Typical Shopping List

Fairysoul · January 2012

Bump so I can reply later!

Lisa__Michelle · January 2012

Wow with some of these lists I can not even start to think what I would make for dinner or anything like that off of the lists.

But with my picky husband my meals look like this

tacos
spaghetti
navajo tacos
fettecuini

those are our staples and then most days we don't eat together and its like I eat boxed things like
Homestyle bakes
stove top stuffing

most of these things are not with any other sides and barely ever any meat (not on purpose)

With my husband I don't think we will ever have a grocery list that looks like that unless we get a significant pay raise and let him buy and cook his own meals and me and the kids can eat our own healthy stuff lol. but I don't see that happening untill we are both out of school and both have jobs. which will take at least 7 years lol then i will need to learn how to really cook. haha

My bill is the same as when I was buying crap. I am taking out the crappy food and substituting it with better food. It REALLY isn't more expensive.... unless you start getting organic. Just regular fruits and vegetables is not if you stop buying bad food. Now if you are buying BOTH, your groceries will obviously double. Why not making Ground turkey tacos and seasoning the turkey well? Or just not buy stove top? Make whole wheat spaghetti with ground chicken meat sauce... Those are some suggestions.

forgtmenot · January 2012

Lean Ground Turkey
Tilapia or Salmon or both
Chicken breasts
Apples
Bananas
Strawberries
Frozen veggies (broccoli, spinach, peas etc)
Brown rice
Whole wheat bread
Laughing Cow Cheese (Light)
Natural peanut butter
Almond milk
Dried beans (black beans, pintos, kidney beans etc)
Baby carrots
Hummus
Whole Grain Crackers
Almonds
Sweet or regular potatoes
Onions
Garlic
High fiber cereal
Plain Oats
Golden Flax Seed
Eggs
Olive Oil
Olive Oil based margarine
Salsa (I

Newman's Own Brand)
Whole Grain Tortilla Chips
Greek Yogurt

ETA: Green Tea!! and Stevia ( I drink about 2-3 cups a day)

havalinaaa · January 2012

A typical week's worth of groceries for our house is:

Dozen eggs
Quart whole milk
Pint half n half
pound of coffee
quart of juice, usually orange sometimes apple
6-8 pounds of in season fruit
whole chicken or duck
2-4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
pork loin or roast
steak or ground beef
pound of fish
loads of dark leafy greens, frozen if fresh isn't looking good that week
1/4 pound fancy cheese of some sort
large container of plain yogurt
frozen berries unless fresh are affordable/in season
loaf of bread
3 bananas
some kind of fresh pasta (though i just got a pasta maker for xmas and will soon be making pasta!)
dried fruit of some sort
nuts of some sort
whatever grains i want for that week's meals (rice, bulgar, quinoa, couscous)
peanut butter
honey
preserves of some kind
oatmeal or granola
potatoes
onions
carrots
other random in season vegetables
whatever fresh herbs i need for the week's meals
butter

Nephanie · January 2012

Just went shopping today-By the way, I shop once a month and it's just me and my dog : )

mushrooms
beets
broccoli
carrots
string beans
asparagus
lettuce
tomatoes
celery
grapefruit
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
eggs
Banana's
granola
Truvia

1% Milk
Greek Yogurt
Laughing Cow Cheese
Pepper Jack Cheese

Perdue Chicken
Salmon
Crab Meat
Shrimp
Tuna
lamb chops
veggie burgers

Tomato Soup
Chicken broth

2 cases water
Vintage Fruit Refresher (0 calorie flavored water)

sugar free jello
sugar free pudding
sugar free Popsicles

Skinny Cow Ice cream

AmythistRae · January 2012

tonight

skim milk for my daughter
blackberries
pineapple
oranges
apples
raspberries
grapes
banana
mango
cauliflower
broccoli
carrots
beets (fresh)
Brussels sprouts
butternut squash
onion
turnip
purple baby potatoes
roma tomatoes
spinach at huge amounts...for my smoothies and all my salads...I don't use lettuce anymore
Kale ( i hide the bitterness with fresh carrot juice and blueberry smoothies)

i think that is it...

99%of my shopping is at the flea markets in Calgary because it is cheaper, fresher and organic...If I buy meat which is rare it is there too....

AmythistRae · January 2012

Wow with some of these lists I can not even start to think what I would make for dinner or anything like that off of the lists.

But with my picky husband my meals look like this

tacos
spaghetti
navajo tacos
fettecuini

those are our staples and then most days we don't eat together and its like I eat boxed things like
Homestyle bakes
stove top stuffing

most of these things are not with any other sides and barely ever any meat (not on purpose)

With my husband I don't think we will ever have a grocery list that looks like that unless we get a significant pay raise and let him buy and cook his own meals and me and the kids can eat our own healthy stuff lol. but I don't see that happening untill we are both out of school and both have jobs. which will take at least 7 years lol then i will need to learn how to really cook. haha

My bill is the same as when I was buying crap. I am taking out the crappy food and substituting it with better food. It REALLY isn't more expensive.... unless you start getting organic. Just regular fruits and vegetables is not if you stop buying bad food. Now if you are buying BOTH, your groceries will obviously double. Why not making Ground turkey tacos and seasoning the turkey well? Or just not buy stove top? Make whole wheat spaghetti with ground chicken meat sauce... Those are some suggestions.

It is true, my husband and kids used to be the same..I just started bringing in the fresh and now they get upset if salad isn't on the table...It turned out for me to be cheaper to cook and eat fresh then before by almost 600 a month......I go to flea markets and only fresh...I went from 350 average a week for a family of 6 to 1-200 a week all fresh...the kids get smoothies all the time...my husband cooks only grilled and fresh...it is awesome...I just learnt to get creative with the shopping..The other great thing about flea markets is big bags of fruit and veggies on sale for juicing...I may have struck a gold mine but it is way cheaper for my family to eat fresh...

ummlovelovesyou · January 2012

Whole wheat bread
corn tortillas
cheese: cheddar, part skim mozzarella, parmesan
butter
carbmaster yogurt
2% milk
eggs
Pop chips
penne pasta
canned alfredo sauce
Nutrigrain eggo waffles
Special K fruit and yogurt cereal
Cream of wheat
frozen broccoli florets
frozen mixed veggies
apples
bananas
strawberries
avocados
tomatoes
onions
potatoes
bell peppers
salad mix
croutons

salted shelled peanuts
tofu
crystal light (raspberry lemonade!)
Beringer moscato

rheiah · January 2012

Well, my shopping list changes from week to week as I'm a slightly obsessed cook & always try new recipes (and live on my own). This week it looked something like this though:

---- Protein ----
Chicken breasts (for Jamaican Jerk chicken kebabs with mango salsa - delicious!)
Fresh tuna (baked in the oven with veggies & asian seasoning)
Tinned tuna (light dinner - mixed with yogurt, seeds and wholegrain mustard)
Frozen king prawns (for Vietnamese summer rolls and Kung Pao prawns)

---- Dairy ----
2% natural yogurt
light mozzarella cheese (for fig, green bean & mozzarella salad)

---- Vegetable/Fruit ----
Iceberg salad
Fresh herbs (mint, coriander, basil)
Ginger
Shallots
Garlic
Cucumber
Carrots
Apples
Pomegranates
Figs
Peppers (red, yellow)
Mango
Cherry tomatoes
Watercress & rocket salad
Green beans
Limes
Spring onions
Tinned water chestnuts

---- Grains ----
Whole porridge oats
(I've got loads of grains at home - as a single household I don't use up that much in a week.)

---- Extras ----
Soy milk (for my breakfast cereals)
Fruit & herbal tea
Jamaican Jerk seasoning
Sunflower seeds

Typical Shopping List

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