Grocerie list ideas?

Izable2011
Izable2011 Posts: 755 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I am getting ready to do my weekly grocery shopping. Any suggestions for bulk items? My limit is $100 and my fridge is pretty much empty.

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  • MrsT_2009
    MrsT_2009 Posts: 90 Member
    i need help too...

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  • mandysjourney
    mandysjourney Posts: 260 Member
    oats for porrige they are cheap and great for you
    lots of fruit and veg get whats in season as usually cheaper
    yoghurt
  • LauraLLee
    LauraLLee Posts: 210
    if your talking about shopping at costco type store
    I reccomend Chipolte Black Bean Burgers by Morning Star. If you like mexican you'll like these.
    Kirkland has Turkey Burgers that a really lean and could always be used for ground turkey.
    Costco also has white chunk Tuna in bulk, cereal and fruits and veggies.
  • NancyAnne1960
    NancyAnne1960 Posts: 500 Member
    Bag of beans - Navy, pinto, kidney (which ever you like)
    Onion, garlic
    Ground Beef
    Carrots
    Celery
    Beef boullion or stock (watch the sodium)
    (I make 6 -8 meals out of this alone)
    Lettuce - romaine, red lettuce, whatever you like
    parmesan cheese
    olive oil - vinegar (whatever dressing)
    Have fun! :drinker:
  • MissMegan3119
    MissMegan3119 Posts: 110
    If you have a farmers market near you, you can get great deals on not only delicious fruits and veggies, but they often have other specialty items. Good luck!
  • red01angel
    red01angel Posts: 806 Member
    Get a bag of frozen chicken breasts...they're generally inexpensive and you can do SO much with them! Also, eggs are an inexpensive and versatile staple.
    Frozen veggies can also be less expensive than their fresh counterparts, and the nutritional value is the same or better since they're flash frozen in their prime...and you don't have to worry about them going bad.
  • bstamps12
    bstamps12 Posts: 1,184
    Berries, bananas, and oranges are super cheap at my grocery store right now.
    Salad is fairly cheap, especially spinach leaves, and you can add anything you want to change the flavor and taste during the week.
    I buy 10 lb frozen bags of boneless skinless chicken breasts and use them over 2 wks or so in a variety of recipes.
  • Vicky14174
    Vicky14174 Posts: 715 Member
    dark chocolate almond butter and strawberries. yummmmmm!!!!!!!!!
  • ceschwartz
    ceschwartz Posts: 240 Member
    Frozen Veggies (watch the salt), Lean meats like Chicken and Turkey, beans, natural peanut butter, whole wheat bread.
  • Sunjenk
    Sunjenk Posts: 139 Member
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  • jily310
    jily310 Posts: 38 Member
    I always get low sugar oatmeal, fruits, veggies, and some great snacks are the special k chips and fiber one brownies.
  • Izable2011
    Izable2011 Posts: 755 Member
    Another detail I forgot to mention. I am also on a low oxalate diet where I can not eat certain foods. Some of these include, berries, nuts, chocolate, peanut butter, dark veggies like spinach, and the list goes on. If you interested read on:
    http://www.mainstream-urology.com/articles/low_oxalate_diet.html

    Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts! :smile:
  • QueenHanifa
    QueenHanifa Posts: 180 Member
    Don't forget some nuts,can be pricey but a great souce of protein,
  • NancyAnne1960
    NancyAnne1960 Posts: 500 Member
    dark chocolate almond butter and strawberries. yummmmmm!!!!!!!!!

    I want to hear more about this!!! Brand name? Store Isle?
  • NancyAnne1960
    NancyAnne1960 Posts: 500 Member
    I always get low sugar oatmeal, fruits, veggies, and some great snacks are the special k chips and fiber one brownies.

    Love the Fiber One 90 Brownies!!! They are my new cookie/desert!!
  • Sunjenk
    Sunjenk Posts: 139 Member
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  • Zeromilediet
    Zeromilediet Posts: 787 Member
    On a budget it's helpful to write up a menu plan for the week; that way you can plan for leftovers for lunch or breakfast. For instance a menu like:
    Breakfast
    scrambled egg and sliced strawberries
    (hard boil an egg)

    Lunch
    Salad greens with quartered hard boiled egg

    Snack
    Apple

    Dinner
    Chicken breast with lemon sauce
    steamed broccoli and carrots
    (before putting chicken on plate, cut a quarter off and set aside)

    Breakfast
    scrambled egg and sliced melon

    Lunch
    Salad greens with sliced cold chicken

    Snack
    Guacamole with cucumber & carrot sticks

    Dinner
    Wrapped in parchment & baked: tilapia on bed of julienned carrots, zucchini, red pepper)
    Quinoa cooked in low sodium chicken or vegetable broth

    Etc ... the rest of the week; from this example your shopping list is eggs, melon, berries, salad greens, broccoli, cucumber, apple, lime, red pepper, carrots, zucchini, lemon, carton of broth. Could also add tomatoes for salads. Just as an example ... if you take the time and plan shopping from a list you not only can eat interesting meals, no stress of 'what to eat when I get home', and cheaper because no impulse snack purchases.
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