What's your monthly healthy grocery list?

Me too! Grocery shopping and meal planning are two of my biggest challenges!

For me? Or for everyone cuz I got a picky eater

Steal cut oats
Quick oats
Egg whites
Eggs
FAGE 0%
Spinach
Broccoli
Green Beans
onion
garlic
Lettuce
Avacado
Blueberries
Black seedless grapes
Ground Turkey
Boneless skinless chicken breast
Silk unsweetened almond milk
Almonds (assorted flavors and raw)
Sugar free jello bites
lite cool whip
sugar free hot cocoa
coffee

Hmm...this list is longer than I thought it would be, but those are a MUST have at all times!

EGGS
EGGS
EGGS
salmon (flash frozen individual portions from Aldi, nothing expensive)
frozen shrimp
raw nuts (especially almonds, walnuts, unsalted peanuts)
natural peanut butter
salsa/taco sauce
La Tiara taco shells
TVP
extra firm tofu
beans (various, dry and canned)
lentils
mozzarella
cheddar
steel cut oats
quick oats
100% whole wheat bread
flour tortillas (very small fajita size)
corn tortillas
lettuce(s)
assorted greens
kale
arugula
cabbage
hot peppers (often Anaheim or jalapeno)
onions (various)
green onions
mushrooms
bell peppers
spinach (frozen AND fresh baby spinach)
zucchini
baby carrots
hummus
good coffee (ground or beans)
artificial sweetener (just for coffee)
Fage plain yogurt
noosa yogurt (mmm)
almond milk
cow's milk
butter
Neufchatel block (for crepes)
avocado
grapes
bananas
pears or apples
frozen berries (various)
sesame oil
jarred artichokes
jarred minced garlic
cereal (my husband usually gets plain Cheerio's, store brand version)
protein/power bars (husband mainly eats these)
Clif Z bars (meant for kids but I eat these)
drastically reduced sodium soy sauce
various spices we may need
whipped topping (my husband does not eat this)
Hidden Valley Southwest Chipotle ranch dressing (I put it on my egg taco nearly every morning)
semisweet chocolate chips

I'm sure there's tons more I'm forgetting. Of course we have staples on hand like flour and sugar.

My basic shopping list it changes depending on my mood and what I want to make:
Proteins:
Frozen fish fillets (Salmon, Flounder, Tilapia)
Quorn (fake chicken) Nuggests, and breasts
Quorn Grounds (fake ground beef)
Organic Brown Eggs
dried lentils
dried split peas
dried red lentils
Canned Low sodium beans (Black, Pinto, Kidney, Garbanzo, Great Northern, Navy, Caneilli)
Uptons Setian Bacon

Vegetables and Fruit (always organic when possible):
Baby Spinach
Baby Kale
Kale
Escarole
Cherry and Grape Tomatoes
Avocados
Bananas
Romaine Hearts
Red Beets
Broccoli
Cucumbers
Bell Peppers

Breads:
Honey Whole Wheat Bread
Mission Soft Tortilla Wraps
Ezekiel sprouted muffins

Dairy:
Unsweetened FlaxMilk
So Delicious Coconut Milk Plain Yogurt
Smart Balance light with Flax (butter) or Earth Balance Soy-Free

Snacks:
Planters Cocktail Peanuts
Dark chocolate covered raisins
Oreos Double Stuff
Popcorn (kernals for popping on the stove)

Oils and other:
EVOO
Coconut
Braggs Nutritional Yeast
Ramen for busy/lazy days
Eating Right or DeCocco Brand Pastas
White Rice
CousCous
Quinoa
Maple Syrup
Garlic and spices.

Broccoli
Carrots
Bell peppers
garlic
Honey crisp apples
Cutie clementines
spinach
tomatoes
onion
potatoes/sweet potatoes
green beans
Brussel sprouts
Greek yogurt
string cheese
butter
cream cheese
almond milk
eggs
hummus
peanut butter
beans
almonds
turkey
tuna
frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts
frozen fish
frozen veggies
Weight Watchers snack size fudge bars
Sara Lee De-lightful bread
Oatmeal
Salsa
Popcorn
olive oil

my list changes but here are the staples

carrots
hummus
cucumbers (for California rolls)
assorted frozen veggies
canned tomatoes
salsa
oranges
fresh pineapples
frozen blueberries

yogurt (greek)
cottage cheese (2%)
cream cheese
cheese slices (for hubby's hamburgers)
cheese wedges
almond milk
whole milk
butter (not margarine, not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter)

oatmeal
white rice
microwavable rice --sometimes white, sometimes "Spanish"
potatoes
assorted beans
lentils
white bread
whole wheat english muffins
mini bagels
garlic naan

eggs (lots of them)
boneless pork chops
hamburger patties (from Costco)
a few steaks here and there
kielbasa
shrimp
salmon
chicken-boneless skinless thighs (for Indian recipes) and skin-on bone-in thighs (for frying)
imitation crab

ice cream
popsicles or fudge bars
pickles
cereal --the sugary, delicious stuff
jalapeños
salad dressing
bbq sauce
pasta sauce
spices
sugar/flour/brown sugar (replenish the baking supplies)

Eggs and breads as well

Chicken
fish
eggs
peanut butter
beans - I change up
blackeyes
sugar free caramel topping
cabbage
lettuce, ranch
tomatoes
snapple
dunkin donut dark roast coffee
broccoli
canned salmon
gouda, havarti
BACON!!!

So I have a very limited food list, I eat darn near the same thing since I've given up the potatoes, rice, and cellophane noodles, red meat, and cakes, and salted peanuts - should I continue? I indulge in them once in a while.

Broccoli
Carrots
Bell peppers
garlic
Honey crisp apples
Cutie clementines
spinach
tomatoes
onion
potatoes/sweet potatoes
green beans
Brussel sprouts
Greek yogurt
string cheese
butter
cream cheese
almond milk
eggs
hummus
peanut butter
beans
almonds
turkey
tuna
frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts
frozen fish
frozen veggies
Weight Watchers snack size fudge bars
Sara Lee De-lightful bread
Oatmeal
Salsa
Popcorn
olive oil

Nice list

eggs
milk
full fat sugar added flavored chocolate creamer
regular whole wheat bread
regular white hamburger buns
turkey smoked sausage
bacon.....from a pig not a turkey.
lunch meat
Morningstar farm veggie and veggie chicken burgers
frozen broccoli, spinach, okra, squash ( these alternate in my lunches to be microwaved or "steamed", don't judge it wasn't boiled)

meat of all types. I refuse to live on chicken alone with the occasional tuna thrown in for gag factor

cheese of all types with all the fat, for the same reason as the coffee creamer. Life is too short to be eating bad cheese or drink awful coffee.

croutons. I eat these the way some folks breathe.

Lettuce, onions, green onions, bell peppers ( I like the red ones, but not too picky), tomatoes because burgers aren't good without them but they are gross on lettuce.

I can't stand breakfast so I either don't eat it, or if I feel a bit wobbly I drink a protein shake.

Diet cokes and crystal lite drink mix and COFFEE

sweet potatoes.

Pretty much standard stuff.

I'm at maintenance and I have never logged my coffee with sugar and creamer, not even while losing. I refuse to alter it and don't want to know what calorie count it has. And since it's 3 sugar and cream by 3 cups daily I'm pretty sure it is up there.

Don't give up anything now if you are losing you aren't willing to walk away from for life.

I made a choice early on about my "gate-way" drug foods. Pizza and chips were 2 I decided had to go. I don't miss them. Honestly trying to even nibble them now 2 years later makes me sort of sick to my stomach. So I guess it's a win.

I still eat food, real food in the suggested serving. life is good that way.

oh and peanut butter. Lots of peanut butter.

I felt rather odd last week, the grocery store had peanut butter (jif on sale for $1 for the 24 ounce jar. I got 14 of them. again don't judge, I have 2 kids to help go through it with me. I will never give up peanut butter.)

Avocado
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Tomato
Onion
Garlic
Carrot
Bell Pepper
Pre-washed salad mix
Radish
Raw almonds
Raw cashews
Popcorn
Coconut or soy yogurt
Pita
Hummus
Tabouli
Teas Tea
Coffee
Protein and nut bars
Whole grain cereals
Soy milk
Bananas
Baby carrots
Salmon/Sushi
Goji Berries
Cocoa Nibs
Lemon
Olive Oil
Honeydew
Marinara Sauce
Deboles Angel Hair Pasta made from Jerusalem artichoke flour
Peanut butter/almond butter
Blueberries

Juicer: Kale, Celery, Cilantro, Parsley, Apple, Cucumber

Those are my staples and then I buy any other fruits or vegetables that are seasonal/local at the time.

I look at other people's lists and wish I had enough money to buy that much in groceries! Then I think....there's no way I could eat all that in a month anyway since it's just me. Like...I could never buy a block of cheese. There's so much fat in a little piece that I wouldn't be able to eat more than a wee slice in a day if I wanted to have ANY fat room to play with in any of my other foods. It would probably go moldy before I'd even get through half of it. It just wouldn't be worth it for the tiny little bit I could eat in a day anyway. Mostly I go for the following:

Proteins:

Egg Whites
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Frozen fish fillets (whatever is cheapest at the time. Usually Tilapia or Pollock)
Hummus
No Salt Peanut Butter
Nuts and seeds (peanuts, almonds or ground almond, sunflower seeds, chia, hemp hearts)

Dairy:

Low Fat Cottage Cheese
No Sugar Added Key Lime Pie yogurt
Light Cream Cheese - various flavours
Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (though I suppose that's not really "dairy")

Carbs:

English Muffins
Corn Thins (like rice cakes but tastier)
Wild Rice
Pearled Barley
Whole Wheat Pasta
Sweet Potato (Veg? Carb? Little of both?)
Spinach Wraps

Vegetables:

Red Leaf Lettuce
Spinach
Green Onions
Yellow Onions
Garlic
Broccoli
Carrots
Bell Peppers
Frozen Peas
Tomato
Cucumber

chicken breast
frozen fish fillet (swai and tilapia)
canned beans of many varieties
canned tuna
frozen veggies
fresh veggies
fresh fruit
rice
milk
eggs
bread products
LOTS of cheese
peanut butter
butter
flour
sugar
(I bake a lot so other common baking ingredients as well)
chocolate
ice cream
wine
beer
some kind of sausage usually
yogurt
pasta
spaghetti sauce

Really nothing out of the ordinary. :frown:

I look at other people's lists and wish I had enough money to buy that much in groceries! Then I think....there's no way I could eat all that in a month anyway since it's just me. Like...I could never buy a block of cheese. There's so much fat in a little piece that I wouldn't be able to eat more than a wee slice in a day if I wanted to have ANY fat room to play with in any of my other foods. It would probably go moldy before I'd even get through half of it. It just wouldn't be worth it for the tiny little bit I could eat in a day anyway. Mostly I go for the following:

Proteins:

Egg Whites
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Frozen fish fillets (whatever is cheapest at the time. Usually Tilapia or Pollock)
Hummus
No Salt Peanut Butter
Nuts and seeds (peanuts, almonds or ground almond, sunflower seeds, chia, hemp hearts)

Dairy:

Low Fat Cottage Cheese
No Sugar Added Key Lime Pie yogurt
Light Cream Cheese - various flavours
Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (though I suppose that's not really "dairy")

Carbs:

English Muffins
Corn Thins (like rice cakes but tastier)
Wild Rice
Pearled Barley
Whole Wheat Pasta
Sweet Potato (Veg? Carb? Little of both?)
Spinach Wraps

Vegetables:

Red Leaf Lettuce
Spinach
Green Onions
Yellow Onions
Garlic
Broccoli
Carrots
Bell Peppers
Frozen Peas
Tomato
Cucumber

I buy alot of foods in bulk and on sale or generic brands to save money....I also got 2 kids to feed and feed my parents as they supply the rest of the house hold items such as paper products and put a roof over our heads....But I do understand what you mean if it was just me I probably wont buy as much