Your shopping list

I am back at it - please share your shopping lists for healthy eating. I usually do good the first few months and then struggle to maintain because I get bored with the food (admittance - I am chunky because I love food!). What are your staple foods? Sample breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack menus. I'm heading out shopping this evening and want to pick up a variety of healthy foods.

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  • Microwaveable porridge sachets
    Eggs
    Skimmed milk
    Spinach
    Peppers
    Sweetcorn
    Onions
    Apples
    Tinned tomatoes
    Mushrooms
    Carrots
    Salads leaves
    Lean minced beef
    Turkey mince
    Chicken
    Quinoa
    Brown rice
    Tinned fruit in juice
    Ryvita
    Yoghurt
    Homemade "fatless" sponge cake
    Air dried apple and pear crisps
    Almonds
    Popchips
  • jenndymond
    jenndymond Posts: 117 Member
    Breakfast/lunch
    Eggs
    Chedder cheese
    Feta cheese
    Spinach

    Ancient grain bread
    Natural peanut butter

    Snacks
    Greek yogurt
    Milk

    Supper
    Frozen salmon fillets
    Chicken thighs
    Frozen veggies
    Fresh veggies
    Ground chicken
    Pasta sauce
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    On my way to the grocery in a few minutes actually...

    Chicken
    Beef Tenderloin
    Hamburger
    Salmon
    White Fish (not sure what I'm going for today)
    Shrimp
    Canned Tuna
    Eggs
    Milk
    Broccoli
    Spinach
    Cabbage
    Green Beans
    Brussels Sprouts
    Carrots
    Radish
    Cucumber
    Onions
    Garlic
    Cilantro
    Jalapenos
    Roma Tomatoes
    Grape Tomatoes
    Avocados
    Apples
    Strawberries
    Blueberries
    Blackberries
    Raspberries
    Bananas
    Almonds
    Olive Oil
    Kalamata Olives
    Farro
    Quinoa
    Wild Rice
    Potatoes
    Black Beans
    Corn Tortillas

    BTW, you can eat healthy and awesome food...no need for it to be boring and stale. You can eat more than just celery sticks and whatnot. Your diet (noun) should be sustainable, not something you start and then stop.
  • jayrae87
    jayrae87 Posts: 36 Member
    Raw, Organic Cheddar Cheese
    Free-range Local Eggs
    Kefir
    Greek Yogurt
    Almond Breeze Unsweetened Original Almond Milk
    Hummus
    Old Fashioned Oats
    Whole Wheat or Veggie Pastas
    Newman's Own Organic Tomato Sauce
    Amy's Low Sodium, Organic Canned Soups (usually lentil) for quick convenient meals
    I try REALLY hard to walk by the Stacy's Pita Chips...sometimes I fail.
    Canned and Dried beans - Chickpeas, Kidney, Black are most popular here
    Teddie's Natural Peanut Butter
    Lundberg organic brown rice
    Quinoa
    Unprocessed, Whole Wheat Bread
    Frozen Organic, non-GMO Corn, Kale & Peas
    Bananas
    Avacados
    Portabello mushrooms
    Sweet Potatoes
    Oranges
    I usually only buy these fruits and veggies organic:
    Spinach
    Red Peppers
    Tomatoes
    Apples
    Baby Carrots
    Zucchini & Squash
    Berries when they're in season

    I'm about to ease back into eating meat. I buy wild salmon and hormone/antibiotic-free chicken for my family, but I'm having a hard time making the leap after being vegetarian for the last 16 years.
  • moodyshannon15
    moodyshannon15 Posts: 39 Member
    I always get fresh veggies and fruits first, the lean meats, chicken, pork and steak. I get very little pasta and prepared sauces. Some canned veggies like green beans and nouthern beans. Dry beans-cranberry beans!! Nummy!! eggs low-fat cheese, yogurt, plain quick cook oatmeal, special k cereal. Turkey bacon, Greek yogurt, whole wheat bread and sandwich rounds. Lite cool whip, frozen fruit and veg. Light mayo, avocados!! Snackwell cookies, Boca burgers or morningstar burgers!! Salad dressings, nuts, granola, almond coconut milk.sunflower seeds or trail mix. Lol probably more
  • helyg
    helyg Posts: 675 Member
    Breakfast - usually porridge with blueberries and honey. I buy the sachets of porridge to help with portion control, and keep frozen blueberries in the freezer.

    Lunch - either soup (either homemade or New Covent Garden) with wholemeal bread or poached eggs on wholemeal toast.

    Dinner -
    Wholemeal pasta with feta, courgette and lemon plus a side salad
    Baked potato with prawns and salad
    Chicken and vegetable stir fry with wholewheat noodles
    Chicken breast with vegetables
    Salmon with couscous and salad
    Sweet potato, lentil and spinach curry
    Wholemeal tuna pasta with salad

    Snacks/puddings: fruit, dried fruit, oatcakes with cottage cheese, natural yoghurt with blueberries, celery with reduced fat hummus.

    Drinks - water, fruit tea.

    I tend to stick to the same things, simply because it works for me.
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    i am a vegetarian, so hopefully that does not make too much a difference. you can always sub meat though in place of meatless things like fake meat grounds, seitan, fake chicjen strips, tofu etc. i would think that good things for meat eaters to have in the freezer prolly are lean meats like chicken, or have fish around like salmon, tuna etc to use instead.
    so here is what i always get at the grocery store, it varies by what is on sale but this is my current list for when i go next week:

    bakery:
    bagel thins (whole wheat)
    english muffins (whole grain)
    sandwich thins (whole wheat)
    whole grain bread
    whole grain or low carb tortillas

    beverages:
    coconut milk
    vitamin water zero
    zevia (natural 0 cal soda)

    breakfast:
    42 oz canister of quick oats
    life cereal
    nature valley granola bars (trail mix and nuts)

    canned/packaged:
    veggie broth (to make soups, too much sodium in the cans)
    unsweetened applesauce
    bags of dry beans: black beans, chick peas, kidney beans
    protein powder (chocolate and vanilla)
    pb2 or real pb
    apple butter
    diced tomatos
    tomato paste
    enchilada sauce
    taco seasoning
    spices (oregano, garlic pwoder, onion powder, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, sage, ccloves, cilanto, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon)
    low sodium spaghetti sauce (or make your own with diced tomatos and tomato paste, or roast red peppers and make a sauce with that)
    spaghetti, ziti, penne, bow ties, other pasta (whole grain)
    quinoa
    rice
    wheat gluten (to make seitan)

    condiments/sauces:
    mild salsa (or i make my own in my ninja chopper - dice tomatos, onion, cilantro, peppers, add tomato paste if too runny)
    fat free ranch/honey mustard dressings

    dairy:
    sliced white american, provolone, swiss cheeses
    greek yogurt (whatever brand is on sale)
    low fat cottage cheese
    low fat sour cream
    light laughing cow cheese wedges
    fat free cream cheese
    ricotta

    frozen:
    boca meatless crumbles
    quorn meatless chicken tenders, veg burgers
    frozen yogurt
    cheese tortellini
    raviolli
    pierogi
    frozen veg (spinach, pepper onion mix, broccoli, asparagus, edamame, stir fry mix, soup mix)

    international:
    shirataki noodles

    meat/seafood (for my fiance):
    chicken sausage
    brats
    deli turkey breast and ham

    produce:
    avocado
    apples
    pears
    blueberries
    melon
    grapes
    mushrooms
    eggplant
    cabbage
    spaghetti squash
    potatos
    cucumbers
    zucchini
    romaine lettuce
    baby spinach
    red/yellow bell peppers
    red onion
    carrots
    celery
    tofu

    snacks:
    roasted unsalted sunflower seeds/nuts
    white rice corn puffs
    plain popcorn
    rice cakes (multi grain and apple cinnamon)
    triscuits
    wheat thins
    hummus (roasted garlic and red pepper)

    breakfasts:
    eggs or egg whites on a bagel thin with non fat cream cheese, red onion and lettuce
    quick oats with various things mixed in: applesauce and cinnamon ("apple pie" oatmeal), vanilla protein powder, pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice, chocolate protein powder and pb2
    life cereal with coconut milk
    cheerios with coconut milk and a banana
    sandwich thin or bagel thin with pb2 and banana
    sandwich thin or bagel thin with non fat cream cheese and apple butter

    snacks:
    various fruits, mix plain greek yogurt with honey for a fruit dip
    rice cake with apple butter
    an apple warmed in the microwave with cinnamon
    pb & banana
    wheat thins and hummus
    veg with hummus

    dinner:
    slow cooker soup (veg broth with diced tomato, cabbage, potatos, carrots, celery, onion, sometimes beans. cook on low 8 hours)
    stroganoff over egg noodles or shirataki noodles
    shirataki vegetable stir fry with a protein
    stuffed shells with spinach
    baked ziti with spinach
    meatless cutlets with sauce over pasta
    enchiladas
    taco salad
    spaghetti squash "lasagna"
    tortellini salad
    seitan "cheese steak" sandwich
    quinoa risotto
    pizzadilla
    eggplant parm
    sushi bowls
    chickpea cutlets
    chickpea soup
    lasagna using zucchini as the noodles
    pierogi with veg
    greek salad
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,709 Member
    Don't get bored there is so much lovely food out there. I eat lots of spices, so have Spanish, Chinese, Indian, Moroccan, Indonesian and more. No need to be bored. Learn to cook.
  • tjsoccermom
    tjsoccermom Posts: 500 Member
    There are some great websites with interesting, lower calorie/fat recipes. One of my favorites is www.skinnytaste.com, but I know that there are more. Find some things that sound interesting and get what you need.

    As for some of my staples, cottage cheese (protein), almonds (protein), tuna, salad fixings (whatever you like), light salad dressing, avocados, boneless skinless chicken (I prefer thighs), frozen veggies, whatever berry is on sale, oatmeal (for ease I also use betteroats instant oatmeal with flax seed), light cream cheese, cheddar cheese (I like to make the light version buffalo chicken dip every other week or so), apples, light yogurt, fresh spinach (can be added into lots of dishes and is nutritious, love in salads too), grapes, bananas for smoothies (freeze first), salsa, ground turkey (love to make taco salad and I use ground turkey), clementines...really whatever fruit and veggies are on sale that week.

    I actually am less bored with food than ever before because I am trying new veggies and combos. It really doesn't have to be boring at all! I am avoiding most processed foods and breads/pasta just to be able to eat more and still fall within my calorie allotment, but that's just my choice. Look around on this forum, you'll find lots of recipe ideas and links to blogs with great ideas. Also, Sparkpeople has a great recipe section. Good luck, you can do this :smile:
  • tsikkz
    tsikkz Posts: 404 Member
    Bump :)

    The things I buy basically every time I go shopping are

    Milk
    Banana
    red apples
    Almond milk
    Cauliflower
    Sweet potato
    washed baby spinach
  • Offical
    Offical Posts: 94
    Ground beef
    Ground Turkey
    Ground pork
    Ground chicken

    Frozen breaded chicken strips
    Frozen boneless chicken strips

    Frozen mixed vegetables
    Frozen sweet corn

    Rice brown/white
  • tanashai
    tanashai Posts: 207 Member
    So much om nom food!

    But here's what I've made sure is at least on the list of food I'll be eating (no one else is really on the weight loss train atm, lol)

    Swiss Knight Guyere cheese. Portion control is an awesome thing for me.
    Tuna
    Spinach
    Wraps
    Apples (Granny smith for me)
    Quaker Mini crisps (my chip replacement)
    Chicken
    Skinny cow (something treaty-either the heavenly crisp bars or the ice cream cones)
    baby carrots
    premade salad (Fresh Express American is my favorite)
    Honeycomb cereal
    1% milk,
    whole grain bread
    peanut butter
    homemade strawberry jam
    1000 Island dressing
    cucumber (when it's in season; I live in the north so there's only a narrow window)
    Pork
    some beef, usually pot roast or stew beef
    pasta
    100 calorie popcorn (I'm reserving judgement; we'll see if it's actually any good, ha ha)

    This week, we're having Beef stroganoff, bbq chicken, honey orange chicken, chicken chow mein, pot roast with herbs and balsamic vinegar, sage pork chops and chicken fettuccine, generally with potatoes, broccoli and/or carrots as a side where applicable. I don't think any of my dinners are over 450 calories :) Check out Allrecipes.com for some great free recipes (noooo, this is not a paid endorsement, I just think it's a great site). I like to eat too and I like to eat a variety, lol!
  • hatethegame
    hatethegame Posts: 267 Member
    bump