What does your grocery list look like?

I have 4 kids and we eat a ton of fresh fruit and veggies, greek yogurt and lean meats so it looks like bankruptcy.:sad:

I like to use the crock pot on Sundays to prepare a batch of meals. It's cost and time effective. I tend to cut fresh salad veggies and toss em in a tupperware with a paper towel, and they last the week in the fridge.

I do the same with cut, mixed purple and green cabbage.

I serve the crock pot stews over the cabbage mix(i prefer noodles or rice, but cabbage is waaaay lower calories!). I can freeze the stewed meat, so i've always got a little variety on hand.

Breakfast for the week:
dozen eggs
20 oz. of deli ground sausage (4 oz. per day)

Salad for the week (chop and toss it into big tupperware, with paper towel)
head of lettuce
orange bell pepper
grape tomatoes
fresh baby spinach
cheese and dressing as needed, added when i'm ready to eat

dinner for the week (cook it in the crock pot, freeze/refrigerate as needed, serve over fresh cabbage):
2.5 pounds of chicken thighs
package of grape tomatoes
serrano pepper
sliced mushrooms


I can switch out the chicken above with pork loin or shoulder, or beef shoulder or stew cuts.

Going around the store, we start with bread and end with fizzy water. Most of our time and the space in the cart are spent in the produce section. This week we got
corn on the cob
summer squash
cilantro
parsley
beets
carrots
mushrooms
spinach
green cabbage
leaf lettuce
cucumbers
green peppers
lemons
limes
rhubarb
clementine oranges
cherries
blueberries
canteloupe
...
It was a fairly typical week for veggies. I also stocked up on canned beans since it's too hot to boil beans in the summer.

Typically, I watch the sales and get things to pack for the freezer and use long term. This week frozen shrimp, chicken thighs, and our favorite brand of hot dogs were on sale. I cooked all the chicken thighs so I would have meal-sized packages of cooked chicken in the freezer for salads and the like.

We may get a few things in the aisles. This week, it was canned beans (too hot to boil in the summer), tuna, oat bran, and Cheerios.

We then hit the dairy cases and typically stock up on Lactaid for me, unsweetened almond milk for hubby, plain yogurt to be drained to make Greek-style yogurt or labneh, light string cheese, eggs, etc.

We also keep ourselves stocked with nuts -- lately in-the-shell peanuts.

4 heads of romaine lettuce
3 zucchini
2 cucumbers
2 pkg. blueberries
fresh garlic
baby red potatoes
bananas
pears
oatmeal 1 minute
black olives
jalapenos
red onion
sweet potatoes
grape tomatoes
pizza sauce
skinny cow chocolate truffles
broccoli
black seedless grapes

Here's what mine will be tomorrow:

Chicken breasts
Tilapia
2 dozen eggs
Almond milk
cottage cheese
sharp cheddar cheese
raw almonds
romain lettuce
bell peppers
zucchini
Fresh tomatoes
watermelon
peaches
cherries
Oatmeal
Ezekiel bread
quinoa
almond butter
Canned tomatoes

And for the finale, a giant bar of 70% dark chocolate. OMNOMNOM

I buy 2 dozen eggs because I love them and they are super cheap for protein! I make all kinds of fritattas and omeletes with them

I just shopped and in my house currently:
Greek Yogurt - plain, nonfat
Cottage cheese - nonfat
Full fat pepper jack
2 % milk
Nectarines
Bananas
Strawberries
Avocados
Purple cabbage
String beans
sweet potato
cucumber
Carrots
Garlic hummus
Pork chops
Chicken

I also always keep in the cabinets:
Canned tuna
black beans, lower sodium
rice
quinoa
pasta
hard candy (to keep my mouth busy if I'm craving evening snacks)
Coco powder (for making smoothies)

I have 4 kids and we eat a ton of fresh fruit and veggies, greek yogurt and lean meats so it looks like bankruptcy.:sad:

Internet win of the day! :drinker:

Some (fairly) low carb tips:

Cheese sticks are a perfect low carb snack. Always have them around. If you want to cut calories, Cabot 50% fat block cheese is perfect. Pair it with something like cherry tomatoes or sliced deli meat. Yum!
Canned chicken and canned tuna are also great to grab. Add some mayo or your favorite condiment, very tasty. Get creative adding chopped up veggies in it, too, like celery or onions or even carrots, and your favorite spices (lemon herb chicken? Tuna with Old Bay?)

Our grocery list was:
2 bunches of bananas
sliced mushrooms
mangoes
peaches
kiwis
avocado
tomatoes
cherry tomatoes
bag salad
fingerling potatoes that steam in the bag
frozen broccoli
Chobani or So Delicious yogurts (dairy free)
3 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken breast (cook in crockpot and use shredded chicken for a few days)
beer pizza dough (for husband)
gluten-free pizza dough (for me)
...and pizza fixin's
baked beans (hubby's favorite)
Jones frozen sausage, one pork and one turkey (I mix- don't like turkey sausage in general but it's fewer calories)
applewood smoked bacon

I tend to get lunch at work and hubby eats leftovers.
We had BLT's last night and we are having homemade pizza tonight. I am not the best at thinking up dinners anymore, since I'm getting a bit tired of the menu reel so beyond that, who knows.

Other things I make are tilapia cooked in foil packets with sliced peppers and Caribbean rice (Zatarain's), tacos, sloppy joes, homemade mac and cheese, crockpot pork tenderloin with sliced apples and onions, lasagna. I can't really think of anything else since I'm spent and the smell of the pizza baking is driving me insane. XD I hope that helps!

eggs, milk, broccoli, peas, chicken, lean ground beef, yogurt, bananas, peanut butter, squash, cucumbers, hummus, tofu, spinach, deli turkey, carrots, canned tuna

I also picked up frozen pizza for dinner tonight. I was too lazy to cook.

Some of my food I don't get from a grocery store (like my eggs, apples, and berries) but what I DO buy in a store is:

yogurt (preferably grass-fed, but only when it's on sale)
green lentils (highest protein and fiber vs carb count)
chicken thighs only when less than $1.50 a pound
any beef on clearance
any cream on clearance
bell peppers when they're 99 cents each
marked-down vegetables when I'm going to eat them that day
liver when marked down (almost always is, I buy 4 and freeze them all)
rice

broccoli
carrots
onions
zucchini
bell peppers
mushrooms
spinach
eggplant
bananas
peaches
mangoes
oranges

frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts
extra lean ground turkey or beef
salmon fillets
eye of round steaks
chicken bacon

frozen veggies (usually California mix)
strained tomatoes
sweetener packets
k-cup coffee pods
light rye bread
pitas
eggs
low fat cream cheese
salsa
source yogurt
tuna
cooking sauces and marinades (Memories of Spain is a current MUST HAVE)
skim milk
special k cracker chips
special k pastry crisps
coke zero
mini chocolate bars