GROCERY DAY!

hipsdontlie1
hipsdontlie1 Posts: 294 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So it's grocery day for me! Just looking to spice up my grocery list with some different items. I tend to get to the grocery store and forget things I had thought about buying and end up buying the same things I eat over and over. When I get home I look in the fridge and I'm so uninterested in stuff I've already been eating all week... this is when I tend to turn towards my boyfriends junk food. Terrible!! Just looking for some HEALTHY items that you guys enjoy eating. Can be anything from snacks, breakfast food, supper.. anything!

What I tend to pick up now is:

Chicken
Lean ground beef
Tuna
Veggies (Kale, Tomato, Peppers, Cucumber, Avocado)
Cheese Strings
Yogurt
Fruit (Oranges, Apples)
Instant Oatmeal
Fish (Haddock, Tilapia)
Almonds
Tortilla Wraps
Egg whites

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate any recommendations!

Replies

  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    winter squash & pumpkin are just coming into season as are root vegetables ( turnips, parsnips ect)
  • palmerar
    palmerar Posts: 489 Member
    Try maybe to vary your proteins with pork or a lean cut of steak, also look up new recipes and write your grocery list from those.
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    Berries
    Celery, mushrooms, carrots
    Guacamole
    Hummus
    Kalamata olives
    Bruschetta
    Turkey meatballs
    Zucchini
    Whole wheat/grain English muffins
    Center cut bacon
    Salsa
    Sweet potatoes
  • penguinlally
    penguinlally Posts: 331 Member
    winter squash & pumpkin are just coming into season as are root vegetables ( turnips, parsnips ect)

    nom nom nom---- how about some polenta - different kinds of beans - and pineapples, mangos n berries? I'm heading to the produce market this morning and to the grocery as well..... I walk there ( about 1.5 miles ) and take my rolly backpack - get in some stepping and fresh air as well.
  • aesquivel47
    aesquivel47 Posts: 37 Member
    Do you like beans? Add a few cans of kidney beans or garbanzo beans. I buy chunky salsa and cook my chicken in it. Also sauerkraut, not the canned stuff, the stuff in a jar that also has mushrooms and or carrots in it from the Polish section of the store. It's delicious and cheap in calories. Add some caramelized onions and top it on baked chicken breast or lean unbreaded pork cutlet.
  • Mcmilligen
    Mcmilligen Posts: 332 Member
    Look up some interesting (easy) recipes that spark up your interest and buy those items.

    I usually buy stuff for (not always at once, I'm usually experimenting with one or two recipes at a time):
    Fun smoothies (pumpkin pie, chocolate banana, vanilla chai etc)
    Healthy desserts (Homemade protein bars, granola bars, muffins etc)
    Breakfast stuff (Usually just interesting things to spice my oatmeal up, healthy pancake ingredients etc)
    Ingredients for bulk meals for throughout the week (Vegan chilli, curries, eggplant lasagna, salads etc)

    And of course, tons of fruits and veggies.
    I usually grab a cool hummus to eat with certain veggies, and interesting fruits I think would taste good cut up in a fruit salad or as a snack for work.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    How are you doing on spices and condiments? Nice vinegars, oils, seasonings? High in salt , but if you use just a small portion of some of those seasoning packets for like tacos or spaghetti sauce you can expand your menu.
  • hipsdontlie1
    hipsdontlie1 Posts: 294 Member
    Wow this is so great already! Thanks everyone. For those of you who said beans! I LOVE beans but do you guys eat them with anything?? put them in a recipe or just eat them cold?
  • hipsdontlie1
    hipsdontlie1 Posts: 294 Member
    @ldrosophila I guess I could definitely use a bigger variety of spices in my kitchen! I'm very uneducated in making sauces and things like that. I'll have to do some research! I have had a bottle of balsamic vinegar sitting in my fridge for awhile now, I just have no idea what to do with it or how to incorporate it into recipes.
  • ehorn625
    ehorn625 Posts: 144
    @ldrosophila I guess I could definitely use a bigger variety of spices in my kitchen! I'm very uneducated in making sauces and things like that. I'll have to do some research! I have had a bottle of balsamic vinegar sitting in my fridge for awhile now, I just have no idea what to do with it or how to incorporate it into recipes.

    I take a container like the one a large size soup from Chinese take out and put equal parts water and vinegar and some equal or whatever non sugar sweetener I have around. Add sliced cucumbers and throw in some cut up onions and spices. Mix well and stick in the fridge. The next day the cucumbers are slightly pickled and make a great snack or addition to a salad. (You may have to adjust the water to vinegar ratio to suit your taste buds!)
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    This content has been removed.

Categories