Grocery Shopping
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i go according to my normal grocery list. now that i'm on a health journey i substitute some of my old items with newer healthier ones. for example, any canned veggies are replaced with fresh or frozen ones, 1% milk replaced with no fat milk, sugar cereals replaced with whole grain and ect ect ect.0
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Guess it depends where you're coming from, I never bought into the "low-fat / no-fat" options (blech most of the reduced fat options are also reduced taste...33% less fat? OK I'll achieve the same reduction by using 33% less of the "whole" product)
my healthier options include full.... well homogenized what you can get in the store milk, butter, oatmeal / oats vs any processed cereal... lots more dried beans compared to a year ago, way more fresh veggies but the garden helps with that... going this Thursday to pick a bunch of raspberries some will get canned, some will be turned into wine, some will get frozen for later use in smoothies and the like. Way different than loading up the cart with the potato chips and other processed junk it used to be.0 -
I go to the store almost every day... I am do frazzled all the time I usually forget things ( even if they are on my list). I like going to the grocery store though. I pick up fresh veggies mostly on my trips, then about once a month I'll go on a full shopping trip buying tons of black beans, quinoa, nuts, almond milk and spaghetti sauce. Those are pretty much the only packaged items I'll eat... Besides cashew cookie larabars yummmmmm! They are so good and only contain cashews and dates, i eat them when I'm craving something BAD!0
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I usually go to the store once a week. I meal plan a week, somtimes two weeks, in advance. It saves us so much money when I know what to buy. If I go in and just buy random things, I end up throwing most of it away.
I sometimes get off work at 11:00 at night and if I don't know what I'm cooking when I get home, then I'm more likely to swing by McDonald's, Wendy's, etc.0 -
I make my grocery list off of my dinner menu
pretty much the same, plus basics for wiggle room, cause like some of the other posters, it sounded good when i put it on the list, but not so much later in the week. I do a "big shop" twice a month, but do a "healthy shop" like reload on produce and healthy snacks as needed, usually every 5-7 days0 -
1. Plan dinners for the week, knowing that I'll likely have left overs for lunches.
2. Browse the ads, find the good bargains (BOGOs that I can couple with coupons FTW!)
3. Make a list
4. Add the staples we need or anything else we need around the house.
5. Check it twice
6. Hit the store.
Like Pinky and the Brain, my wife and I do the same thing every week. NARF!0 -
I shop at least twice a week for different things. I usually get the same staples and then rotate protein and produce.0
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I typically plan 5 meals, and buy enough to make it twice, and stick to relatively the same meats and ingredients. Because I'm a poor college kid, I usually go online to see what winndixis sales are and plan around those. I usually get any buy one get one meat and add what ever veggies are on sale, and also buy a couple of sweet potatoes and I make sure to ALWAYS have a big bag of brown rice at home. Usually I just look up different ways to cook chicken or fish and then air it with grilled or baked sweet potatoes, or some brown rice, and veggies. Try looking up lean body lifestyles. He has really healthy really cheap meals. I also plan on eating the same thing every morning, for anacks, and for lunches to keep cost low. So things I buy every time are lots of frozen veggies, fish or chicken, brown rice, sweet potatoes, old fashion oatmeal, veggie burgers (lunch). Know this was a ramble lol sorry! But make sure to check out Leann body lifestyles!!0
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I generally eat the same things day-to-day, so my shopping list is almost always the same:
Fish (Salmon, Tilapia, Arctic Char, Halibut)
Chicken
Steak (occasionally)
Apples
Berries
Canteloupe, Bananas, etc. if I feel like it
Frozen Spinach
Broccoli
Yams
Milk
Every few weeks I buy eggs, steel cut oats, Almond Milk, coconut oil, and other staples that last longer.
Grocery shopping is quite easy because I know I will have oatmeal and a protein shake at breakfast, an apple with peanut butter and a protein shake at lunch, a snack of fruit, and either chicken or fish (or sometimes steak) with yams and green veggies at dinner every day. I do get a lot of my protein from protein powder due to a stomach condition.
Some people ask me if eating the same things every day gets boring, but I eat to fuel my body and not to entertain myself, so it really doesn't.0 -
I grocery shop once a week and plan every dinner. I randomly pick which day to cook said meal. I don't make a list of the things I buy every time, like lunch meat, but I have to make a list for dinner ingredients. If I don't do this I am less likely to cook, I hate looking in the fridge and making up dinner, and I am more likely to eat out.
So you primarily plan your dinner meals and then pick up what ever other things you need?
Yep. I eat the same things every day for breakfast and lunch. The thing that varies is my dinners. I find it easier that way.
That's fair and makes sense. I kind of do things this way, unless I want to try something different for breakfast. Then I'll just buy ingredients at random until I have them all to cook up my meal.0 -
I'd say I buy 85-90% staples when I shop, but since I like to try at least one new recipe every week I'll add on the things I need for that recipe. And even "staples" can vary. Since I'm single and live alone, it can be hard to use up everything quickly, so by the time I do I can be pretty bored with it. So one shopping trip I might pick up broccoli as my main veggie accompaniment and the next time zucchini and the time after that asparagus. If I buy them all in the same trip, it's: a) expensive and b) going to go to waste before I can eat it all. Especially since I shop once a week. I found the thing that works the best for me is to keep a running list on my refrigerator door. When I'm out, or close to out of something that I consider a staple, it gets written down. Things for new recipes that aren't already on my list of staples get written down. Then when I shop I stick to my list. It saves me money and helps me eat healthier.
Yea, I keep an ongoing list to keep track of things we run out of. And if I find a recipe I'm interested in trying I'll throw those ingredients on to the list.0 -
I go to the store almost every day... I am do frazzled all the time I usually forget things ( even if they are on my list). I like going to the grocery store though. I pick up fresh veggies mostly on my trips, then about once a month I'll go on a full shopping trip buying tons of black beans, quinoa, nuts, almond milk and spaghetti sauce. Those are pretty much the only packaged items I'll eat... Besides cashew cookie larabars yummmmmm! They are so good and only contain cashews and dates, i eat them when I'm craving something BAD!
That almost sounds more expensive then making single trips per week. But at least you do semi-plan things
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I am a big coupon user so I plan my meals based off of sales & coupons but never skimp on the fresh produce.0
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I'm trying to keep my shopping very basic, last shopping trip was brown rice, frozen and fresh veggie, frozen and fresh fruits, bread, peanut butter, milk, a few pack n goes for hubby's lunch(hour drive n unreliable storage so he has room temp microwavable dinners most the time till we get moved closer), chicken, beef.. I think that's about it.. I get frozen as well as fresh so that I don't have to go as often, and if I run out I'll end up eating junk, but I get the unseasoned bags that are just fruit or veggie.
I order nuts, quinoa, and protein powder, spirulina, flax seed online since there's no health stores here.
Basically I try to have a variety of yummy ingredients on hand at all times that I mix up in different ways n flavors.0 -
I generally eat the same things day-to-day, so my shopping list is almost always the same:
Fish (Salmon, Tilapia, Arctic Char, Halibut)
Chicken
Steak (occasionally)
Apples
Berries
Canteloupe, Bananas, etc. if I feel like it
Frozen Spinach
Broccoli
Yams
Milk
Every few weeks I buy eggs, steel cut oats, Almond Milk, coconut oil, and other staples that last longer.
Grocery shopping is quite easy because I know I will have oatmeal and a protein shake at breakfast, an apple with peanut butter and a protein shake at lunch, a snack of fruit, and either chicken or fish (or sometimes steak) with yams and green veggies at dinner every day. I do get a lot of my protein from protein powder due to a stomach condition.
Some people ask me if eating the same things every day gets boring, but I eat to fuel my body and not to entertain myself, so it really doesn't.
Interesting idea. I thought we cooked things we would like so that we have the desire to eat healthy. Obviously that concept doesn't work for everybody. But I would like to know the food I'm cooking is "entertaining" therefore resulting in a content tummy afterwards.0 -
I am a big coupon user so I plan my meals based off of sales & coupons but never skimp on the fresh produce.
I have NO clue how to coupon properly. I've done it a few times. Walk into Superstore and check out their coupon wall to see if there's anything I'm picking up I can get a few cents off, but other than that I don't know how to coupon lol0 -
I dont plan meals.
I do have a pantry thats stocked high and a chest freezer thats stuffed full with all the basics. So go stand in front of the pantry and pick two or three main ingredients and armed with a larder full of spices from different countries....i go on a cooking adventure!
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I grocery shop once or twice a month and I buy whats on sale. I do have regular stuff. milk,butter, rice etc. I just cook whatever I have on hand. If spinich was on sale you'll see it show up alot the next month or so.0
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I plan out my meals for the week, and then grocery shop. If you haven't discovered mealfire before, google it! You import your recipes into their site, and drop them onto whatever day of the month you'd like. When you're ready to shop, you tell it you want to generate the recipes for however many days or weeks you want, then it generates your shopping list. Life changing for this busy girl, I tell you!0
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Since I'm on a limited budget, and rarely have access to a kitchen (long story) I try to get a lot of rice and beans and chicken & cook in bulk. I am the first to admit I'm AWFUL at trying to get my veggies in, so I've added salad to my diet as well. I exercise way more than your average person, so I'm constantly needing the protein. I try to keep fresh fruits, but it's a little difficult unless I'm going every week for them.
It is quite difficult for me. If I don't grocery shop, to save money, I end up eating badly or out often. But if I DO shop, I find excuses to eat out anyway.. I'm the worst. lol0 -
i typically buy the same stuff all the time because i eat a lot of the same...
i buy whole chicken breasts (family pack) and slice them into individual portions, marinate, and put into freezer bags.
i always have ground turkey in the freezer for meatballs, meatloaf, or a meat sauce
i also always keep whole romaine hearts, shredded mozzarella, shredded cheddar, shirataki tofu noodles, BRUSSEL SPROUTS (so much brussel sprouts - i probably go through 2 lbs a week), frozen spinach, frozen cauliflower, frozen broccoli, eggs, greek yogurt, and turkey cold cuts.
i find i do a bigger buy every 2 weeks and then fills with fresh produce in between0 -
Every two weeks..
I buy the basic staples. They can pretty much go into anything including new recipes.0 -
I pretty much eat the same stuff all the time, so my grocery list could be laminated! I shop twice a week so my fruit and produce doesn't spoil.0
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I plan all my meal's and shop once a week if i need something0
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I buy staples about once a week, and always make sure I have on hand salad stuff, and lite salad dressing, and certain low carb fruits (apples and green pears), and frozen vegies without any salt or sauces, greek yogurt, etc. I buy a lot of greek yogurt and frozen strawberries with nothing added. I make up salads and keep them fresh by putting damp paper towel in bottom of plastic container which keeps them crisp. If I come home from work too tired to think about preparing anything, I just microwave birds eye steam fresh vegies (with nothing added) and eat with low fat cottage cheese and freshly ground pepper. I don't like to cook very much, but it works out OK if I have staples around. My husband makes a big pot of fabulous ratatouille very week and that is good. Also, I buy skinless chicken breasts and cook them 4 at a time, and sometimes fish and cook and keep in the fridge. Simple does it for me. I don't need too much variety or fancy eating. I keep 100 cal sandwich thins in freezer. Also buy egg beaters since they are eaasier to keep than eggs.0
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I plan out my meals for the week, and then grocery shop. If you haven't discovered mealfire before, google it! You import your recipes into their site, and drop them onto whatever day of the month you'd like. When you're ready to shop, you tell it you want to generate the recipes for however many days or weeks you want, then it generates your shopping list. Life changing for this busy girl, I tell you!
Ooh! Great tip, thanks!
To the OP: I shop the sales, if it's a really good one I stock up. I usually have meals in mind, but sometimes I find a new recipe to throw into the rotation. Sometimes I've been super organized only to have my week blow up for some reason and then I'm stuck with food that ends up going bad, so I've never really found an ultimate, foolproof answer.0 -
I plan out my meals for the week, and then grocery shop. If you haven't discovered mealfire before, google it! You import your recipes into their site, and drop them onto whatever day of the month you'd like. When you're ready to shop, you tell it you want to generate the recipes for however many days or weeks you want, then it generates your shopping list. Life changing for this busy girl, I tell you!
Thanks for the suggestion. I've never heard of this website so I'll definitely be looking into it.0 -
I tend to just throw in a bunch of basic ingredients. I agree with the above poster, if I plan meals ahead of time, most of the time I don't feel like it later.
I saw once on a similar thread that a good idea is to plan on two menu items with at least one ingredient the same. Its helped me a lot!! Also I really research a new food before I try it in recipes, and plan on at least two I want to experiment with first - wikipedia is great for that!! Fun to read about each food item and learn how its grown or where its originally from, how those cultures appreciate using it - before I even search for recipes online. Also recently discovered that searching for "BEST RECIPE CORN SOUP" or whatever will bring me great recipe ideas quickly!!!0 -
I stick to a list, except that I buy whatever other fruits and veggies are in season. I add staples (eggs, bread, onions, potatoes, milk, etc.) to the list when we run out. Otherwise, I make a menu for supper only. Lunches are salads or leftovers or something from the freezer. I try to do at least one freezer meal a week (roast or chicken in a crockpot or a lean chili or something) and freeze it in individual portions for lunches. I shop once a week, though I will be moving to an every other week list instead with a fruit/veggie run in between.0
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Im allergic to a lot of foods so I stick to these:
chicken, turkey, pork, salmon, tilapia, eggs
all kinds of veggies and all fruits except oranges (frozen and fresh)
cheese, milk, cottage cheese, greek yogurt
whole wheat bread, sourdough bread, whole wheat tortillas
We go to Aldi's once a month, if I need something random or run out of something, luckily there's a grocery store about a mile from our house :-)0
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