How To Navigate The Grocery Store Right Now, From A Grocer

Grocery stores at present largely evoke thoughts of peril. In fact, the New York Times noted grocery stores and stress now go hand in hand. But since we can't stop purchasing essentials, like food, how can we combat some of that undue stress?

Geller suggested limiting trips to the store and trying to shop at off-peak times when possible. "Most stores are wiping down shopping carts and surfaces," he said, "but it doesn't hurt to bring along your own sanitizing wipes."

To help you get in and out of the store as quickly as possible, Geller recommends creating a shopping plan beforehand. Unlike a traditional grocery list, he said to think in terms of categories, not items.

"Experts say the food-supply chain remains intact," Geller told us. Meaning there's no real need to panic buy. Instead, he suggests stocking rationally on staples like rice, beans, pasta, canned fish, nuts and nut butters, oats, and cereal.

Thank your grocer! "Grocery employees have been put on the front lines amid this crisis and are working around the clock to ensure food makes it to your table," he said.