Whats On Your Grocery List?

KadyLosingItx2

Need some food ideas, what do you guys buy when you go to the grocery store?

brenn24179

tilapia,turkey burgers, turkey meat, chicken, yogurt, cottage cheese, bananas,rice cake, peanut butter, apples,raisins,stawberries,fat free coolwhip. Some lean cruisine meals but not every night. Oatmeal, turkey bacon, turkey sausage, eggs.

Mia_RagazzaTosta

Fage greek yogurt
eggs
chicken breasts
80/20 ground beef
broccoli
green beans
tomatoes
apples
grapefruit
lettuce
hummus
potatoes

now for the not so good stuff:
pita chips
pretzel crisps
white rice
pizza dough
pepperoni

Rosytakesoff

Meat, cheese, poultry, eggs, dairy, fresh fruits and vegetables, old fashioned or steel cut oatmeal, spices, frozen vegetables, peanut butter, fish, coffee and tea. Some processed foods make the cut, but I limit them. I work hard to cook from scratch with actual food.

MorgueBabe

Always in stock in the house
Organic Romaine Hearts
Tomatoes (cherry, grape, beefsteak!)
Broccoli heads
Cauliflower head
Onion (red and yellow)
Garlic
Ginger
Cucumbers
Canned Albacore in water
Rice
Pasta
Rice Milk
Chocolate Hemp Milk
Bananas
Canned Pineapples
Hummus
Cans of beans (navy, kidney, black, etc)
Fake meat (vegetarian)
Burrito Wraps
Honey Whole Wheat Bread
Ezekiel English Muffins
Peanut Butter
Jam
Bell Peppers
Cucumbers
Zucchini
Black Olives
Dried Bulk (lentils, split peas red lentils)
EVOO
Guacamole 100 calorie packs
frozen: spinach, corn, peas, broccoli
Organic Eggs
Vegan Yogurt
1 minute plain oatmeal
Triscuits or pretzels or other carby crunch snack.
baby carrots

jmcreynolds91

tons of produce, yogurt, wheat pitas, peanut butter, shrimp, frozen veggies, string cheese, wheat crackers, fish, granola to add to yogurt or eat alone, eggs.

Whipppets

Honeydew, Cantalope, Watermelon, Eggs, Turkey Sausage, chicken sausage, Chicken, Unsalted peanuts in the shell,
V8 fusion and every type of frozen fruits for smoothies, cucumbers, carrots, Eggo waffles
I like Fruit.

kitinboots

eggs
carrots
broccoli
courgette
bell pepper
sweet potato
turkey/chicken breasts
tilapia
tofu
milk
bananas
brown/red rice/quinoa
natural yoghurt
porridge oats
cocoa powder
whole almonds


Thats my regular shop pretty much. I'll buy different veggies in addition the the ones listed, and maybe play around with things on offer. If I have a day off I'll grab a steak or something.
Yesterday I had a day off so I made sweet potato mash, steamed broccoli, grilled steak and king prawn and pineapple skewers sprinkled with coconut and a few dashes of hot sauce.
One of my new favourite meals is my 'sushi plate'. I'll cook up some brown rice and tilapia and serve it with red cabbage, pickled ginger and wasabi.

bugs5697

What's not on my list!?!?
HA!!

Lots of fruit
- Bananas
- Grapes
- Apples
- Oranges
Lots of veg
- Lettuce
- Cucumbers
- Green peppers
- Carrots
- Celery
Lots of protien
- Chicken
- Turkey
- Eggs
- Yogurt
- Cottage cheese
- Cheese

Granola
Whole grain bread
Peanut butter

I try to stick to the outside aisles, once I get in the middle I start to lose a little control
Ice cream
Popsicles
Sugared cereals
etc...

k_winder

My actual list for shopping tomorrow is: spinach, zucchini, tomatoes, avocados, mushrooms, asparagus, eggplant, some kind of fish (usually do tilapia or salmon), Progresso Light Soup (usually just one or two cans in a week), tuna, Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pasta, Greek yogurt, low sodium lunchmeat, 1% milk, chicken, Triscuits

katejkelley

I'm finding my health food store list keeps getting longer. At Safeway I get lettuce, spinach, onions, peppers, zucchini, nuts, canned beans, and spices. At Good Earth, I buy all kinds of different flours (almond, quinoa, brown rice), quinoa, wild rice, Bob's 7 or 9-grain cereal, vegetable pastas and all kinds of vegan foods. It's a little more expensive, but I love shopping there!

Evachiquita

Veggies: broccoli, kale (bunches of it), chard, carrots, spinach (pounds of it), lettuce, cauliflower, several cucumbers, beets, avocados, onions, mushrooms, celery, bell peppers when in season, tomatoes when in season, cabbage for making saurkraut/kimchi
Beans: lentils, chickpeas, black beans, pinto beans, black eyed peas, white beans
Nuts: walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, almonds, cashews, pecans, sesame seeds, peanut butter, almond butter
Other: tofu, tempeh, protein powder (online order), hemp seed, chia seed, flax seed, garbanzo bean flour for making hummus, coconut cream/milk, olive oil, grapeseed oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, dark chocolate
Fruit: sparingly lately, one small apple a day, maybe some berries. Citrus is in season so get some of that
Sometimes: potatoes or sweet potatoes, bananas, pears
Rarely: rice, quinoa, polenta,
Pretty much never: bread, pasta, any "white food", dairy
And of course spices: garlic, salt, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cayenne, basil, thyme, oregano, lemons, limes, cilantro, cumin, corriander, cardamom, garaham masala, balsamic vinegar, rice vinegar, apple cider vinegar, sesame seed oil, soy sauce, hot sauce

Whew.... I really do have all of this on hand most of the time!

MeaghanAnderson

Uncle Bens 180 Calorie rice bowls, dried fruit trail mix, 90 calorie fiber bars, oatmeal, carrots, low fat peanut butter, no fat yogurt, frozen broccoli and cauliflower mix.

fresh_start59

Always in the house:

Chicken breasts
Kashi oatmeal dark chocolate cookies
Lindt 85% cocoa bar
whole wheat fajita tortillas
red bell pepper
fresh baby spinach
mushrooms
cheddar cheese (full fat, fancy shred)
mozzarella cheese
generic Crystal Light pink lemonade
bananas
plain Greek yogurt (sour cream substitute)
liquid strawberry yogurt (drinkable)
avocado
tomato
onion (yellow or red)
turkey sausage
Ken's fat free raspberry pecan dressing
Sweet N Low (yeah, I like that chemical stuff)
Instant iced tea (non-lemon)
Generic Grape Nuts
Silk almond milk
Egg Beaters


Rotating purchases:

ground beef
pork tenderloin
beef filet
chicken breast (canned)
bleu cheese
feta cheese
russet potato
Brussels sprouts
celery
peanut butter
cucumber
eggs
cauliflower
broccoli

Not allowed in the house (Major RED LIGHT foods):
ice cream (although if I want it, I budget calories for it and buy a single serving)

Justkeepswimmin

I am a hybrid of a health nut and former super coupon gal so I tend to go to one store (healthy store) for what we eat and other stores (sometimes 3-5) for things to either A) donate that aren't edible but hygeine related or C) you could buy at the health store ore get cheaper at the not health food store with a good sale and coupon (example sometimes: Amy's, Kettle, pure juice (husbands diabetic type 1 so it's a need, healthy choice, evol etc.)

For the health store (I go to 1-2 times a week) :

Grapefruit, oranges OR cuties, berries (black/blue/rasberry depending on what's on sale), onion, bell peppers not green, tomato, apples or pears type depends on whats under .99/.lb, lettuces and spinach and/or kale, butternut squash a few times a month, spaghetti squash is a new staple, sweet potatoes, sometimes regular potatoes, pineapple or kiwi if pineapple isn't on sale, watermellon or cantelope, bolthouse protein predone for when I don't have time to mix (I do this at Target if it's not on sale at health foods store), vans waffles gluten wheat free if on sale (50/50 chance), tapioca light bread, pecan rice light bread, once a month or so rice tortilla, once a month or so rice hamburger buns, tru whip light aroundn a holiday for desert purposes, bulk bin items: including raw almonds, walnuts, mixed nuts, pecans, chashews (depending on sale), steel oats, rice flour, almond flour, quinoa, wild rice, and occasionally dried cranberries, and yellow raisins (which are great in mediterranean dishes). Spices from bulk bin as needed generally save money if they are not common ones you can coupon for like parsley. I have mass ammounts of free parsley. Back in the fresh dept. I tend to also buy green onions and cilantro. Quorn when it's on sale, and for the meat eaters in the house Bison and/or pork/fish/chicken when on sale. Rasberry luna bars when in stock, nugo dark mint chocolate bars when Rasberry luna bars aren't there. Veggie sticks for a treat. I bought the puffed Arrowhead cereals in bulk when they were bogo last year or they'd be a regular on my list if I didn't have such a stockpile...a cup of cereal for 50 calories and likek no sodium YUM. Oh cauliflower or broccoli depending on whats on sale.

For non health food store (krogeresque/cvs/target):

Any healthyish bars I can get free...EAS, ThinkThin etc. , any yogurt or greek yogurt I can get for free without aspartame or gelatin, healthER chips when I can get them under .99/bag such as Boulder or unsalted Kettle or Green Giant. Plain yogurt: Mountain high has been close to free lately. Skim milk. Eggs/Egg white carton. Hummus when it's a great sale, when it's not I'd rather go to Whole Foods or AJ's and get Dr. hummus (Its amazing and like 1/3 the calories but but but it's like $5.00 for a small carton). Any other paper goods, cleaning supplies, beauty/hba supplies I can get free or under my buy price including things I will donate if we don't need because they aren't as healthy as fresh. Peanutbutter is usually less here or Target. Cheese. If I can get frozen steamfresh veggies at .49 a bag or less I will take them over fresh for the cost savings.

dawningr

Chicken Breasts
lean pork
lean ground beef
(all local)

Fage 0% plain yogurt
Eggs (cage free organic/ or local farm)
Low fat cottage cheese
Meijer organic coffee creamer

veggies (whatever is on sale at the grocery)
bananas
fruit (same thing, but always blueberries even if they're not on sale)

quinoa
brown rice
protein powder (I actually get the Nutrilite - Amway brand)
garlic
olive oil
grapeseed oil
popcorn
tuna
frozen corn, peas, broccoli
slivered almonds (great in the yogurt with some protein powder, and blueberries)

Fittreelol

My current staples are:

Masa, organic dry pinto beans, organic bacon, organic turkey bacon, organic oatmeal, raw grassfed milk, raw gf cheddar, gf sour cream, gf half and half, gf goat feta (We like dairy in our household,) organic apples, organic fair trade bananas, fage or chobani greek yogurt, wild caught salmon, grassfed ground beef, pastured eggs, avocados, frozen organic broccoli, organic potatoes, cases and cases of purified water (I recycle I promise!) organic fair trade coffee, organic fair trade cacoa nibs, organic raw walnuts, organic chick peas.

I swear I eat veggies other than frozen broccoli when it's not winter! Then I'll eat fresh broccoli

Lalouse

We always have:

chicken breasts, and some times chicken wings and thighs
very lean ground beef
shawarma and other specialized beef (I'm Lebanese and my hubby and I cook a lot at home with meat)
shrimp
fish (salmon, tuna, etc..)

tomatoes are the number one veggie I can't live without but otherwise, I also buy
lettuce
spinach (in the winter)
radishes
scallions
parsley
cilantro
cucumbers
carrots
potatoes
onions
garlic
lemons

Fruit: anything and everything including all kinds of apples, bananas, oranges, grapes, kiwi, strawberries. There's always 2-3 kinds of fruit in our house and some dried fruit and seeds like raisins and sunflower seeds.

Other things: almond milk, quick oats, cheerios, olive oil and canola oil, orange juice, lebanese yogurts and pita bread, low fat cheeses, incl parmesan and mozzarrella, rice (both white and brown), pasta (both white and brown), condiments, and some canned stuff like corn or tomato sauce for backup purposes.

Cordy1228

Honeycrisp apples
Potatoes
Asparagus
Red bell peppers
Baby carrots
Green beans
Broccoli slaw
Hummus
Boar's Head deli turkey
Deli sliced cheese
Flat Out wraps
Pasta
Sauce
Canned tomatoes, various
Mini Boboli pizza crusts
Flavored seltzer
Beer/Wine
Spreadable butter
Cream cheese
Laughing Cow wedges
Plain greek yogurt
Old fashioned oats
Mini pretzels
Quaker Honey Graham Oh!s cereal
Frozen broccoli
Frozen brown rice
Boneless/skinless chicken breasts
Lean ground turkey
Fully cooked chicken sausages

MJackson54

whole fresh fruits (excluding bananas)
almond milk unsweetened (30 cal)
quinoa
short grain brown rice
lentils (dry)
black beans (dry)
Coleman chicken breast
fresh vegetables (especially kale and spinach)
sesame oil
stevia

All are organic. I buy nothing with high fructose corn syrup or preservatives. I try to buy everyproduct as close to its original form.

rluedtke

I shop the perimeter of the store mostly, which has the fresh items: produce, meat, bakery (though I don't stop there often), dairy.

Produce staples:
lettuce (all kinds, romaine, green leaf, spring mix, baby romaine, spinach - I mix it up weekly)
carrots
mushrooms
onions
tomatoes (roma for cooking, hot house/field, grape)
cucumber
peppers (red, orange, yellow)
zucchini
bananas
apples
oranges
lemons
limes
Usually pick up another type of fruit - mix it up (pears, grapes, pineapple, melon)

Meat:
top sirloin steak
chicken (all variety)
prawns
scallops
cod
salmon
pork loin

Dairy:
half&half
skim milk
yogurt
eggs
sometimes egg whites
cheese (usually marble)

Bakery:
Bread - I always have one loaf on hand in the freezer

Other staples:
peanut butter (natural)
nuts (almonds, peanuts)
rice (basmati)
pasta
quinoa
oats
coffee
flour (whole wheat - I make my muffins every week and dog cookies)
oil (canola and EVOO)
vinegar
spices (italian, dill, garlic, cumin, cinnamon are the main ones)

KadyLosingItx2

Thanks for all your lists

dakotawitch

We feed one ovo-lacto vegetarian and one flexitarian (me), and here's a basic list

Carrots
Celery
Broccoli
Onions
Garlic
Soy or almond milk
Soy coffee creamer
Yogurt (Greek and low-fat dairy)
Cheese (dairy, full fat)
Eggs
Tofu
Morningstar Farms Veggie Bacon
Morningstar Farms Grillers Crumbles (hamburger substitute)
Morningstar Farms Chikn Strips
Tempeh (sometimes anyway)
Canned or dried beans
Bell peppers
Cauliflower
Chickpeas
Hummus
Salad greens
Lean cold cuts (for my work snacks)
String cheese (for my work snacks)
Veggie juice
Some type of berries
Apples or oranges
Coffee
Tea
Mushrooms
Rice
Peanut or almond butter
Bulk nuts (almond, pecan, and walnuts most of the time)
Whole grain pasta
Canned tomatoes or good quality jarred pasta sauce
Agave nectar

We don't get all of these things every week -- we meal plan once a week, so some items rotate on or off the list depending on what we're cooking and what's in the pantry/freezer and and what's on sale. We'll stock up when things on on sale and freeze things if needed.

THExNEKOxCHAN

I get my vegetables and fruit at a small veggie shop up the street. Locally owned, with seasonal veg. I also grow a lot of veggies for us in our garden.

I buy my raw milk from a family on the other side of town. I buy my free range eggs (both chicken, duck AND quail) the same way.

I get some meat (mostly game, like wallaby and rabbit) from the friends who like to hunt, and beef from a friend who raises steers (when she has it available). The rest is bought from the store. usually beef, lamb and pork, some chicken. I buy sausages and other cuts of meat from a local butcher.

I try to buy my fish and sea food from the local seafood shops.

My honey comes from the honey shop, or from friends with bees. I often make my own yogurt and kefir, and veggie ferments.

My husband buys milk, bread, a variety of chips, crackers and cookies, chocolate, pasta, tinned fish and tomatoes, cheese, yogurt, etc. from the store.

sallyaj

This week:

Coffee
Heavy Cream
Eggs
Butter
Sour cream
Bacon
Chicken
Ground beef
Avocado
Lettuce
Red bell pepper
Cauliflower
Zucchini
Nuts
Olives
Pickles
Cheese
Soprosata
Wine

fuzzymop55

milk, 80/20 ground beef, turkey breast fillet, thick boneless pork chops, fat free cottage cheese, greek yogurt, healthy life high fiber 35cal wheat bread, low cal tortillas, low fat or fat free cheese [except the philadelphia cream cheese added to mozzarella kraft makes it]. bertolli garlic and onion pasta sauce [when im too lazy to make my own]. great northern white beans for white turkey chili. 98%fat free low sodium chicken stock or broth, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, avocados, fingerling potatoes, ore ida crinkle fries, greek frozen yogurt, v8 juice, diet ocean spray juice, frozen veggies, frozen waffles for easy breakfast for kid, dulce de leche cheerios, low cal low sodium canned soups, this is just some of the things i picked up at the store.

Usually i'll make mini meatloaf's in muffin tins whether it be ground turkey or beef. betty crocker makes an 80 cal/serving mash potato instant stuff that is around a buck a pouch. i try to keep the pasta to twice a month because i feel that eating half a cup of spaghetti is pointless. Pillsbury make an artisan pizza dough that is easy and quick to make a pizza out of and is pretty low cal/carb. sometimes i even use the Pillsbury seamless crescent dough and make mini hot pockets. usually make a big pot of turkey or white chicken chili and freeze up.hard boiled eggs, salads, grilled veggies, home made soups all are good and easy to make. Most of the meals I tend to cook are under half hour cook time unless i throw them in the crock pot.

MorgueBabe

This is also pretty helpful
http://forums.menshealth.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3971017124/m/978108761?r=978108761#978108761

keem88

whole grain bread, bagel thins, sandwich flats, shirataki noodles, lots of produce (romaine lettuce, eggplant, spaghetti squash, peppers, onion, tomatos, cucumbers, mushrooms, apples, pears, bananas, avocados, blueberries, etc) quinoa, cottage cheese, vanilla and plain greek yogurt, pb2, kashi cereals, cheerios, quick oats (a large canister), whole grain pasta, brown rice, salsa, whole grain low carb tortillas, low fat string cheese, tofurkey, veg burgers, meatless balls, meatless crumbles, olive oil, feta cheese, low fat mozarella, laughing cow light, beer, wine, fiber one cereal and bars, nature valley granola bars, frozen veggies (spinach, stir fry blend, peppers and onions), wheat thins, progresso light soups, vegetable broth to make soups, black beans, chick peas, naturally delicious salad dressing, zevia soda, vitamin water zero, wheat gluten, apple butter, 1% milk, unsweetened coconut milk, eggs/egg whites

Lisa__Michelle

-bananas
-spinach
-ground turkey
-lean ground beef
-eggs
-frozen fruit
-asparagus
-bell pepper
-cilantro
-frozen veggies
-whole wheat bread
-turkey lunch meat
-Velveeta 35 calorie cheese
-hummus
-crackers
-English muffins
-pizza sauce
-turkey pepperoni
-lean cuisines

gfedex

I shop a couple times per week, so I'll get what happens to be on sale (this week it was peppers and an avocado), in addition to the regulars:

-Oil-packed tuna
-sweet potatoes
-cauliflower
-light cream or half-and-half
-carrots
-eggs
-fruit of some kind (this week it was oranges)
-tea
-coffee

kajpurdue

eggs, two or three different types of fresh fruit, fresh veggies to steam for dinners, whatever fresh fish looks best (usually tilapia and salmon), turkey bacon, greek yogurt, salad, frozen grilled chicken strips (to warm up quick and throw on any salad to get my protein in). Those things are on every grocery list.