Food haul for the week

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  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,075 Member
    ReenieHJ wrote: »
    Thanks angel! Embarrassed to say I've never had sriracha, might just be time to give it a go. :)

    If you like chicken Skinnytaste's honey siracha chicken is really good. I tasted the sauce after making it and thought it might be too strong but it's great once on the chicken, I may even make it hotter next time.

  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,075 Member
    I batch cooked steel cut oatmeal with chia and flaxseed, lentils for my lunch salad, then made potatoes. I'm making a chicken and garbanzo bean stew at the end of the week. I usually cook a couple days in advance like making chicken and roasted vegetables for dinner. I tend to get whatever produce is on sale or a good price then choose protein to compliment it.

    I'm going to Costco at the end of the week for lettuce, more spring greens, protein drinks, rotisserie chicken and coffee but so far bought:
    Greek yogurt
    bulk popcorn
    steel cut oats
    cucumbers
    asparagus
    broccoli
    radishes
    spring greens
    onions
    jicama
    parsley
    peppers
    (last group is for my lunch salads)
    chicken breasts
    tuna
    paprika for popcorn
    apples
    kabocha squash
    tea
    found Yasso peppermint crunch bars but they're not pepperminty enough
    I was getting a produce box but just canceled as I received one too many spoiled items. I DO miss having the box delivered!
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    @kshama2001 yes I have to use 2 tbsp around 240 Cal works for me
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    @katmary71 oh man not minty enough 😋 I understand 🥰. So what do you do wit jicama? I plan on getting a couple special items from Costco next week macadamia nuts and almond flour
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,075 Member
    @angelexperiment I just add jicama to my lunch salad. I first had it in a Dos coyotes salad with spring greens, red pepper, onion, tortilla chips, black beans, grilled chicken, mango salsa, and a creamy dressing. I make a lower calorie version of that salad. It's good just dipped in hummus but can also be used in stir fry and slaw. I've even come across recipes where you slice with a mandoline and use as a tortilla. Most grocery stores aside of Walmart have jicama, most of the time it isn't refrigerated but at Safeway it is.
  • ReenieHJ
    ReenieHJ Posts: 9,724 Member
    JaneAero wrote: »
    Hi everyone,
    I pick up a small amount of shopping every night on my way home from my cleaning job.
    I walk to my 2hr cleaning job, then walk to the supermarket, then walk home and at that time of night everything is reduced.
    I always head to the reduced fruit and veg and fresh food section first and plan my food for the next day around that to a degree.
    So today,

    Breakfast I had a thin wholemeal bagel & low fat cream cheese.
    Lunch was a mixed Leaf salad, 2 baby tomatoes, 100g four bean salad and 2 falafel.
    Dinner is going to be chicken breast, asparagus, mushroom and pesto sauce.

    Tomorrow will be thin bagel for breakfast with poached egg.
    Lunch will be mixed Leaf salad with thin sliced beef.
    Dinner will be red bell pepper, stuffed with leftover chicken, rice, sweet corn, pesto & parmesan.

    Drinks are black coffee & water.
    For snacks I have rice cakes, apples, satsumas, bananas, actimel yogurts.

    Everything was reduced, which is important to me, as I am senior on a pension.

    I want to keep my food as simple, unprocessed and preferably raw as possible, with minimal baking, to keep electricity costs down.

    I try to buy modern food stuffs to get away from the post-war mentality of meat and two veg.

    Wow, super healthy :) Add in the walking, cleaning, healthy food and you've got a winning combination.
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    @JaneAero great job! I love that idea 👏🔥. I’d walk to work too if I could but it’s 12 miles away! ( I can’t yet walk farther than .5 mile bc I need a hip replacement) but I admire you’re dedicated healthy regime. 😄🧗👩‍🏫
  • vggb
    vggb Posts: 132 Member
    I bought some groceries yesterday. I shop once a week and keep the pantry ready. I pick up what ever I'm out of.

    Bananas
    Garlic sourdough 100% wheat bread
    Apples
    Red pears
    Romaine
    Greek yogurt, non-fat vanilla
    Mushrooms
    2 dozen eggs
    93% lean burger
    93% lean ground turkey
    Green bell peppers
    Italian roast beef from the deli
    Sun dried tomato Turkey from the deli
    Cherry tomatoes
    Canned corn, grn beans, sweet peas (no salt)
    Canned diced tomatoes, tomato sauce (no salt)

  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
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    You had me in the first half, I'm not gonna lie . . .
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    We go through our saved stuff on Pinterest every weekend and decide what we're making for dinner and do our shopping for items we need for those along with any staples we are low on and usually do our shopping on Sunday. Our haul is always different depending on what we're planning for the week. For this week:

    Monday: Grilled beef tenderloin filet w/sauteed brussels sprouts and bacon
    Tuesday: Oven baked teriyaki sockeye salmon w/roasted broccoli
    Wednesday: Stuffed bell peppers (ground beef, wild rice, caramelized onion, spinach, mushroom)
    Thursday: Buffalo style grilled boneless/skinless chicken thighs w/garden salad
    Friday: Pizza and movie night
    Saturday: Pan fried cod w/roasted asparagus
    Sunday: Chicken and orzo lemon soup/stewp

    Our fisherman friend from Alaska was just here over the weekend and we bought 25 Lbs of sockeye as we do every year, so we'll be having salmon probably once per week for awhile.

    We are pretty similar in planning style... this is awesome!
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
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    You had me in the first half, I'm not gonna lie . . .

    Same! I was thinking "WHAT THE ...."?!?
  • ReenieHJ
    ReenieHJ Posts: 9,724 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    We go through our saved stuff on Pinterest every weekend and decide what we're making for dinner and do our shopping for items we need for those along with any staples we are low on and usually do our shopping on Sunday. Our haul is always different depending on what we're planning for the week. For this week:

    Monday: Grilled beef tenderloin filet w/sauteed brussels sprouts and bacon
    Tuesday: Oven baked teriyaki sockeye salmon w/roasted broccoli
    Wednesday: Stuffed bell peppers (ground beef, wild rice, caramelized onion, spinach, mushroom)
    Thursday: Buffalo style grilled boneless/skinless chicken thighs w/garden salad
    Friday: Pizza and movie night
    Saturday: Pan fried cod w/roasted asparagus
    Sunday: Chicken and orzo lemon soup/stewp

    Our fisherman friend from Alaska was just here over the weekend and we bought 25 Lbs of sockeye as we do every year, so we'll be having salmon probably once per week for awhile.

    Lucky you having a fisherman buddy bringing you a salmon haul!!!

    And why doesn't my pinterest menu look anything like yours? :) Mine would mostly revolve around peanut butter bars, donuts, *maybe* pizza, and cookies. :/
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
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    snickerscharlie wrote: »
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    Lmao butter sadness exactly!
  • CupcakeCrusoe
    CupcakeCrusoe Posts: 1,424 Member
    Every week looks about the same:

    6-7 individual protein bars I'm interested in (when I've tried all I'm interested in, I'm going to order boxes of my favorites)
    A bag of frozen chicken breasts/tilapia/what's on sale
    a big clamshell of spring mix
    7 apples or pears, whichever's cheaper
    3-4 bananas
    14 bags/boxes of microwavable vegetables
    a loaf of 647 bread (40 calories a piece!)
    a dozen eggs
    vanilla soy milk

    And then every so often:
    a jar of chunky peanut butter (the kind with just salt added)
    a jug of syntha-6 vanilla milkshake protein powder

    And that's just for me. (I'm on a weird shift where I don't get to eat any meal with my family except on the weekends. :(

    For the family each week:
    A half gallon of milk
    protein that's on sale (favorites: chicken thighs and ground turkey)
    7 bags frozen vegetables (whatever's on sale)
    potatoes/pasta/rice depending on how much of what we have in the pantry currently
    bag o' grapes/apples/pears/bananas (if on sale)
    tomatoes/avocados/cabbage/carrots (if on sale)
    coffee
    pistachios/cashews/peanuts (if they're on sale)
    cheese of some kind
    dr. zipp or dr. thunder or dr. whatever is generic dr. pepper
    mango orange juice
    a box of cereal
    cheez its/applesauce/popcorn (kid's choice)
    various sauces depending on the menu I have planned
    box o' frozen breakfast sandwiches

    And I keep a pretty well-stocked pantry, so usually that's good for minimal. I add on things that are on sale that I'll want later.


    I cannot wait to get off this shift and start cooking and eating with them again. Cooking for myself and for them before I leave for work and stowing it in the fridge is for the birds. But it is great for diet compliance.
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    I’m playing around with the idea of making my Doritos salad with quest taco flavor chips or nacho, that’s a favorite meal of mine and I just learned about quest chips yet to try but think it would be perfect
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    angelexperiment wrote: »
    I’m playing around with the idea of making my Doritos salad with quest taco flavor chips or nacho, that’s a favorite meal of mine and I just learned about quest chips yet to try but think it would be perfect

    The Loaded Taco ones are super tasty!
  • JaneAero
    JaneAero Posts: 95 Member
    Today I bought chicken breasts, asparagus, mushrooms, green pesto.. reduced, for tomorrow night's dinner... No idea what I'm making yet
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    angelexperiment wrote: »
    I’m playing around with the idea of making my Doritos salad with quest taco flavor chips or nacho, that’s a favorite meal of mine and I just learned about quest chips yet to try but think it would be perfect

    The Loaded Taco ones are super tasty!

    They are my favorites, but I think they'd get soggy super fast in a taco salad.
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    angelexperiment wrote: »
    I’m playing around with the idea of making my Doritos salad with quest taco flavor chips or nacho, that’s a favorite meal of mine and I just learned about quest chips yet to try but think it would be perfect

    The Loaded Taco ones are super tasty!

    They are my favorites, but I think they'd get soggy super fast in a taco salad.

    You don’t add chips til the last and lightly tos then eat straight away
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    So here’s how the pad Thai and sriracha tofu turned out
  • whoami67
    whoami67 Posts: 297 Member
    My most recent grocery list for the week soon ending:

    TJ's healthy 8 chopped veg
    variety of lettuce/spinach/greens
    cherry tomatoes
    cucumber
    mushrooms
    onion/red onion
    green onions
    eggplant
    bell pepper
    sweet potato
    avocado
    1 lime
    frozen spinach
    fresh parsley & cilantro
    kiwis
    mandarins
    frozen spinach
    frozen broccoli
    eggs
    buttermilk
    milk
    feta cheese
    deli turkey
    ground beef
    TJ's instant coffee with cream and sugar
    TJ's popcorn

    I already have spices, condiments, rice, bread, pasta, canned tomatoes/tuna/beans, frozen chicken & salmon and a lot of other stuff at home.

    I have eggs, toast and veg (pepper, onion, mushroom) for breakfast; or oatmeal

    Every day lunch is big greens and veg salad with beans & tuna or tky or cheese for lunch with homemade avocado herb dressing.

    Dinners are cajun chicken pasta, veg/rice/egg stirfry, chili mac, white chicken chili, glazed eggplant & rice, salmon with sweet potato & broccoli.

    Snacks were fruit, yogurt (which I made from the milk I bought), coffee, popcorn


  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    Here’s this weeks foods, and my complete list for this week but I had half of it already, my meals

    Breakfast: almond butter and raspberry chia pudding,tahini bagels, noatmeal, rise n shine smoothie, basic chia pudding , golden chai protein smoothie

    Lunch: tahini bagel, creamy cauliflower soup, miracle noodles pad Thai, hemp seed nuggets, chili tofu/creamy cauliflower soup, warm kale salad

    Dinner: creamy cauliflower soup, zucchini Alfredo, pad Thai/ chili tofu, hemp nuggets, chili tofu, zucchini Alfredo/ warm kale salad, buffalo jackfruit tacos

    Snacks 1/4 c pecans, celery w mustard vinaigrette, easy pb protein bars
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,940 Member
    I have a bit of a cold and probably a tummy bug. Just dragged myself to the supermarket as the planned salmon with avocado and mango doesn't seem such a good idea today. Bought a baguette, tin of chicken soup, a pack of coke zero, mint tea, a small pack of tiramisu and wafer bars.

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