Can you share your weekly must haves from the store?!

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Mskristin316
Mskristin316 Posts: 9 Member
edited September 2016 in Food and Nutrition
I love buying:

Lots of baby spinach to eat cold or hot.
Mushrooms~!
Apples
Berries
Lean meats
Eggs
Feta cheese
laughing cow cheese wedges
Kashi mocha bars
Arctic zero ice cream

I feel like having these in my house helps me be more successful with a somewhat healthy lifestyle. How about you? Feel free to add me as a friend. Thanks
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  • Mskristin316
    Mskristin316 Posts: 9 Member
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    Wine! When I am not pregnant.

    Hahahahah!!!!
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
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    I structure my shopping a bit differently. I try to have two main shopping days per week (usually Monday and Friday) and then go for midweek milkruns as needed. I aim to buy non-perishables before I run out, and perishables as I run out. Splitting them into these four categories seems to fit my needs:

    Fresh fruit - first pomelo of the season bought today - I also have pears, and one small melon, apple, fig.
    Vegetables to eat raw - I have broccoli, carrots, assorted beets.
    Ingredients for dinner (same day or very soon) - vegetables, fresh fish or meat.
    Staples - milk, bread, sandwich spreads, grains&cereals, pasta&noodles, spices&condiments, honeys&syrup, nuts&seeds, pulses, eggs, cheese, yogurt, frozen meat, fish, vegs and berries, butter, oils, canned goods, cocoa&coffee&tea.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,182 Member
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    Must have? We must have food and we must have household cleaning and sanitary products. That's why I never have been able to guesstimate how much we spend on food. The cleaning and sanitary products are a big portion of the grocery spend.
  • fireytiger
    fireytiger Posts: 236 Member
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    Onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, cheese, milk, fruit for snacks, and frozen veggies. Also meat to put in the freezer, including (but not limited to) extra lean ground beef and chicken.
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
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    Proteins: chicken, salmon, protein powder, pulses( beans, chickpeas, lentils, blackeyed peas,etc)
    Grains: quinoa, oats, brown rice
    Dairy: greek yogurt, milk (either almond, skim, soy), cheese ( feta, pecorino romano, manchego, asiago)
    Fruits/vegetables: Avocados, baby spinach, broccoli, pineapple, banana, broccoli, cherry tomatoes,blueberries, carrots, corn, bell peppers, sweet potatoes
    other: Almond butter, cilantro, cinnamon (stick and powder), garlic, ginger, flaxseed, soy sauce, sriracha hot sauce, rice vinegar
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
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    Recently I'm into kale, so usually get that, walnuts, wholemeal bread, cheese, eggs, high protein yoghurt, clementines and otherwise it depends what's on offer.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
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    Toilet paper :p Anything else can be improvised.

    Also, Greek yogurt, milk, my favorite multigrain bread, peanut butter, frozen veggies in steam bags, and potatoes. I eat those things every single day.

    Everything else on my list varies by what's on sale, availability, and what the rest of the household wants.
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
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    whine and specialty cheeses.

    watermelon
    avocados
    arugala
    tomateos
    stuff to make breads and pastas
    bucantini because my press results in too big
    frozen fruits and veggies
    cold brew coffee
    whatever im making for dinners that week
  • divcara
    divcara Posts: 79 Member
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    Proteins: 99% fat free ground turkey, skinless/boneless chicken breast, liquid egg whites, eggs

    Carbs: whole grain pastas, brown rice, sweet potatos, potatos, fingerling potatos, rolled oats, low sodium ezekiel bread, cinnamon raisin ezekiel english muffins, ezekiel pita bread, ezekiel tortillas, ezekiel sesame burger rolls

    veggies: spinach, arugula, broccoli slaw, brussel sprout slaw, diced onions, diced green onions, mushrooms (basically i'm too lazy to chop veggies!!), broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, organic pumpkin puree

    Other: apples, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, almonds, coconut amino, valentina hot sauce (low sodium), trader joe's sriracha, PB2, various infused olive oils, reduced sugar ketchup, mrs. dash no salt seasonings, spice hunter no salt poultry or seafood blends, wholly guacamole avocado verde guac, quest bars, gourmet garden cilantro/ginger/chives, etc., no sugar added marinara sauces, log cabin sugar free syrup, unsweetened cocoa powder

    Crazy Richard's peanut butter and So Delicious non dairy coconut whipped cream, except if I buy those, especially together, they are gone in a day.
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
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    Milk, olive oil, yogurt, eggs, bread, peanut butter, meat/chicken, coffee, fresh fruits and veg whatever looks good, canned and frozen veg, lots of onions and garlic, frozen strawberries for my fake soft serve lol, protein powder, glucose tablets (prediabetic), sweetener and water flavorings, ummm.... yeah, diet root beer. Cheese. baby carrots. bananas. that's the basics.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
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    A big-*kitten* bag of mixed veg (broccoli, cauliflower, summer squash, zucchini and carrots). The rest is negotiable.
  • Gidzmo
    Gidzmo Posts: 904 Member
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    Veggies--especially salad veggies (lettuce, onions, tomatoes, etc).

    Fruits--family faves are apples and oranges.

    Eggs--which we can sometimes find on sale. Meat is fairly expensive here.

    Bread--for sandwiches (when you do not feel like cooking).
  • ChelzFit
    ChelzFit Posts: 292 Member
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    Veggies: Green Beans, Red Onion, Cucumbers, Green Peppers, lettuce, Celery & Carrots
    Fats: Avocados, coconut butter
    Fruits: Apples, strawberries, blueberries & banannas
    Carbs: Ezekiel bread & brown rice tortillas, peanut butter Puffins cereal, Power O's cereal, Oat Bran
    Dairy: Greek Yogurt, Light In Fit Vanilla Yogurt, Unsweet Cashew Milk or Almond Milk, string cheese
    Other: Diet Coke, Quest Bars, Balance Bars (Chocolate Mint Cookie!!) Zone Bars
    As for meat, we buy in bulk Chicken Breast, Pork, and beef. I will buy salmon quite often or shrimp
  • AmandaHugginkiss
    AmandaHugginkiss Posts: 486 Member
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    Chicken breast, extra lean pork loin, Greek yogurt, apples, cheese sticks, high fiber protein bars, eggs, egg whites, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers.

    Everything else can vary because I love variety. But the above are the basics on which I build everything else.
  • gatamadriz
    gatamadriz Posts: 68 Member
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    Basics, chicken breasts, 2% milk, eggs, bread and/or tortillas, cheese, broccoli, onions, garlic, carrots, celery, green/red pepper, apples, bananas, and whatever produce is in season which is pretty much everything except okra and rhubarb.
    I have pantry staples that I don't buy every week but probably once a month which include olive oil, both light and eeov, rice, soba noodles, pasta, canned and dried beans, lentils, peas, canned whole marzano tomatoes, tomato paste, protein drink powders, oatmeal.
    I also have a stocked freezer with cod, salmon, shrimp, scallops, pork chops, hamburger and dinners I prepared and froze (which I might ever get to eat if I can beat my son to the freezer! ;) )
  • LUHAN27
    LUHAN27 Posts: 211 Member
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    Chickpeas, almond milk, red beans, spices, onions, spinach, bananas.
  • KDar1988
    KDar1988 Posts: 650 Member
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    Just went shopping today. I belong to a farm share so every Wed I look forward to a box full of veggies. Lately it's been tomatoes, kale, carrots, beets, peppers and summer squash. Apples are coming on so I went and bought 2 big bags at the orchard. Bought chicken, pork chops, hamburger, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, oatmeal, eggs, beans (going to make chili some night this week).
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
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    low-fat cottage cheese - part of a protein-rich breakfast mix
    greek yogurt - part of a protein-rich breakfast mix
    lemon juice - a staple item for various recipes, mainly for that breakfast mix and fish
    grapes - either white or red depending on what's on sale. A simple fruit with some fiber that's easy to prepare
    chicken breast - one of my main sources of protein
    canned tuna - another main protein source, plus our cat likes the water the tuna is packed in