This is part of an ongoing HuffPost Canada series on food insecurity and how its affecting Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic . In this edition, we talk to a Toronto dietitian for tips people can use to buy cheap, healthy ingredients at all types of businesses that sell groceries.

Being mindful of grocery budgets is always a smart idea, but especially at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic: Food Banks Canada predicts that more Canadians will go hungry once CERB ends , with already high food bank usage spiking further.

When people ask me where to grocery shop, I always say, Whatever is close to you, whatevers convenient and affordable, she told HuffPost Canada. I think we spend so much time running away from our cultural identity, trying to fit into the white dominant culture and its food fads ; really the healthiest food can be whats from our culture and what tastes the best.

Here are Basilio recommendations for Canadian grocery shoppers, broken down by the type of establishment visited: