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How has YOUR grocery list changed?
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Glad to see everyone eats as many eggs as I do! I buy an 18 pack about every 1.5 - 2 weeks just for myself as opposed to hardly ever eating them.
Kashi cereal instead of Cap'n Crunch :sad:
No more macaroni and cheese.
No more snacks WHILE grocery shopping.
Rarely buy cheese.
Lots more fruits and veggies (whereas they were few and far between before)
I buy 6 dozen a week. That's what living with 5 males does to the grocery bill.0 -
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!!0
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more fruits and vegetables
no more packaged pasta dinners
lower sodium soups
Agave nectar instead of syrup
tempeh to add more protein to my diet
less junk food!0 -
fresh fruits and veggies. lean meat. double the grocery bill :ohwell:0
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A vast majority of the food I buy is always produce, and I have to go to the grocery store pretty often just because you can't really stock up on that. Things like nutritional yeast, spices, and the few bottled condiments I get pretty much just stay there. I buy very few processed foods anymore - I make all my own salad dressings & dips, etc. I buy a lot more nuts & seeds and season them myself if I want to. I buy nothing with processed sugar anymore (it's vegan-approved evaporated cane juice if something is sweetened, instead) but that's more to do with moral standpoint than a crusade against sugar, and I do sometimes get vegan sugar if I'm baking (which is super rare). I also go through quite a bit of soy milk (a cup or two a day, plus whatever goes in my morning smoothie if need be). Oh, and I have crazy amounts of hummus, always. I can go through a whole tub or two within a week just by myself.
I used to buy tons of overly processed single-serving soups, noodle bowls, boxed mixes, and so on. I like being able to put together my own meals that taste way more flavorful and I know what the ingredients are instead.0 -
My bill has definitely gotten more expensive and I go more often for produce.
Before:
Cheddar cheese
2% milk
Hamburger Helper
Ground meat
Thick pork chops
Desserts (bakery cookies, pies, cakes, brownies--whatever looked most tempting)
Potato chips
Pretzels
Night Hawk Steak & Mac dinners
Refrigerated pasta and sauce
Bagels
English muffins
Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowls (I miss sausage for breakfast more than almost anything else)
Bread & yeast for baking white bread (one of my most damaging indulgences)
Butter
White rice
After:
Fresh fruit
Fresh vegetables
Frozen vegetables (I love, love, love veggies that steam in a bag!)
Frozen fruit (for homemade smoothies & protein drinks)
Whey powder
Skinless chicken breasts
Thin pork chops
Cube steak for baking
Fresh fish
Tuna
Healthy Choice frozen dinners
Progresso light soups
Oatmeal
Fiber One or All Bran cereal
Fiber One 90 Calorie brownies
Dannon Light yoghurt for smoothies
Greek yoghurt
Skim milk
Cottage or Babybel Light cheese
Unsalted almonds
Brown rice
Quinoa
I look in my refrigerator these days and can't believe how much blueberries, strawberries, carrots and spinach I have. My late mother is probably laughing her head off somewhere. All those years she tried to get me to eat healthy and I wouldn't listen to her. She won in the end.0 -
lentils as an addition
celery and hot pepper flakes for chips
tempeh for quorn
unsweetened almond milk for soy creamer
light tofu for pudding
kale for a bag of spinach
smoked salmon and tuna for cold cuts
seltzer and herbal tea for juice and soda
raw almonds for cookies <--still struggling in the cookie aisle.0 -
I've been making salads for almost every dinner, so I've definately been buying a lot more produce and a lot less potatoes. When I DO buy potatoes, I've been buying sweet potatoes instead.
When I make my sweet potatoes, I only put a small dab of butter and sprinkle on it instead of dousing it like I used to.
I don't buy potato chips anymore, and I don't buy frozen dinners or really any type of pre-made meals anymore. When I do, I look at the nutrition lables now and only take one serving instead of the whole thing0 -
Our bill has gone up, but I think it is just because I am still building a lot of specialty spices and things that will last over time.
Our most notable changes
Fresh( or flash frozen) fruits and vegetables as opposed to processed and packaged foods
w/w bread, bagels, english muffins
w/w pasta
turkey pepperoni over reg pepperoni
skim mozzarella as opposed to whole milk mozzarella
extra lean ground chicken rather than medium ground beef
sweet potato as opposed to white potato
whole grain cereals like Kashi instead of empty calorie cereals
Light wherever possible (salad dressing, popcorn, cream cheese, peanut butter, sour cream, cottage cheese) as opposed to full fat
Virtually elminated junk so no chips or cookies or candy (except for the odd treat we keep as bribery for our daughter lol)
pam EVOO cooking spray as opposed to canola oil
EVOO oil as opposed to canola oil
Tofu instead of red meats
im sure there are more swaps, just can't think of them atm
I'm willing to pay more money for better fuel for my family!0 -
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!!
I CANNOT buy graham crackers because I will eat them all in a day or two. And, yes,i will slather them in creamy peanut butter and top with honey... Heaven.0 -
Going to the store this past week was actually within budget despite the fact that we were out of quite a few staples. We spent a lot more time on the edges of the store this time also. We really only ventured to the middle for things like:
rice (I'm cajun. It's a necessity.)
bottled water (which my husband is drinking in leui of the beer that is typically the only cold, self contained beverage in the house.)
Boxes of shells and cheese (for him, though he's been sticking to leftovers at lunch.)
Spaghetti (our primary go to meal for "oops" nights.)
In the past, I would have spent most of the budget on box meals and shelf stable lunches.
One of the bigger changes for us though, is the not eating out. We both have demanding jobs, but we took the time to plan ahead this week and have been cooking after work. Even better, we're enjoying it!0 -
I find I spend most of my money at the produce section now.
I swapped out sweet potatoes for regular potatoes (they are great baked, just poke em with a fork a few times and stick them on a baking sheet, not wrapped in foil, for an hour and a bit at 400F and enjoy! I don't put any salt or butter or anything on them, eat them as is)
I buy a ton of Yoplait light fat free yogurt. They have amazing flavours that really help with my cravings and are all 100 or 110 calories. (cinnamon roll, apple turnover, strawberry shortcake and white chocolate strawberry are my faves!)
I do buy some processed stuff, but mostly cereals and the odd meal kit (Old El Paso fajita kits etc).
I buy light cheese now. And only when I need it too cook (unless I wanna eat it all up at once lol)
I stopped buying diet coke.
The only snack foods I buy are granola bars and Special K cracker chips for when I go to the in-laws, so I can plan ahead and budget my calories.0 -
no more tv dinners and less alcohol, haha!!0
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My list is lot "Fresher" with produce. The extra money I feel like I am spending at the grocery store doesn't even compare to the savings of not eating out (My family was outta control). My grocery bill is higher, but I am not stopping at convience markets for unhealthy treats either.
New items on the list: Select Harvest Soups and Wheatable Nut Crisps (Almond is my favorite)0
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