Typical Shopping List

Our list is almost identical !



Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Flank Steak
Lean Ground Beef (93/7)
Fresh Deli Meats
Eggs
Seafood (shrimp,tilapia,Salmon)
Beans-Black & Red
Fat Free Swiss Cheese Slices
Fat Free Shredded Cheddar Chese
Brown Rice
Reduced Fat Peanut Butter
All Natural Real Fruit Spread with Fiber
Whole Wheat Bread
Wheat Pasta
0% fat Milk
Plaintains
Corn Tortillas
Corn
Advocado
Tomato

I would be going on allll day lol I love to cook so yea ! But Are fruits and Veggies are the exact.

my list is similar, but I would add yogurt and cuties (those smaller oranges) I have both every day. Also, lately I've been eating a fruit salad consisting of mangos, pomagranite and blueberries a lot.

Instant Oatmeal
Cereal (whatever I like - different kinds)
Almond Breeze
grapes
pineapple
red, yellow and orange peppers
turkey breast (deli)
sliced cheese
sandwich rolls (I usally eat 1/2 roll for lunch each day)
salad ingredients
low fat salad dressing
frozen vegetables
Betty Crocker mashed potatoes (80 Calories)
chicken , chicken sausage, jennie-o or similar meat products
mini bagels
weight watchers whipped cream cheese
swiss miss no sugar added hot cocoa
light ice cream
sugar free hershey's syrup
light whipped topping (in a spray can)
light yogurt

Not too healthy, natural or unprocessed, but hey - it's my list...:blushing:

Protein

chicken breast
eggs
turkey breast
frozen unbreaded fish
lean ground beef
steak
peanut butter
almonds
Nitrate free turkey deli meat
various cheeses (I LOVE CHEESE!! - but only in moderation)


Fruit

Oranges
Bananas (also a carb)
Apples
Watermelon
Grapes

Carbohydrates

Whole wheat pasta
12 Grain bread
ancient grains wraps
dark chocolate in small servings (like individually wrapped Lindt)
cereal bars
tortilla chips

Vegetables- Split between fresh & frozen (not canned)

Broccoli
Cauliflower
Green Beans
Baby Carrots
Romaine Lettuce w/caeser dressing (no bacon or croutons on the salad)
Celery

Protein:
Fish (Cod, Tilapia, Salmon or Tuna)
Chicken Breasts
Ground Turkey
Some type of red meat
Eggs
Beans - Great Northern, Black & Red
Peanut Butter

Fruit & Veggies:
Oranges
Bananas
Apples
Kiwi
Tomatoes
Romaine Lettuce
Eggplant
Carrots
Celery
Spinach
Mushrooms
Onions
Garlic

Carbs:
Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes
Cereal
Multi-Grain Waffles
Pita Bread or Flat Out Wraps
Bakery Whole Wheat Bread

Dairy:
1% Milk
Lowfat Cottage Cheese
Feta Cheese
Shredded Colby/Jack
Yogurt

Snacks:
Almonds
SoyJoy or Lara Bars
Hummus
Jell-O Sugar Free Packs
Annie's Grahams
Granola

Wow with some of these lists I can not even start to think what I would make for dinner or anything like that off of the lists.

But with my picky husband my meals look like this

tacos
spaghetti
navajo tacos
fettecuini

those are our staples and then most days we don't eat together and its like I eat boxed things like
Homestyle bakes
stove top stuffing

most of these things are not with any other sides and barely ever any meat (not on purpose)

With my husband I don't think we will ever have a grocery list that looks like that unless we get a significant pay raise and let him buy and cook his own meals and me and the kids can eat our own healthy stuff lol. but I don't see that happening untill we are both out of school and both have jobs. which will take at least 7 years lol then i will need to learn how to really cook. haha

Great Idea!

We do a big grocery shop about twice a month with a quick trip in between to pick up some of the necessities. Our lists vary from week to week depending on whats for dinner and who's cooking (I work full time and am taking classes at night for my Master's Degree so my hubby has taken on a lot of the cooking).

The staples we purchase every trip are:

Fruits

Apples
Cuties/Clementine Oranges
Grapes
Bananas
Berries/Melon in season

Vegetables

Green/Red/Yellow Peppers
Spinach
Lettuce/Salad Blends
Frozen Broccoli
Frozen Green Beans (Steamable Bags)
Onions
Mushrooms
Carrots (Baby Carrots and Steamable Bags)
Celery

Meats/Proteins

Chicken
Reduced Fat/Sodium Deli Chicken or Turkey
Natural Peanut Butter
Turkey
Cod Fillets
Tuna
Eggs

Dairy

Skim Milk
Cheddar Cheese/Swiss Cheese
Yogurt (Yoplait Light or Activia - Greek just doesn't work for me!)
Low Fat or Fat Free Cottage Cheese
Fat Free Sour Cream

Others

Quaker Quick Oatmeal
Multi Grain Cheerios
Reduced Fat Wheat Thins
Arnold Sandwich Thins (100% Whole Grain or Multi Grain)
Eggo Waffles
Fiber One Oats/Chocolate Bars

*forgot to add
Whole Wheat Wraps
Coffee
Brown Rice
Salsa (Fresh if available)


My husband and I make it a point to feed our kids the same foods we are eating ourselves. It can be challenging, but over the past year our kids have made a successful transition from cookies, fruit snacks, and pudding packs to yogurt, apples, oranges, and the all time favorite celery with natural peanut butter. Thanks everyone for all the ideas - can't wait for the grocery trip!!

I just went shopping today and I love to share!

matsu apples

Jealous! I haven't seen these this year in my market. These are one of my favorite apples. I am sad I missed the ginger golds this year,

Great post. May steal some ideas

Protein
Salmon
Lean ground beef
Lean ground chicken/turkey
Frozen chicken breast
Steak
Organinc egg whites
Canned tuna in water (love this stuff!)
Kraft all natural Peanut butter (checked the ingredients and there is only 1 ingredient, Peanuts!)
Dairy
So good Fat free original milk (seriously check this stuff out its like 70 calories/cup with 7g of protein and only like 6g of sugar)
Liberte 0% Vanilla/strawberry greek yogurt (another great source of protein)

Vegetables/fruits
Every kind there is I swear!
Some of my favourite are
Apples
Bananas
Mangoes
spinach
kale
bock choy cabbage
brussel sprouts
BROCCOLI

Grains
Whole wheat/whole grain pasta (usually cantellini smart brand)
Multigrain bread
Kashi Go-Lean high protein High fiber cereal
Western family quick oats
Western family Multi-grain rice cakes
Uncle Ben's Whole grain brown rice

Extras
Decaffeinated tea
Green tea
Thinsations 100 calorie chocolate covered pretzels (a girls gotta live once in awhile)

Hope you like

What do I eat?

I eat grass fed steak, hamburger, and roasts
Free range chicken, turkey, and eggs, lots of eggs.
fresh leafy greens. Lots of great salads. Have you tried kale chips?
I enjoy lots of good fats, like butter, you can never have too much butter. I eat coconut oil, olive oil.
Whole-fat cream.
For breakfast I make a 3 egg omelet with spinach, mushrooms, peppers, onions, and cream. With 3 slices of turkey bacon.
From time to time I enjoy coconut/almond flour bread and crackers. My daughter makes coconut flour pancakes with blueberry topping, NO sugar.
When I'm on the road I take hard boiled eggs, nitrite free grass fed beef sticks from US Wellness meats, and a little salad. I have lunch without being tempted to hit the fast food drive-through.
I eat all I want, I don't count calories or worry about fat. I'm never hungry nor do I get full.
I've lost 145 pounds in the past 21 months. People who change to this lifestyle start dropping weight and feeling better right away.
When I go to the grocery store I enjoy a feeling of freedom because I am not addicted to all the junk on 95% of the shelves.

Read the book "Why We Get Fat, and What To Do About It" by Gary Taubes. Read "Wheat Belly" by Dr. William Davis.
Watch "Sugar The Bitter Truth" by Robert H. Lustig M.D. the link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

How about a shopping list for those of us of that which are "piss broke" lol ~ Suggestions?

I always get:

Almond Milk Unsweetend
Kashi Go Lean! High Protein n' Fiber cereal
Lots of canned chicken
Bag of lettuce
Salad dressing ( usually either salsa or italian )
Cashews or Almonds
Water bottles
Frozen Vegetables

How about a shopping list for those of us of that which are "piss broke" lol ~ Suggestions?

here's mine!

Green tea
Oatmeal
Ramen