Shooping list??? help?

ActuarialChef wrote: »

Step One: Figure out what meals you want to eat.
Step Two: Figure out what ingredients go in those meals.
Step Three: Generate list based on Step Two.

No one can tell you what you should be buying. Just buy food to make what you like, and track it to make sure you're under your calories for the day/week/whatever.

yep.

Do you mean you want some new ideas/products to try?

I am really into Yasso Greek Yogurt Pops in the freezer section by ice cream. Mint Chocolate Chip I love. Salted Caramel is good. There are other flavors. 100 calories or so, a good amount of protein, a good portion size.

But I agree with the others, eat what you like and make it work. (My personal goal right now is less processed/sodium, more fruits and veggies)

jennifer_417 wrote: »

Pick up some Nutella for me, willya?

There is ALWAYS Nutella in my pantry!!

As for my typical shopping list:

Fage Total 0% Greek yogurt
Granola
Berries
Chicken breast
Olives
Chick peas/beans
Eggs

And bacon. Always bacon. REAL bacon, not Canadian bacon, or (gag) turkey bacon. Actual bacon. Usually center cut, but sometimes when I'm feeling naughty, I'll go for thick cut.

Normally I scoff at rice cakes as the quintessential "diet food", BUT: the Quaker caramel rice cakes are really good!

A typical weekly shopping trip for me and my hubby goes like this:

I start in the in the produce section. Pick up some salad and snack makings (my standard for one week is 1 bag of mixed salad greens, 1 bag of baby spinach, 1 bag of baby carrots, and a 2-pack of organic celery hearts, a pint of mushrooms, and a container of cherry tomatoes); then I see what's fresh, in season, on sale, or inspiring (this week it was eggplant, corn on the cob, and watermelon).

Then, it's on to proteins. My go-to is a whole organic chicken--which I'll separate and skin and then broil with whatever spices inspire me.

By the time I have my produce and a chicken, then that guides wherever I go next. For example, this week, once I had the eggplant, I knew I wanted to make a backward lasagna (where the eggplant substitutes for the noodles) so then I picked up the ricotta, tofu, and pasta sauce for the filling.

Finished out the shopping list with a box of high-fiber hot cereal, some milk, maybe some thinly sliced or shredded cheese, and a package of whole wheat English muffins for easy breakfasts.

Oh! Forgot to add dark chocolate to my list!

-avocado
-almond milk
-chobani or dannon greek yogurt
-sara lee bread or any whole grain that doesn't go above 60 cal per slice
-eggs/ eggwhites
-broccoli cauliflower carrots tomatoes spinach onion
-rice beans
-chicken breast
-turkey ground meat
-oats old fashion or quick
-mozzarella shredded cheese
-cottage cheese
-strawberry bananas pineapple
-cheap granola bar, any kind with minimum 10g of protein
-peanut butter
-things like black pepper/gulden's mustard/splenda/spices; depending if I'm going to run out of them soon

^^ that's my usual list, but really it should be about what you feel like too eat that you should buy.

good luck

booksandchocolate12 wrote: »

Normally I scoff at rice cakes as the quintessential "diet food", BUT: the Quaker caramel rice cakes are really good!

They're FANTASTIC! I like plain, UNsalted rice cakes, too. But those caramel ones are so freaking good. I always have those around. But I like rice cakes. Most people don't.

The Kellogg's Raisin Bran with the cranberries is pretty damn yummy.

Peas. Make some pea soup. If you don't have one you like, watch Alton Brown's "Give Peas A Chance" show for a good start on pea soup.

Buy yourself some whole wheat flour (you can get white, unbleached whole wheat - I like King Arthur and most stores stock it) and make yourself some whole wheat bread. Buy some peanuts and make peanut butter. But some raspberries and make jam. Then have yourself a PB&J sandwich.

Come back next Sunday from more info on what you should buy.

itsrowanbitch wrote: »

If you want some ideas, today I bought low fat yogurt, unsweetened almond milk, mixed frozen berries, lettuce, baby spinach, low fat salad dressing, tinned chickpeas, butter beans, baked beans and tuna, and rice cakes. I like to eat a lot of smoothies and salads, and I roast vegetables like butternut squash and sweet potato in bulk to use on salads for a number of meals. Hope this gives you some ideas!

Oooh! Roasted sweet potatoes are fantastic! And if you need a little more flavor, I like to add a sprinkle of garlic powder. Mmmm! My favorite way to eat them