It depends on what I’m making. I attempted to make my own Chicken Alfredo but it bombed, Luckily, I anticipated that I would fail, so I only attempted the sauce first before adding butter and pasta. So looking at some recipe didn’t help.
I ended up using canned chicken, pre-made alfredo sauce, and penne rigate.
Oh we buy pretty much the same things every time. However Rick does most of the shopping and often comes home with crap food and fattening shit that I don’t eat.
To get things like yogert and specialty cheeses I have to go myself.
I’ve been a label reader for most of my life. Now days you have to read closer as they invent new words to hide the names of old words that aren’t good for you. That’s where my cell comes in handy!!!
Rick bought some salsa once that boasted “No preservatives!!” It was expensive, too.
Of course within a week it was growing mold, even in the fridge, and I had to throw most of it out. I told him to just stick with the Pace stuff we usually buy.
As a vegetarian, I pretty much have to read labels to make sure what I am getting is suitable for vegetarians.
If it is a product that I buy regularly, and know what’s in it, I don’t, but for new items, or for items that have changed (maybe new packaging, or something that says “new and improved” or something like that) I will check again.
I read the cholesterol on almost every package when I pick it up for the first time. Sometimes I look at the sugar or sodium. It depends what I’m buying.
As far as ingredients I am less vigilant. It depends what it is, so I’ll say maybe 40% of the time I look at the ingredients.