going grocery shopping today, tell me what you buy!

I just shopped a few days ago, but I can tell you what's on my list so far (for myself, husband, and two little girls)

Tilapia
peanut butter
eggs
egg whites
K cups (for coffee machine)
mushrooms
spinach
apples
bread
sandwich thins
cucumbers
shredded cheese
milk
OJ

My list varies with mood but usually before I enter the store I focus on "healthy". I prefer frozen veggies because I truly believe they keep hold of their nutrients. I buy the salad kits because it is easier and less wasteful for me. Bread is any with whole grains.Tuna for salad or sandwiches. And back up meals, really not the best but I like lean cuisine for when I don't cook.

mine veries but it always includes fiber bars (which helps keep you full) and green giant frozen broccoli & cheese just one packages (only 40 calories) it makes a good side dish

I buy for one to two meals at a time. This week I bought pork chops for the grill, a marinade, risotto, and veggies for a salad. Tonight I'm making turkey cutlets, veggies, and a grain of some sort.

I buy organic and a lot of my grocery cart is fruit and veggies and healthy snacks. This week I had friends over so I got them some snacks like Pirate's Booty. I also buy frozen food for lunch but typically Amy's Organics in the low sodium.

fage 0%
raspberries
tempeh
high protein bread
silk light
west soy plain, ff milk
bananas
baby spinach
baby carrots
stonyfield 0%
oatmeal (quick cooking oats, not the flavored stuff)
pb, unsalted
pinto/black beans (no salt added)
birdseye frozen brown rice
2 apples, 2 oranges
agave nectar
frozen blueberries
frozen broccoli

It depends on what's in season, and sometimes what's on sale. Some of my staples are:

Sarah Lee 45 calorie & delicious wheat bread
Sarah Lee 80calorie & delicious wheat hamburger or hotdug buns
Ground buffalo meat
Whote wheat pitas
Boars Head Blazing Buffalo Chicken lunchmeat
Activia Vanilla yogurt
Quaker Oats Oat Squares
Skinless Chicken breasts
Amy's Organic Low Sodium Brown Rice & Veggies
Frozen Edamame
Cherry Coke Zero
Fresh spinach
Baby carrots
Zucchini
Sweet Onions
Asparagus
Lemons
Gala apples
Watermelon
Strawberries
Cantelope
Jimmy Dean Turkey sausage crumbles
Horizon Skim milk (expensive, but has a ridiculously long shelf life)
Hot sauce

bump

Whatever fruits and veggies are the best deal
tilapia
chicken breast tenderloins
cans of no salt added beans
plain, non-fat yogurt
high fiber/ low sugar cereal (often Grape Nuts)
eggs
reduced fat cheeses
frozen, chopped spinach
Power Crunch protein bars
A bin of salad greens

Bananas, peanut butter, oatmeal, eggs, brown rice, fish & chicken, greek yogurt, fresh or frozen veggies, arnold sandwich thins, lettuce, whole wheat pasta, tuna, strawberries(fresh or frozen),dried beans, almond milk, fresh spinach(for salads and sandwiches) and cocoa roast almonds in the 100 calorie packs. This is my basic list. Happy shopping:)

CLEARLY...I am out of the norm here! I have a husband...that has a very laborish job..and 2 younguns! I fill my pantry with what they and I want to eat! What I've found is that what "they" eat..or what I cook them..isn't always that bad! (i can't make them suffer because I'm trying to lose weight!)...BUT...the calories arent as HIGH as I thought they would be with what I buy them! I buy the box dinners..the snacks they love...stuff for homemade food (what I would figure to be high in calorie and fat) but actually isn't! It all boils down to protion size (for myself)! My list today was:

salsberry steak
freezer pops
flour
box dinners
zesty italian dressing
picante
cheese
chicken stock (I substitute this for water!)
chicken
turkey lunch meat
stewed tomatoes (full of anti-oxidants....fights cancer)
lasagna noodles
cottage cheese (no fat)
grated parmesan
shredded mozzarella
shredded cheddar (making lasagna Sunday! )
onions
garlic
parsley (they were all out!...WTF?)
basil
banannas/fruit
olive oil (all I cook in)
greek yogurt (for me)
2% mile (for my baby girl)

In other words...I don't always watch what I buy for my family as a whole...but, trust me...I've checked...it's not always as bad as it seems to be with the calories and fat in the dinners I make!

We are paycheck to paycheck kinda people...I buy what is affordable...make it tasty..and try not to make it unhealthy...and it usually isn't!

Eggs
Fruit; apples, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, oranges (mostly whatever is on sale)
Carrots
Broccoli
Cottage Cheese (Breakstones has a great 100 calorie w/ fruit one)
Coffee
Spinach
Chicken
Turkey Tenderloin-Jennie-O makes an amazing lemon garlic flavored one
Greek Yogurt
Pretzel sticks
High Fiber Bread
Deli Sliced Turkey
Oatmeal
Peanut Butter
Honeycomb cereal-Great way to satisfy a sweet craving; only 130 calories for 1 and 1/2 cup serving and not too much sugar

Fresh fruit
Fresh veggies
Bagged salads
Salad dressing
String cheese
Shredded cheese
Greek yogurt
Protein powder (I get Isopure Zero)
Peanut butter or Nutella
Raw almonds/cashews
Eggs
Lean meats (chicken/fish/steak)
Clif Bars/protein bars
Black olives
Pickles
Liquid Stevia
Spices (ground cinnamon/garlic/black pepper/vanilla extract)
Granola
Ezekial bread

Depends...heres one of my baskets few weeks back!



Strawberries
Fresh Chicken Breast
Asparagus
Greek Yogurt
Apples
Cucumbers
Bell Peppers
Potatoes
Carrots
Avocados
Feta Cheese
Spices
Miltons Multi-Grain Bread

(The cans are not more...that's Amy's canned Soup)

There's more but I can't see lol. When I do my big shopping I just stock up on all veggies, fruits, fresh poultry, fish, fiber bars, nuts (trail mix), Yogurt, String Cheese, Peanut Butter...ect

Some fruit (seasonal)
Lots of veggies (seasonal)
Salad mix
Skinless, boneless chicken breasts
Canned tuna
Sandwich Thins and/or wheat bread
Fage Plain Greek Yogurt
Skim milk or 1% milk
Special K original

And bump! haha I needed new ideas.