Solenn Heussaff gives some practical palengke shopping tips

Kapuso actor and host Solenn Heussaff is known to follow a healthy lifestyle but just like all of us she likes to hunt for cheap, fresh and organic ingredients.

In a recent blog post, she shared a few tips on how she saves time and money when shopping for ingredients at her favorite wet market. That would be Cartimar in Pasay City.

She recorded her shopping activity one morning and revealed how she shops in disguise.

Solenn said she likes to do her own shopping to know where her food's ingredients come from and to be more practical.

Here are 5 of the things she does when wet market shopping:

1. Make a meal plan for the week. It'll be easier to identify the produce that you'll need to buy.
2. Write a list of everything and divide them into categories (meat, seafood, vegetables, etc). You'll be able to save time and have a better shopping experience by not having keep going back to the same area in case you miss anything.
3. Eat something before going in. You'll end up buying more than what you need. 
4. Have a budget—and stick to it!
5. Ask for different deals. Also, be a good suki!

— Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News