Give me your grocery list and meal plan

DustyBanana
DustyBanana Posts: 37 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I wish someone would just say here is a healthy meal plan I have for the week, and here is a grocery list of stuff on sale at my local grocery store so it wouldn't be outrageous. LOL

I take almost 2-3 hrs making meal plans and hunting for deals....anyone feel my pain! :)

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  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    That's how I plan my week. I start with the local circular and see what is on sale and work my meals around it.
  • runningvegan
    runningvegan Posts: 65
    There are websites that do this for you....emeals, the fresh 20, etc. they will provide a meal plan, shopping list, recipe and nutrition facts. Maybe you could get their free trial, and see if it is something that could work for you.
  • DustyBanana
    DustyBanana Posts: 37 Member
    Thanks!
  • ChristineinMA
    ChristineinMA Posts: 312 Member
    www.canyoustayfordinner.com has had a series of menus because the blogger, who is maintaining a 165-lb weight loss herself, is helping her mother slim down.
  • Topsking2010
    Topsking2010 Posts: 2,245 Member
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  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    SavingDinner.com

    She is a nutritionist and has several meal plans to choose from, including a paleo plan and a low budget plan.
  • rhye
    rhye Posts: 104 Member
    I use this web site: http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/real-food-resources/
  • ChristineinMA
    ChristineinMA Posts: 312 Member
    Bump!
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    Nah I eat the same stuff day in a day out. I'm too lazy for meal planning.
  • ddiestler
    ddiestler Posts: 353 Member
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  • judychicken
    judychicken Posts: 937 Member
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  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Nah I eat the same stuff day in a day out. I'm too lazy for meal planning.

    This
  • kbeardmore22
    kbeardmore22 Posts: 283 Member
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  • CWonder003
    CWonder003 Posts: 29 Member
    I go to the same 2 grocery chains every month, and I know which days certain items tend to be on sale. I buy a lot of chicken, ground turkey (in tacos), wraps, spinach, fresh and frozen veggies, rice, sweet potatoes, and milk.

    I have go-to meals that I love, and otherwise I try new seasonings/variations of the same foods prepared different ways .

    I make homemade pizza so I can control the amount of cheese, thickness of crust, and add healthier toppings.

    In the summer, we grill all the time, lots of chicken, pork, corn, asparagus, and green beans.

    I add variety by buying sale items impulsively from time to time, usually meats because a local market has awesome weekly sales, and a local chain always has great "manager special" deals.

    So, I don't really plan meals, and that helps me save money and not get bored of my options.
  • TArnold2012
    TArnold2012 Posts: 929 Member
    I buy the healthy sale items, go home and plan from what I have purchased most of the time. I there is something in particular I want I do purchase that also. We are kinda of a fly by the seat of our pants family but we keep healthy items in the house vs unhealthy so that keeps us on track. When things that we use a lot of are on sale I do stock up usually also, such as last week we had tyson boneless, skinless, chicken breast 3 lb bags for $5 so that means I buy 4 bags.
  • kbugsmeemaw
    kbugsmeemaw Posts: 107 Member
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  • SPPutnam
    SPPutnam Posts: 51 Member
    That's inspiring! I just hit the ground running and try and get the shopping done as fast as I can and buy as much as I can for $100! I try and stay in the produce and meats departments for the majority of my shopping.
  • binariiangel
    binariiangel Posts: 146 Member
    I signed up for Emeals.com they have all kinds of meal plans, I chose the low carb cause my dad & Husband have diabetes and I could do with a little less potatoes & pasta. It's $21 or so for 3 months, and they send you a weekly meal plan, and shopping list for everything that you need. I've modified some of the meals but for the most part they're amazing. You can choose to shop at Wal-mart or whatever store you want. If you choose walmart it tells you exactly how much you SHOULD spend on that weeks meals there. (It roughly breaks down to $100 for a family of 3-4). You can also add on lunches & breakfasts as well for a few extra dollars a month.
  • MedicMangan80
    MedicMangan80 Posts: 2
    Someone above mentioned emeals supplies nutrition facts, I have the Clean Eating plan but I have yet to see the facts. I would love to have those to track in MFP. Am I blind and just missing them? Thanks for the help!!!
  • ausheli
    ausheli Posts: 43 Member
    We use this site, its great because it has a 6 week rotation to not get bored


    http://www.healthyfoodhealthyplanet.org/menu-plan-info/
  • 150_MFP
    150_MFP Posts: 5 Member
    I bought a bunch of Weight Watchers meals because I was fed up of being unable to get the variety I wanted at the calories I need, without blowing my budget.

    I tend to eat the same thing for a couple of weeks, before switching it up. That way, I can take advantage of the deals. But yeah, it would be good if someone could do it all for me! Maybe look up some cheap & healthy recipes and batch cook your favourite 3?
  • sem60831
    sem60831 Posts: 2 Member
    You know, in today’s environment it truly is incomprehensible why someone has not created an app to do this already.

    Are you listening My Fitness Pal development managers and leadership?

    Could the cost be outrageously high? But so many of us want this feature. I already pay for Premium. And truly, the premium options are not great enough to write home about. Come on people. Stop telling us you are listening.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,321 Member
    sem60831 wrote: »
    You know, in today’s environment it truly is incomprehensible why someone has not created an app to do this already.

    Are you listening My Fitness Pal development managers and leadership?

    Could the cost be outrageously high? But so many of us want this feature. I already pay for Premium. And truly, the premium options are not great enough to write home about. Come on people. Stop telling us you are listening.

    It's a thread from 2013 - ten years ago - who is upset that they have to spend their own personal time on their own personalized self-improvement planning, and want other people to do it for them. That may not be the best platform on which to present your case.

    On top of that, MFP staff don't read all the many hundreds or thousands of Community posts, so you're talking to other MFP users who have no more power than you have yourself. If this is a feature you want, post about it here:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/feature-suggestions-and-ideas

    Meanwhile, maybe take a look at apps like this one:

    https://www.eatthismuch.com/

    I'm sure there are others, but I'll leave it to anyone who's interested to research that. I'm not at all interested in having someone else tell me what to eat, so I haven't looked into it.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    It gets faster with time, possibly super fast.

    Reviewing the three supermarket circulars generally takes me less than a half hour. This week, I stopped after one second when I saw that chicken tenders were on sale. This also accomplishes my meal planning, as I have a whole slew of meals in my head that revolve around chicken breast. Other than Dinner 1, these are in no particular order, and for my partner, I will break up the chicken with some sort of red meat. (I can eat chicken endlessly.) From 2# of chicken tenders, we get at least two dinners for the two of us, and I get lunches.

    These are typical meals this time of year when the temperature is warm enough that the AC will be on at some point in the day and I do not want to use the oven:

    Dinner 1: he grills the chicken, I make a side salad and a starch. This time of year, that might be corn on the cob.
    Possible Subsequent Dinner: chicken, cheese, and bean quesadillas with a side salad
    Possible Subsequent Dinner: entrée chicken salad
    Possible Subsequent Dinner: chicken and pasta (hot) with a green veg
    Possible Subsequent Dinner: chicken and pasta salad (cold) with a side salad
    Possible Subsequent Dinner: chicken nachos with a side salad

    Those are my "autopilot" meals. I also get inspiration from various cooking newsletters. New recipes will take more time and energy, but I enjoy this.

    I've been anticipated this sale and have been making room in the freezer. I might buy 6 packages and freeze 5.

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