Shopping list essentails I am new

kirianna55

So I am new to shopping on my own. I recently moved out of my parents house since I am taking a break from college. I want eat healthy. I am eating 1600 calories at 45% carbohydrates, 25% protein, 30% fat. I need to figure out what I need to get. Do you have any ideas? I plan on getting:
Greek yogurt,
chicken breasts,
extra lean ground beef and ground turkey to mix together,
lean beef,
IDK if I can afford fish but I will try,
whole wheat flour,
whole wheat noodles,
Veggies and fruit frozen and fresh,
I already have chia and flax seeds.

What other essentials am I missing?
organic Coffee,

ShaneOSX

I don't know if they're essentials but you could try:

-Eggs
-Rolled Oats
-Peanut Butter (or some other butter like Almond)
-Deli Turkey
-Tuna/Salmon (I like the packets, not the cans)
-Quinoa
-Hummus
-Avocado
-Nuts
-Protein Powder
-Fish Oil

I'd also personally recommend reversing your carb and protein percentages.

sparklelioness

I dont see anything for breakfast? Imo just a yogurt isnt really substantial enough. I'd get some oatmeal (real rolled oats) and some eggbeaters. Maybe some salsa. Bread? Daves Killer Bread is good-its not low calorie-120 cals a slice-but its made of good things, has lots of fiber, and tastes amazing.

Def try to get some fish if you can. Tilapia is prettycheap.

Chia seeds

kirianna55

Breakfast stuff:
greek yogurt with berries, chia seeds, flaxseeds, and maybe a quarter cup grainola or rolled oats,
egg whites with whole wheat toast,
bagel thins with cream cheese and egg whites,
multigrain oatmeal with apples and an egg white,

Lunches:
mini dinners idk,


Why adjust my %s?
Fat 53g
Protein 100g
Carbs 180g
Fiber 20g

bathsheba_c

I don't think you need to adjust your percentages at all. Anything over 30 percent protein is considered a "high-protein diet." However, Shane made some really good suggestions of things to add to the list.

Your shopping list looks pretty good to me. Do you have anything on there for snacks? Popcorn is really easy to make at home and only about 50 calories per cup oil-popped. Not to mention cheap.

Also, you might want to look into beans and legumes. They are a little carb heavy for some, but are generally an excellent source of protein and fiber.

HappyStack

As many dried herbs and spices as you can accumulate. Same goes for rice (white & brown basmati, red or wild rice), pasta (if dried, made with durum wheat), dried beans & pulses, bulgur wheat, quinoa, lentils... anything you can keep in your store cupboard. Things like soba noodles (buckwheat noodles) taste great and they keep in your cupboard, reduce your bill when bought in quantities and make a good meal.

I always have a good few tins of chopped tomatoes to bulk out curries, stews, casseroles and so on.

kirianna55

I do like his suggestions. I was trying to cut down my carbohydrates and up my protein since it is more filling. I have heard a lot about how higher protein helps you lose weight and carbohydrates wont help as much. There is a lot of stuff about how you don't need carbohydrates unless your doing serious workouts. Last time I used MFP I lost 20 pounds and got stuck. No amount of changing my calories or fluctuating my exercise seemed to help. This time I want to try something different. This time I can actually control some of what I eat so That should help. I love pita chips, popcorn, homemade granola bars, and extra dark chocolate.

As for beans and legumes, I am trying to get my partner to eat them but he does not like them. He refuses to eat them and wont cook with them.

kirianna55

Anything else? I usually buy in bulk at winco/costco

LikesVeges

Hey. What really works for me is planning my menu for the week, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and snacks. Then write down your shopping list according to that. Otherwise I find that I end up wasting food or not having a certain ingredient and then, that's discouraging and can cause me to get off track.
You might even just shop for, like, four days at a time and then, again I have less waste (especially soft fruit). Lots of healthy recipes online. Maybe try Biggest Loser Recipes if you need some direction.

kirianna55

I get to shop once a month at winco/costco. The rest of the time we have to go to fred meyers which is almost twice the cost of most things at winco.

K8lin1985

I have porridge every morning for breakfast.
It fills you up and to keep the calories down I make it with Almond milk. It is more expensive but is a huge difference.
Blue diamond is a low brand.

4skylarandmia

I've eaten what I want, what I do is go to my food diary, enter for instance breakfast, I'll put in chorizo, 1 egg, 2 tortillas, then enter to see what my calorie count is, if it's to high maybe I'll cut back on 1 tortilla. Plus my food diary tells me if i'm having too many carbs, fat or whatever. I do the same for lunch, I'll usually have deli meat, mayo, 1 piece of bread. For dinner last night I had 2 oz fried cod, spinach, and a salad. For snack, sherbert is low in calories and the cake cone is also low on calories. I eat stuff I like. I try to walk briskly daily, which gives me extra calories to eat, and it seems to work for me. You can also go to your reports and it'll tell you if your exceeding your carbs, fat, etc. which your food diary will tell you as well. Good luck sweetie.