Tag Archives: behavioral economics

For healthy choices, shop with a cart, not basket

Will a basket or a cart determine how healthy your grocery choices are?

From Joe:  When you are shopping to eat healthy, does how you hold your items make a difference in the kinds of items you select?

Consumer Reports reporter Maggie Shader would answer “Yes!”

She cites a study which found that carrying your items in a basket leads you to make unwise choices. Carrying items in a basket …