What do you always buy at the grocery store?

Whatever vegetables are on sale from the following; peppers, garlic, zuccini, broccoli, asparagus
Granny smith apples
Almonds
Brown rice
Black beans
Soy milk

- New Vegan.

Almond Milk, bananas, grapes, romaine lettuce, two dozen eggs, albacore, multi-grain bread and boneless/skinless chicken breast. I don't switch up very often. Oh....and BBQ Pop Chips and Garden Herb Triscuits.

Stonyfield Oikos Greek Yogurt
Old Fasioned oats
Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
Salsa
Kashi cereals
Some sort of fresh fruit.

I eat A LOT of oatmeal and I mix it up by adding fruit in right before it's finished cooking. Sometimes it's a mashed up banana, sometimes it's finely chopped peaches, sometimes it's unsweetened all natural apple sauce. A pinch of cinnamon works well for all those.

My hubs is a dry cereal guy and we've found that the Kashi ones are the best in terms of ingredients. No weird preservatives like BHT and no artificial sweeteners.

The rest of our grocery list depends on our meal plan for the week.

industrial size salsa. It's low calorie. On or in beans, eggs, rice, pasta, steel-cut oats(really), barley, vegetables, and about 100 other things I'm not thinking about. If you are from the mid-west you can get "Mild"

Okay, what kind of a recipe are you using with the steel cut oats? I can see it being good, but just wondering how you prepare it.

I always have Trader Joe's Almond Meal. I put that stuff in/on everything.

Here's my weekly grocery haul:

avocado
spinach
kale
tomatoes
beets
meat (either turkey or chicken breast)
eggs
apples
bananas
berries
fresh ground almond butter
almond milk (original unsweetened)
frozen broccoli and/or asparagus
quinoa

I make two quinoa salads: a sweet and a savory. Sweet: cut dried apricots, drizzle some ground ginger to taste, 1/4 c walnuts (I mix this with my morning oatmeal for some added protein). Savory: 1 can organic black beans, 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1/4 avocado=DELICIOUS.

I usually make a kale salad with red onion, tomatoes, cilantro, and avocado and put my protein on top of that for a great lunch.

The berries usually go on my post-workout snack which typically consists of Ezekiel bread, 1 tbsp almond butter, and strawberries. It's like pb & j!! Yum.

Hope this helps!

blueberries
zuchinni
apples
grape tomatoes
baby carrots
baby leaf spinich
bok choy
spring greens salad mix
sweet potatoes
red onion
bell pepper
avocado
walnuts (4 cup bag)
Top Round/London Broil
chicken or turkey
lean ground beef
Chobani greek yogurt
Almond milk, chocolate or vanilla
Kellogg's All Bran multi grain crackers
Sargento reduced fat colby jack cheese sticks
2% fat, reduced sodium cottage cheese
eggs
egg beaters
salsa
peanut butter
canned beans (kidney/black/chickpeas)
V8 juice, lower sodium, weekly pack of 5.5 oz cans
Nature Made whole wheat bread
Brown rice
Pom wonderful pomegranate juice
canned pumpkin
Old Wessix steel cut oats
cinnamon
Mrs Dash table blend


and some sort of guilty pleasure:

Breyer's chocolate ice cream
Miller MGD 64
Oscar Meyer Angus hot dogs
Edy's frozen fruit bars
Nilla wafers

I limit myself to and am usually under $83.33 per month (i.e., $1000/year) on food, household, hygiene stuff, etc., so I don't have a regular list, because what I buy depends on what's on sale and what I have coupons for. I also grow some of my own vegetables and all my herbs.

:drinker: Cheers to you for being able to keep your grocery bill to $83/month! That's fantastic! Are you an extreme couponer? Ha, ha...just kidding! :laugh: :flowerforyou: :drinker:

As a matter of fact, I am. . . kind of. Everyone on the two or three episodes I've seen on that show look really unhealthy, and I'm not talking about their weight—there's a dullness in their eyes, hair, and skin tone. But I never pay for shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, "feminine hygiene" products, plastic bags, washing-up liquid, etc. For food, most coupons are for branded products, some of which have their uses. Canned tomatoes, olive oil, pasta, tuna, frozen vegetables (including the beloved edamame I left off my list), almond milk, tofu, and whole wheat tortillas are among the items I bought with coupons last month. I paid somewhat more than the 4¢ or whatever the people on the show allegedly pay.

Extreme fitness is where it's at.

I've been eating Primal/Paleo lately, but have been eating mostly unprocessed foods for the past couple of years.

Eggs
Butter
1% milk (for the rest of the family, I don't drink it or use it on cereal)
Half & Half
Greek yogurt
Dark Chocolate
Spinach/Kale/Chard (whatever looks best)
Zucchini
Green Beans
Asparagus
Broccoli
Beets
Tomatoes
Carrots
Celery
Onions
Garlic
Mixed Salad Greens
Bell Peppers
Lemons
Limes
A fruit or two, depending on what is in season
Olive Oil
Coconut Oil
Balsamic Vinegar
Chicken stock
Canned tomatoes & tomato paste
Cheese (Cheddar, blue, Parmesan, and maybe a little of whatever looks interesting)
Capers
Anchovies - I use them in salads a lot
Boneless pork chops
Chicken (whatever cuts are on sale)
Ground bison
Canned Tuna & Salmon
Uncured bacon
Assorted frozen fish (if I'm shopping at Trader Joe's)
Panko bread crumbs for breading chicken and pork (not Primal, but screw it, they're tasty, and are the only glutenous item I'm still eating. It's pretty bad when breadcrumbs are your splurge item, lol!)
Rice
Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes - I keep the rice & potatoes to a minimum for myself, those are mainly served to the rest of my family

I recently tried Almond milk and it is just as gross as cow's milk. I can't bring myself to drink it straight. However, I was making ginger carrots a couple nights ago and the almond milk worked really well in that (since I can't drink it, I've been looking for other ways to use it up, lol). It thickened up the glaze nicely on the carrots and my family said it was the best ever. (I make a variation on Alton Brown's recipe: sliced carrots, grated ginger, chicken stock, 1 TBs. butter, splash of almond milk, salt & pepper to taste, maybe a Tbs of honey or maple syrup if your carrots aren't very sweet. Cook in sautee pan over medium heat until done. Add more chicken stock if pan gets dry before carrots are cooked through.)

industrial size salsa. It's low calorie. On or in beans, eggs, rice, pasta, steel-cut oats(really), barley, vegetables, and about 100 other things I'm not thinking about. If you are from the mid-west you can get "Mild"

Down here in South Texas, "hot sauce" is a staple on the table...:laugh:

I buy low fat mayo and low fat sour cream..so I can make Tastefully Simple Garlic Garlic and Spinach and Herb dip for all the different veggies!!! YUMMMMY
HUMMAS is a MUST in my home

quinoa, fresh produce, tilapia/salmon, fruit, yogurt, lentils, chiceke breast