Help me with my Shopping List

california_haley
california_haley Posts: 220 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Okay so tomorrow me and my mother in law are making a big CostCo run and i need to make my shopping list right now.
I want to get healthy stuff for dinner, and snacks (im pregnant and snack a lot) there are some things that are easy and i know we need, so heres my list so far, what would you add to it?
NOTE: i have about $250-$300 to spend.

Milk
Bread
Lunch meat
Chicken
Pasta Sauce
Cashews & other nuts (non salted)
Protein Powder
Veggies & Fruits

And thats about all i have right now, any suggestions?
Whats on your shopping list?

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  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    I usually get :

    Eggs (duck or chicken)
    Quark or Greek Yoghurt(full fat for the latter)
    Nuts (almonds and pistachios)
    Fish (both frozen and fresh - tuna, salmon, cod, pollock)
    Apples
    Bananas
    Goat's cheese (great as a snack) or just normal emmental or gouda will suffice.
    Oatmeal
    Avocados(also good as a snack)
    Popcorn(the healthier kind)
    Lentils
    Beans
    Chickpeas
    Rice(some form of wholegrain basmati or wild rice)
    Quinoa
    Sweet Potatoes/Baking potatoes
    Butter
    Hummus(great to dip hard boiled eggs and carrots in, or to have on a sandwich)
    Cottage cheese (good snack with a banana)
    Fruit bars (like bars made only with dried fruit and nuts)
    Cornflakes or branflakes (no added sugar)
  • Miamiuu
    Miamiuu Posts: 262 Member
    Why not get some fish, or steak? You have a pretty decent amount to spend.
  • Amandawith3kids
    Amandawith3kids Posts: 367 Member
    make a meal plan first. i just 5 minutes ago made mine for tomorrow for regular shopping (we dont go to costco or sams or bj's) and its SO much easier to have a meal plan first. then i can mentally run though the pantry to see what i need, if anything, to make a particular meal. easy peasy. if you need new recipes, it takes a bit longer, but still, pick your new recipes, and go over the ingredient list to see what you have and what you need.

    next week we hare having
    pizza
    beef stew
    apricot glazed pork chops
    lasagna
    mustard crusted steak
    pot roast
    and chicken marsala.
  • california_haley
    california_haley Posts: 220 Member
    i get all our red meat from my dad, 100% grass fed beef. I dont buy any in stores.
    but fish is good! :)
  • california_haley
    california_haley Posts: 220 Member
    Do you make your own pizza?
  • juliecnw
    juliecnw Posts: 16 Member
    Eat Well Black bean hummus dip. Lo-cal 2T has 40 cal, 2 grams of fiber, 2 grams protein. Great with pretzel crisps or veggies and spread on a lavash with fresh veggies.
  • Amandawith3kids
    Amandawith3kids Posts: 367 Member
    Do you make your own pizza?

    nope. hoping i have enough money to get real pizza, otherwise it will be a fresh one from aldi.
  • dwm2112
    dwm2112 Posts: 77 Member
    I usually get :

    Eggs (duck or chicken)
    Quark or Greek Yoghurt(full fat for the latter)
    Nuts (almonds and pistachios)
    Fish (both frozen and fresh - tuna, salmon, cod, pollock)
    Apples
    Bananas
    Goat's cheese (great as a snack) or just normal emmental or gouda will suffice.
    Oatmeal
    Avocados(also good as a snack)
    Popcorn(the healthier kind)
    Lentils
    Beans
    Chickpeas
    Rice(some form of wholegrain basmati or wild rice)
    Quinoa
    Sweet Potatoes/Baking potatoes
    Butter
    Hummus(great to dip hard boiled eggs and carrots in, or to have on a sandwich)
    Cottage cheese (good snack with a banana)
    Fruit bars (like bars made only with dried fruit and nuts)
    Cornflakes or branflakes (no added sugar)

    ^^this is a really good list^^
  • nicolemviolette
    nicolemviolette Posts: 105 Member
    My shopping list usually includes:
    -Eggs
    -Cottage cheese
    -Almonds
    -Tyson Grilled n Ready chicken ( I usually put chicken in my salad)
    -Some sort of healthy(ish) cereal
    -Skim milk
    -Salad
    -Bananas, apples, oranges, and grapes.
    -Tuna fish, or chicken salad.
    - Low calorie wheat bread for my sandwiches. (I get the Sarah Lee 45 calorie bread.)
    And today I tried Hummus for the first time, and fell in love. So from now on that will also be on my list. :) I have only tried it with pretzels though.. but I've heard that its good on toast and vegetables.
  • ettaterrell
    ettaterrell Posts: 887 Member
    frozen raw shrimp
    fresh veggies
    frozen fish (cod w/ butter lemon pepper, garlic salt and onion powder baked at 450 for 10 min.. yummy)
    acorn squash (my new found fav!)
    vodka
    Tropicana 50 cal oj. :drinker:
  • tiggerhammon
    tiggerhammon Posts: 2,211 Member
    I usually get :

    Eggs (duck or chicken)
    Quark or Greek Yoghurt(full fat for the latter)
    Nuts (almonds and pistachios)
    Fish (both frozen and fresh - tuna, salmon, cod, pollock)
    Apples
    Bananas
    Goat's cheese (great as a snack) or just normal emmental or gouda will suffice.
    Oatmeal
    Avocados(also good as a snack)
    Popcorn(the healthier kind)
    Lentils
    Beans
    Chickpeas
    Rice(some form of wholegrain basmati or wild rice)
    Quinoa
    Sweet Potatoes/Baking potatoes
    Butter
    Hummus(great to dip hard boiled eggs and carrots in, or to have on a sandwich)
    Cottage cheese (good snack with a banana)
    Fruit bars (like bars made only with dried fruit and nuts)
    Cornflakes or branflakes (no added sugar)

    ^^this is a really good list^^

    Ditto. Love the hummus and quinoa.

    My favortie items from Costco are their granola, trail mix, salsa and the shredded steak and cheese chimichangas!

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