How has YOUR grocery list changed?

Aviendha_RJ

I was musing about this while unpacking groceries tonight. I noticed....

Turkey Bacon instead of Pork Bacon.
Thinsations Oreo swapped for Oreos.
A Whole Pineapple, a 2kg bag of Red Delicious Apples, 6 Bananas and a bag of Baby Carrots in place of Potato Chips.
Whole Wheat Dempster's Thin Bagels instead of White Bagels
Store Bakery Bread instead of the Preservative-laden junk I used to buy...
Eggs, not Eggos!
Individual Quick Frozen Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts instead of Breaded Chicken Fingers.
16 Fat Free Yogurt Cups instead of Chocolate Pudding Cups.
1% Milk, not 2% Milk.
67% Less Sodium Garlic Dill Pickles, instead of the Salty kind.
Club House Spices (0 Cal, for those non-Canadians) instead of Shake & Bake (Bread Crumbs, Cornstarch = BIG calories!)
7oz Steaks where I used to buy 14oz.
5oz Butterfly Pork Fillets instead of Regular Pork Chops.
Bags & Bags of Frozen Vegetables in place of Potatoes & Canned Vegetables.

Anybody else notice this kind of thing happen to them? What have you swapped in your life?

whip67

20 Smart Ones meals instead of a bunch of junk food. Yeah, I know, sodium snobs. It's working for me.

trolkeeper

all of the above :laugh:

kristenn1989

I've personally found that my list has gotten a bit more expensive.

I've swapped:
-regular yogurt for Greek yogurt.

Added:
-more veggies (frozen and fresh)
-more fruits (frozen and fresh)
-oatmeal
-protein powder

lauristewart

I started buying portabella mushrooms to go with my hamburgers (96% fat free instead of 85%) instead of buns!! Love spaghetti squash instead of pasta!! No more graham crackers b/c I will over do it everytime! Especially when I put peanut butter and jelly on them!! Stopped buying them completely!!

HauteP1nk

....not going to list all the changes but it has definitely gone up in price that is for sure! LOL But...spending money on groceries is an investment in my health and well worth the extra cash!

sergetns73

stay away from thin oreo cookies, you will end up eating more


I was musing about this while unpacking groceries tonight. I noticed....

Turkey Bacon instead of Pork Bacon.
Thinsations Oreo swapped for Oreos.
A Whole Pineapple, a 2kg bag of Red Delicious Apples, 6 Bananas and a bag of Baby Carrots in place of Potato Chips.
Whole Wheat Dempster's Thin Bagels instead of White Bagels
Store Bakery Bread instead of the Preservative-laden junk I used to buy...
Eggs, not Eggos!
Individual Quick Frozen Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts instead of Breaded Chicken Fingers.
16 Fat Free Yogurt Cups instead of Chocolate Pudding Cups.
1% Milk, not 2% Milk.
67% Less Sodium Garlic Dill Pickles, instead of the Salty kind.
Club House Spices (0 Cal, for those non-Canadians) instead of Shake & Bake (Bread Crumbs, Cornstarch = BIG calories!)
7oz Steaks where I used to buy 14oz.
5oz Butterfly Pork Fillets instead of Regular Pork Chops.
Bags & Bags of Frozen Vegetables in place of Potatoes & Canned Vegetables.

Anybody else notice this kind of thing happen to them? What have you swapped in your life?
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lauristewart

20 Smart Ones meals instead of a bunch of junk food. Yeah, I know, sodium snobs. It's working for me.

HEY!! What about Lean Cuisines?? Are you a Smart One snob?? (can you hear my sarcasm??)

LOVE IT!!

Gratzi

Unsalted saltines instead of regular ones
Blue diamond hint of salt almond crackers (so yummy with sliced cheese)
lots of fresh veggies and fruits

TerezaToledo

Nowadays I spend most of the time of my shopping trips at the produce area. I also have been going to the store more often since you can't really buy large quantities of fresh produce at once, so I always running out of something.
Plain greek yogurt instead of fruit on the bottom;
Almost never buy bread, oatmeal instead;
2 dz of eggs a week instead of 1 every other week.

JediMaster_intraining

I don't buy frozen pizzas unless lean cuisine pizzas

I shop in the produce aisle now and actually buy veggies.

I compare sodium content and buy the one with less sodium instead of the cheapest one

I buy lean meats and hardly any processed cheeses

No more 6 packs of soda (not even impulsively in the lines! yay!)

No pringles or potato chips. <-- this is the only one i wish i could buy all the time!

JacksMom12

I eat a lot cleaner so I only shop the outside part of the grocery store- meats, produce, dairy, eggs, seafood, whole grains and nuts. Rarely even go down the isles- that's where all the processed stuff is! (except to get coffee and frozen veggies)

P.S. Still LOLing at "sodium snobs" that's so funny! I do have to eat lean cuisines at times so I understand.

snookumss

Tuna and bread instead of pizza.
Eggs and fruit instead of candy.
Healthy Choice tv dinners instead of hot pockets.
Bell peppers, onions and tomatoes
No more candy bars.
No doughnut every day (it actually got that way for a while there .... )
No more sweets every time I hit the grocery store.
No sodas... just zero calorie powerade when I feel dehydrated.

*sigh* I was so freaking lazy in the food department.

whip67

20 Smart Ones meals instead of a bunch of junk food. Yeah, I know, sodium snobs. It's working for me.

HEY!! What about Lean Cuisines?? Are you a Smart One snob?? (can you hear my sarcasm??)

LOVE IT!!

Yeah, I'm a Smart Ones snob! LOL

rydanip

I have switched to eating more "clean". So I buy a lot more fruits and vegetables as opposed to 100 cal packs and Low Carb airy foods.

I do not buy anything that has high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, dyes, excessive preservatives...you get the point. Typically if it has more than 7 ingredients or I don't know what the ingredient is I leave it alone.

I eat very little beef, no pork (for years though) eating mostly lean poultry and seafood

100% Whole Wheat Bread for everything (loafs, tortillas, Pitas, etc)

NO SPLENDA (this was hard!!)

Twinsmama75

Definitely more fruits and veggies, which also means going shopping more often, which is fine b/c my kids love all the fruit too.

No cookies because I decided we still will have cookies, but only if I make them...that way it will be at least made with fresh ingredients and won't be made very often.

18 pack of eggs every week instead of a dozen every couple of weeks.
Skim milk for me instead of 2%
Oatmeal instead of cinammon bagels
More chicken than beef
Spinach...(we'll see)

A little more expensive, but worth it!

andforpoise

I love dempster's thin bagels!

I don't buy cookies or chips anymore (unless they're baked chips or tortillas)... the cookies part was hard because I really loved lofthouse soft sugar cookies (180 cal per cookie! Yipes! and I would eat half the container in a sitting...double yipes!)

I've started buying meat... I didn't used to because I thought it was expensive...but now I don't buy the junk food that I used to and so buying meat doesn't actually wrack up my grocery bill that much!

I buy what I need and not the junk I think I want :P I usually go to the store with a recipe in mind, and buy just what I need for that recipe!

BrendaLee

No more random birthday cakes or king-size apple pies.

Holly_Roman_Empire

One big change is the increase in money I'm spending at the grocery store! But...I have to admit I'm probably saving double that by not going out to eat as much (or buying fast food)!

aippolito1

Let's see....

before:

mac n cheese
doritos
soda
mac and cheese
hot pockets
pizza rolls
the like

after:

multigrain pasta
wheat crackers
juice and whole milk
lean proteins
fresh veggies

witrixie2011

I compare sodium content and buy the one with less sodium instead of the cheapest one

This has been a huge change for us. Hurts the pocket book a little more but it's well worth it.