Shopping lists

Here are some of my staples:
-Greek yogurt
-Cottage cheese
-Almond milk
-Peanut butter
-Fresh fruits and vegetables
-Kashi cereal
-Fiber One cereal/bars
-Steel-cut oatmeal
-Tea
-Whole wheat bread

I am going to try and start using some coupons as well. I have never been a coupon user but I am going to start. Any advice helps! Thank you!

I have found for the most part, it is cheaper to buy the store brand. There are a few things that I insist on having the name brand and for those I do try to find coupons. They are usually few and far between. Give the store brands a try if you are trying to save money.

My grocery lists almost always includes milk, apples, peanut butter, and eggs.

Fuji apples
raw spinach
tomatoes
onion
celery
baby carrots
Ezekiel bread
turkey (Oscar Meyer oven roasted)
water packed tuna
FF veggie stock
Greek yogurt
skim milk
protein drink mix
pretzles

I pick out recipes and/or meals that I am going to make the following week. If there are good sales on meat and such, I'll try to coordinate the meals I pick out with the sales. Doesn't always work out that way though. lol

This week, I picked out:

french bread casserole
pizza
crockpot cheeseburgers/baked fries
crockpot swiss steak
salmon, fried taters, butter beans
salsa chicken, rice
chicken/chicken stew
fast & easy stuffed peppers*
easy turkey lasagna
crockpot burger heaven casserole*
cowboy stew*
chocolate bundt*


I then make my list from those and write down any of the ingredients I don't already have. (The starred ones are the ones I already have everything for). On top of that, i will be making egg beater/spinach/cream cheese wraps for breakfast, so I put the ingredients down for that too.

With having to buy diapers, formula, laundry detergent, paper towels and other misc household, jar baby food/extra veggies and lunch stuff for my hubby, too, I've been spending about $150 a week. Ack!!

Hope this helps! Once you get started, it's really not that huge a process as it seems.

(Looking closer at my list, I'll be getting close to 2 weeks worth of meals out of that list. lol

Hey, Firstly always eat before you go shopping it's a nightmare when you're hungry and you usually make the wrong choices.
Secondly, pre plan your dinners for the week, and write a list of what you need!

It's as simple as that...

Good luck.

Tell me about it... last night I stopped at the store for "just a few things" that I needed:

carrots
ginger
avocados
potatoes
parsley
pistachios
coffee
Wasa crackers
tuna
anchovies
dog food
yogurt
orange juice
corn tortillas
cheddar
eggs

The total came to $80! And I always buy generic/sale items if there's an option.

Organic Cottage Cheese (I get the whole foods 365 everyday brand b/c it's less expensive)
Organic Almond Milk (ditto for above)
Organic Gala Apples
Bananas
Kashi Go Lean (either cereal or oatmeal - it's good to have in the house for quick/easy breakfast)
100 Calorie Popcorn (An awesome random snack to have! In general, I would say have a few "snack" type foods that are low calorie that way if you're having a moment of craving something you can turn to something healthy easily!)
Near East Couscous Whole Grain or Quinoa blends (quick/easy side for dinner)
Organic Frozen Veggies (Always have them stocked up ready to go!)
Frozen Tilapia and/or Turkey Tenderloin (For dinner protein)
Low Fat String Cheese
Organic Natural Almonds
Organic Kale (For Salads OR Kale Chips which are a-mazing if you haven't made them!)
Clif Bars (for a quick meal replacement that tastes great!)

The list could go on, but those are most staples I like to keep in the house so I'm not making excuses to eat other food. I would say in order to not over spend and buy what you'll actually eat - always buy a little less and have a few things like the popcorn, almonds, frozen veggies, etc that don't need to constantly be replenished. That way, if you do run out you have something and you can always go BACK out to the store to get what else you need and you won't feel like you're wasting.

Haha... I didn't realize I had so much to stay about groceries! Anyway, hope that helped!

Almond milk
bananas
oatmeal
chicken
cottage cheese
all natural pb
mixed nuts
apples
loose hamburger
fish

i always make a meal menu out for the week before i go to the store. Like say 5 meals example: Monday, roast chicken, w/ steamed veggies, Tuesday spaghetti & salad, Wednesday vegetable soup w/crackers...... you get the idea. Then i will use those 5 meals and go meal by meal what items i need from the store to prepare each of those meals. Once i have the dinner shopping list made up i will decide two things for my lunches to take to work. Like one week might be turkey sandwiches or smart ones... the next week is tuna or salads for the week. i always do two choices so i don't get bored. i add that to the list then Once i have all of the items for meals and lunches written down i will think of anything else like shampoo, soap, paper towels and write that out to the side as well. I hardly ever pickup things that are not on my list unless they were really important and i had forgot about them. It keeps me safe and on a budget. It feels nice having a plan and knowing what meals I have to be prepared for the week. I keep my menu on the refrigerator and mark them off as I cook them. i don't really stick to the days its all more about just know what meals you have to be prepared not so much the night you make them. :-)
Some staples for me
Luna bars
Activia
Peanut butter
snakums pickles
Carnation instant breakfast
Bananas
Silk
Bran Flakes
Instant oatmeal

we do the same thing. I replied to this post pretty much the same thing you did. i Guess I should have read all of the replies. I do my menu and list by the two weeks at times too depending on when our pay periods fall.
It does seem a little bit daunting at times but I couldn't manage to do it any other way. No telling what would happen if I went to the store without a list and my menu. Im sure i would spend to much and quite sure I wouldn't have what i needed to cook with when i got home. LOL.

My list changed a bit this week since I'm trying to eat healthier...

Bananas
Almonds
Eggs
Wraps
Turkey
Feta
Frozen berries
Edamame
Kashi Cereal
Skim Milk
Frozen shrimp
Pasta

I go to different stores to save money on stuff. For example, I hit up Costco for berries(Giant clamshell for $3), bananas, salad, and water. For more variety of fruits and veggies, like ones I will only eat once or a few times a week I go to an ethnic grocery store.We have many where I live. I either go to a Korean or Mexican grocery store. Their produce is much much cheaper. I also find seafood/fish to be very affordable at my Korean market. I go to Kroger for frozen dinners, fiber bars, greek yogurt, almond milk, cereal etc.

Fun!!

Here's what I usually get:
-milk
-a dozen eggs
-cheddar cheese
-another cheese (maybe goat, gouda, or laughing cow wedges)
-greek yogurt
-1-2 types of fruit (whatever's in season and looks good...right now I have apples and grapefruit)
-3-4 types of fresh veggies (right now: spinach, eggplant, chard, celery, and carrots)
-chicken breast
-whole wheat bread
-another whole wheat gain: tortillas or english muffins or something



In addition to that, I always keep these things on hand in my pantry for making dinners:
-brown rice
-dry beans
-whole wheat pastas
-polenta
-chicken broth
-salsa
-tomato sauce
-lentils
-onions

This is such a great topic I love it!! this weekend I will go thru and use this to make my grocery list. Thank you everyone!!!

My grocery list usually consists of:

Bananas
Watermelon
Pineapple
Broccoli
Bean Sprouts
Carrots
Iceberg lettuce
Dates
Dried figs
Cashews
Larabars (sometimes)
Grapes