Can someone help me make a grocery list? PLEASE!!!

Fiber One bars have saved my life! The chocolate and oats, and strawberry and almond ones are both fantastic. I eat one of those whenever I'm hungry with a glass of water and it takes care of my hunger pains. I would also pick up some 100 calorie packs. Don't buy something just because it's good for you. If you don't like it you won't eat it, no matter how healthy it is.

First off, slow down
than make a list of foods yopu like and enjoy
make a weekly meal plan
then cross out the bad things nad go for the good things left on the list
go to the store when you have the time and are not rushed

Hit the produce dept first
I could stay 30 minutes there
then the deli for meats and white cheese
then I usually hit the frozen foods

alot of healthy choices now

If you have access to a microwave how about some soup. Campbell's Healthy Choice is pretty good.

If you have time get everything together for your lunch the night before.

I need to stop at the store tonight because i have nothing at home to eat. my problem is i'm always running out the door with only a few seconds to grab what i'm gonna eat. I tried doing turkey wraps and bought a lb of turkey for that, that was two weeks ago and its still sitting in my fridge so now i have to throw it out. I can't keep wasting money on things that just end up in the trash and i need healthy things that aren't really expensive that i don't have to really prepare or cook. As it is most days of the week i end up with nothing and have to stop for something at the gas station which has a terrible selection and is too expensive and unhealthy.


PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!

Do you work nights or just don't like to cook?

If you can find the time on the weekends, I'd suggest some crock pot meals or casseroles where you can munch on the leftovers all week.

Just a thought...many of the processed foods have additives that are very addictive so you want more of the same "crap" so the manufacturers can get more of your $$';s I never realized how addictive sugar is until I started to get it out of my diet. Before when I had sweets I was never satisfied, just wanted more...now I limit it and just small amounts of sugar can make things takes just to sweet for me. I think of sugar like a poison, because basically it is....the healthier you eat then better you will feel! I PROMISE THAT!

I really like those Progressive soups they carry! they have a really good chicken noodle actually just about any kind you can think of and there all really tasty and only about 200 calories for the whole CAN! very filling!

And Campbell's has a Select Harvest Light soup line that is between 120 and 160 for the whole can...so yummy...

On another note though, when I first moved out on my own and had to start cooking for myself, I would get up early on Sunday mornings, go grocery shopping, and then cook massive amounts of food, portion it out once it was cooked, freeze it, and then eat it for the next week(s). I'd make homemade soup, baked macaroni and cheese, meatloaf, etc. I wasn't eating particularly healthily then, but I was spending about $200 at the grocery store at a time, prepping and cooking it all, freezing it, and then enjoying it for the next 2 months! I probably only went to the grocery store once every 4-6 weeks.

Here are some things that I ALWAYS have on hand...
soup (Campbell's Select Harvest Light)
organic oatmeal packets (old fashioned oatmeal is better for you, but in a time crunch the organic packets are a good choice I think)
cottage cheese
lowfat vanilla yogurt (just can't get myself to stomach plain yet)
Jello sugar free pudding cups
Thomas light English Muffins
sugar free jelly
baby carrots and veggie dip
Fiber Bars
Mini Animal Crackers
Laughing Cow cheeses and bran crackers
Kashi Go Lean Waffles and sugar free syrup
liquid egg whites
100 calorie packs of almonds
some form of fresh fruit

Now that I am eating healthier foods that tend to cost more, I don't think I could stretch $200 to cover my meals for over two months, but with some careful planning and smart shopping I am sure you can do quite a healthy menu in whatever budget you are working with.

i don't know, i'm starting to feel like eating healthy and tracking everything just isn't for me, i can't seem to do it for more than a day.

I don't "eat healthy" necessarily. I eat a lot of the same crap I did before, but I portion control better, and stick to my calories, or exercise so I have extra calories to eat!

You can do this. Don't let a stressful day knock you off track. :flowerforyou:

OMG I had to hunt this post down because I thought I wrote it! LOL

I don't do "diet" because that isn't practical for my family, and I don't want to cook 4 different meals on taste, smell, like, dislike. I just keep my meals in control and make smart choices. But I never was OUT of control. I ate healthy but some days too little, and some days too much. EEEK!

I just got the BEST grocery store advise ever..

Shop around the perimeter of the store. You will see-it is the fresh fruits, dairy, meat and usually bread all around the perimeter. The inside isles are all the process food.

Of course, go down the toilet paper isle too, or you family will NOT like me at all!!:bigsmile:

wow i never thought of that, that's a good idea, would make my trip easier too

Another hint I use: I only shop at produce markets and meat markets day-to-day. That way, I'm getting fruits and veg. . .and meat. No boxes of frozen/processed whatevers. I make a trip to a grocery store for staples (rice, oats, etc) about once a month. I get fresher (sometimes cheaper) food at the produce/meat market and there aren't any candy bars at the checkouts, either. Just a thought, if you have access to those markets.:flowerforyou: