Grocery list Must haves

I buy lots of food mags, ww, slimming world, good food and I aim to have min of 2-3 new dishes every week. Really works and some weeks I do a new one every day! I do have staples I buy such as fruit, veg, oats, eggs and almond milk but I think it's good to mix it up x

I've been pretty enamoured with a pepper mix recipe lately. It's super versatile so I make and use it throughout the week.

1 Red Pepper
1 Orange/Yellow Pepper
1 Cubanelle Pepper
1-2 Jalapenos
1 Medium Onion

Saute diced onion in some olive oil, and then add the rough chopped peppers to sauté for a couple mins. Turn the heat down low, throw an ice cube in the pan and put a lid on it and let them steam. Super easy and it makes enough to last for the week on different things.

I throw it in my scrambling eggs with some old cheddar, I put it on my burgers, on sandwiches and homemade pizzas and use it to jazz up chicken breasts on the average night.

I usually have lots of fruit in my cart (apples, blueberries, plums, watermelon) to snack on during the day and for breakfast. I buy lots of chickpeas to make hummus and put in salads, they make a nice crunchy snack roasted too. I also love zucchini a billion different ways. Carrots, radishes and potatoes for roasting - mmm!

Some of my favorites:
Canned Black Beans
Organic Apple Sauce
Red Grapes
Yogurt
Organic low fat Milk
String cheese
Alden's Organic cookies and cream ice cream
Kashi bars

and the guilty pleasure:

Morningstar Maple Veggie Sausage (omnomnom)

Egg whites, cottage cheese, 0% vanilla greek yogurt, Silver Hills bread, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables.

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Broccoli, chicken breast, onions, cheddar cheese, lettuce and avocados.

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I buy things when they are on sale/store special + I have a coupon. It saves money, but it also means my grocery haul changes from week to week. Even so, there are a few things that I cannot do without:

Almond milk--three times the calcium and a fraction of the calories of milk

Vegetables that are in season--they're cheaper in season (I also happen to subscribe to "The Fresh 20" and they offer lots of ways to prepare vegetables that are in season)

Fruits that are in season--they're cheaper in season (my favorites this time of year are blueberries and strawberries)

Citrus--Lemons, limes and oranges to cut up and put in the bottom of a big tumbler with water; the taste helps me drink more water all day long

Ice cream sandwiches--I generally buy the store brand (usually cheaper), it's a portion controlled snack that's got ice cream + chocolate; what's not to love?

Chicken broth--it's the base for so many recipes that I always seem to use it up

Eggs--great as an ingredient, great as an entrée; I love eggs

Rotisserie chicken--eat as is or use as an ingredient in other dishes; at Sam's Club a 6 lb. chicken costs about $5 (I can't roast a raw chicken myself for that amount)

Frozen chicken or beef strips (fully cooked, not breaded)--convenient go-to on weeknights, a great starter for quick home cooked meals; because it's frozen, you can keep a bag on-hand for a long while

Frozen vegetables (corn, butter beans, peppers, onions, etc.)--great as ingredients in dishes, and because they're frozen they'll keep until I need them

I'm new and I've just started watching what I eat and I am trying to eat healthy. What are some good choices for simple foods? Right now I have:

Frozen Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
Light Yoplait Strawberry Yogurt
Frozen fruits (mixed fruit, mixed berries, peaches, strawberry & bananas) - for smoothies made with Skim milk
Frozen veggies
Apples
Clementine's
Oranges
Bananas
Pistachios
Sara Lee 45 Calorie Wheat Bread
Eggs and egg beaters
Skim Milk
Eas Soy Vanilla Protein Powder
Coffee
Cottage cheese
String cheese
Wheat triscuit crackers
Laughing Cow French Onion Wedges
Whole Wheat Carb Balance Tortillas
Quick Cook Oatmeal
Cream o Wheat
Grits
Malt o Meal
Flax Seeds - not sure what to do with this
Canned tuna
Canned chicken breasts
Light ranch
Nutella
Natural Peanut Butter
Granola Bars
Kelloggs Nutrigrain Bars
Fiber One Protein Chewy Bars - Peanut Butter
Cracklin Oat Bran Cereal
Cinnamon Life Cereal

I tried hummus and I hate the taste and texture of it

Strawberries
Bananas
Litelife veggie bacon
Ridiculous amounts of cheese
Eggology egg whites
Eggs
Tea
Romain lettuce
Cherry tomatoes
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Noosa yogurt
Chives
Black beans
Ahi tuna or wild salmon
Flott canned tuna belly in oil
Half and half
Champagne :drinker: