Weekly Shopping List

christabellion

Hey all,

I realised that on this journey, I am educating myself a lot about nutrition. I was curious to hear what everyone typically buys on their weekly shop and why, e.g. low fat yoghurts, or brown bread etc.

I know I'm going to have to make some changes in what I put into my body which will mean a change in my shopping so any advice would be much appreciated. Especially in the areas of: snacks and basics for the store cupboard.

Thanks!

Christabel

aliciamarieUF

I buy a lot of yogurt, cereal bars, whole grain cereal, fat free milk, spinach, broccoli, red and yellow bell peppers, and all kinds of meat.

For snacks I would keep cereal bars, trail mix, and fruit around the house.

I love coke and sweets, but if I don't have them around I can't eat them!

roniredd

Tons of fruits and vegetables. They always top my list.
Skim milk, lowfat yogurt/cheese, 45 calorie slice wheat bread, eggs

Greenrun99

Greek yogurt, high fiber/protein cereal, soy milk that is near equal protein/carb intake, veggies, some snacks (salty snacks), sandwich wraps, onsale deli lunch meat, then usually whatever raw meat is on sale that week

WBB55

Here's my list of staples:

Walnuts
Sunflower seeds
Tomato
Spinach (raw and frozen)
Broccoli
Onion
Celery
Carrot
Sweet potato
Oranges
Apples
Frozen blueberries
Lentil
Dry beans
Canned beans
Oats
Ezekiel 4:9 bread
Wasa crisp bread
Greek yogurt
Soy milk
Cottage cheese
Whey protein
Mozzarella
Egg
Canned salmon
Canned tuna
Frozen chicken breasts
Extra lean turkey ham
Dark chocolate
Beer
Red wine
Olive oil
Lite whipped dressing
Greek whipped cream cheese
Neufchatel
Stevia and sugar blend
Apple cider vinegar
Lemon juice
Coffee
Protein bars

raholden88

I tend to buy mostly fruit I know I'll eat and won't tired of, Apples (switch between Pink Lady my fiance loves and whatever standard), Bananas, and Plums and Grapes in season. Strawberries more so now that the prices are coming down. Lots of mixed veggies, onions, potatoes (baby reds and sweet potatoes), carrots, baby brussels, baby spinach and mushrooms. Tend to make a lot of sauted or roasted vegetables as sides to skinless chicken breasts or salmon (both individually packaged filets from costco). Other than that, high fiber cereal and oatmeal breads, occasional salty snacks, mostly sweet potato chips and 100 calorie popcorn, and my newest fixation, Sobe Zero Lifewaters. Drink these in the morning now instead of my iced coffees for my sweet fix. They have Stevia and sugar alcohol and a few have "natural flavoring" but they're otherwise pretty good, with added vitamins, and come 5 for $5, which is much more of a value than the Starbucks iced coffees I was drinking.

Branstin

I don't have a particular list because I eat anything I want but stay within my calorie range. I load up on fruits and veggies. My snacks include peanut butter, low-sodium trail mix, goldfish crackers, string and block cheese, and all kinds of 50-150-calorie snacks.

Amandawith3kids

i make a meal plan and shop for that. depends on what i'm eating week to week. find 7 or 8 snacks you really like, and keep those things on hand.

2aycocks

My favorite snack is apple slices and peanut butter. I could live off that stuff.

When shopping, try to stay in the outer perimeter of the store. That's where all the fruits, veggies, low fat dairy, meats are. Get very few boxed foods because they are usually full of crap. :happy:

christabellion

Thank you so much for the replies guys. Great ideas to help me get started x