Buying food only from the outside edge of the
supermarket, where the
fresh produce, milk, juice, etc. are displayed, in order to minimize the purchase of packaged
products and to maximize eating healthy
He: Your boyfriend's really into ecology
these days!
She: Yeah, he's even into outside-edge shopping?
He: Meaning?
She: He only buys
stuff that is displayed around the outside edge of the
supermarket because he thinks it's ecologically less damaging than the rest of the stuff there -- and better for you.
He: Neat!