grocery list help!!

caribeals

i am going grocery shopping in the morning. i need some advice for low cal foods. my budget is $200 for 2 weeks. i have 3 kids (2, 4, and 6 yrs old) and a hubby that are gonna eat this with me. we will eat about anything, but very little fish. (nasty!!) so give me your top 10 items you can't live without please!! thanks!

megsta21

Here are some of mine:

Eggs
Fruit
Veggies
Wholegrain pasta
Brown rice
Toilet paper (hehehehe)
Hummus
Cheese
Skim Milk
Quick oats
Cinnamon

VballLeash

Spinach, hummus, apples, bell peppers, turkey, chicken, potatoes (sweet or regular), yogurt, soy milk, healthy trail mix, cheese, whole wheat products... hope this helps!

~Leash

rundgrenfan

Beans and nuts are must haves for me

caribeals

thanks guys!! i have never tried hummus before..... i think i am gonna be brave and try it. see what the 'ol walmart has to offer! lol

marniehodges

How did put that quit smoking banner on? I quit too and would love a reminder of my progress! Thanks
Marnie

brookeybaby_00

bump

lilRicki

thanks guys!! i have never tried hummus before..... i think i am gonna be brave and try it. see what the 'ol walmart has to offer! lol

get the garlic hummus...and breath mints lol

Sheepdoglady

I always keep a tub of fat free fromage frais in the fridge and use it as a substitute for mayo or cream. For example in low cal beef stroganoff, or like today I had it in a tortilla wrap with smoked salmon, lettuce, spring onion and lemon juice.

skdk833

Meat:
Chicken
Turkey
Hamburger Meat

Canned Goods/Dry Goods:
Beans (all kinds)
Brown Rice
Spiced tomatoes (like rotel)
Corn
Tomato Sauce
Tomato Paste
Fruit light syrup (for the kids)
Applesauce

Everyday needs
Life Cereal or
Kix Cereal
Bisquick
2 loaves of bread
Milk
eggs
Inexpensive tortillas
Oatmeal in the canister (make it from scratch very easy in the microwave)
Yogurt
Cheese (not a lot, just what you may use
Spaghetti sauce
Whole wheat pasta
butter
cheese sticks if you have enough money
lowfat cream cheese

Veggies/Fruits fresh: (these are in season and should be the best priced also)
Broccoli
Squash
Green Peppers
Onions
Red Potatoes (or which ever potato is on sale)
Lettuce
Apples
Pears
Bananas

Extra's that are not too expensive and help to fill in the meals
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Pretzels

Snacks that we find very healthy but may not be inexpensive:
Carrot sticks
Celery
Hummus
Laughing Cow cheese wedges
Almonds

Small wheat pita's to make pita chips

hunterr

I'm looking at the list my girlfriend made last night. LOL.

Splenda
Fat free cottage cheese
Fat free plain yogurt
Sugar free jams
Skim milk
Diet pudding and jello mixes
Low calorie soups
Broth
Frozen non starchy vegetables * TONS and TONS*
Raw non starchy vegetables *TONS and TONS*
Lean deli meats
Ground meats that will be cooked and drained of all fat
Tuna
Salmon patties
Shrimp and cocktail sauce
Steak
Chicken
Popcorn
Butter spray
Canned tomatoes
Pickles dill and splenda bread and butter
Salsa, hot sauce
Sandwich thins
Fiber One cereal
Puffed millet cereal
Egg whites
Fat free American cheese
Low fat mozzarella cheese
Fat free hot dogs (40 calories)
Saurkraut
Diet hot cocoa (25 calories)
Diet cream soda
Merengue cookies (5 calories)
Irene's biscotti (20calories each)
Animal crackers (7 calories each)
Quick oats
Molasses (mix with splenda for mock brown sugar)
Chai tea bags (for 45 calorie lattes)
Low sugar fruits

Booper83

I LOVE the roasted red pepper hummus with roasted red pepper tricuits!!!!

Just be careful with the eggs suggestions, there's a lot of cholesterol and I know when I eat even one boiled egg, mfp comes up red!!


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brookeybaby_00

I'm looking at the list my girlfriend made last night. LOL.

Splenda
Fat free cottage cheese
Fat free plain yogurt
Sugar free jams
Skim milk
Diet pudding and jello mixes
Low calorie soups
Broth
Frozen non starchy vegetables * TONS and TONS*
Raw non starchy vegetables *TONS and TONS*
Lean deli meats
Ground meats that will be cooked and drained of all fat
Tuna
Salmon patties
Shrimp and cocktail sauce
Steak
Chicken
Popcorn
Butter spray
Canned tomatoes
Pickles dill and splenda bread and butter
Salsa, hot sauce
Sandwich thins
Fiber One cereal
Puffed millet cereal
Egg whites
Fat free American cheese
Low fat mozzarella cheese
Fat free hot dogs (40 calories)
Saurkraut
Diet hot cocoa (25 calories)
Diet cream soda
Merengue cookies (5 calories)
Irene's biscotti (20calories each)
Animal crackers (7 calories each)
Quick oats
Molasses (mix with splenda for mock brown sugar)
Chai tea bags (for 45 calorie lattes)
Low sugar fruits

where do you get the splenda bread and butter pickles? sounds amazing!

patio1313

I always have the following 10 items in my house ALWAYS

Fiber One Oats and Caramel Bars (good for when you want sweet)
Multi Grain Deli Thins for sandwiches
Low Fat Mozzarella Cheese
CHEERIOS
1% Milk
Raw Almonds (for snacking)
Baby Carrots (also for snacking)
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (can make LOTS of stuff)
Black Beans
Granny Smith Apples

TrainerRobin

Steel Cut Oatmeal (not quick oats and it takes longer, but so much better; cook it once a week in a double batch and eat in the morning after heating in the microwave).
Brown Rice
Cocoa Dusted Almonds (not chocolate covered!)
Chicken breasts/tenderloins (no bones and skinless)
Smoothie Ingredients: Frozen Blueberries + Strawberry Protein Powder + Skim Milk (all available at Walmart)
Nature's Grain Carb Check Bagels (Calories: 140, Total Fat 3 g, Total Carbs 36 g, Dietary Fiber 18 g, Protein 14 g)
Homemade Raspberry Jam to pile on the healthy bagels (frozen raspberies + no sugar needed pectin + splenda)
Honeycrisp Apples + caramel in the plastic squeeze container (to slice apples and put on a fraction of a serving of caramel in a pretty, lacy manner that makes it just like a caramel apple treat for not too many extra calories)

heathersmilez

I always have the following 10 items in my house ALWAYS

Fiber One Oats and Caramel Bars (good for when you want sweet)
Multi Grain Deli Thins for sandwiches
Low Fat Mozzarella Cheese
CHEERIOS
1% Milk
Raw Almonds (for snacking)
Baby Carrots (also for snacking)
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (can make LOTS of stuff)
Black Beans
Granny Smith Apples

This is my kitchen EXACTLY! Well except for the cheese that is, we are a cheese hating household but love the rest of your list. It’s probably why I only spend $100 ish per month on the 2 of us in groceries, such simple/basic foods that are always on sale.

hunterr

Splenda sweetened bread and butter pickles seem to be available everywhere in my city, but I cannot find splenda sweetened ketchup anywhere :-(

I like to eat Trader Joe's long skinny green beans dipped in ketchup :-0 amazon.com sells lots of sugar free items. I've been thinking of ordering ketchup from them.