground beef tenderloin top loin and top round as well as turkey and chicken breast pork loin and pork tenderloin fish and shellfish are also good choices get to know your fishmonger you should aim to eat fish four times a week limit consumption of types of fish that contain high levels of methylmercury including shark swordfish king mackerel and tilefish frozen foods the frozen aisle offers quicktocook vegetables perfect if youre up against the clock you can also find soybased meat alternatives in the freezer section look for those that contain less than 6 grams of fat per 2 to 3ounce servings if you have a sweet tooth try frozen fudge bars with no added sugar miscellaneous other foods to seek out from the middle of the store nuts avoid honeyroasted or sweetened varieties canned light tuna fish extravirgin olive oil sugarfree gelatin vegetable juice cocktail or tomato juice sugarfree diet sodas and sugarfree drink mixes you can also stock up on wholegrain breads and crackers brown rice wholewheat pasta and lowsugar highfiber wholegrain cereals