Typical Shopping List

Shopping list of a poor Fine Arts major.

Chicken Breast
Eggs
Milk
Mixed frozen veggies
Brown Rice
Wheat Pasta
Plain Oatmeal
Whole Wheat Bread
Pasta Sauce
Green Tea
Coffee
Pita Bread
Mixed Salad bag
Feta Cheese
Mushrooms
Onions
Bell Peppers
Broccoli
Spinach
Bananas
Apples
Soup
Muscle Milk

All the fresh veggies, fruits, the pita, feta and chicken is when I have enough money to splurge. Yaaaaay life.

my list usually includes :

aunt millie's bread or onion buns
turkey or rb lunch meat
oikos / yoplait yogurt
diet ocean spray juice
d-lights breakfast sandwiches
eggs or egg beaters
clif bars
balance bars
reduced fat wheat thins
wheat thins toasted veggie chips
lean cuisines / smart ones

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 husband is very picky and so are my kids. They eat all the junk and I eat the healthy stuff. It can be frustrating! He eats a protein (chicken, steak, pork) with french fries every night and sometimes iceberg lettuce salad.

Here is my list, preferably grass fed, no antibiotics, etc when I can. Usually I can get these at Trader Joe's.

Protein:
Chicken (thighs, drumsticks and breasts)
Pork loin
Ground beef, short ribs, chuck roasts
Salmon
eggs
shrimp
Uncured bacon

Dairy:
Raw milk cheeses
Greek yogurt
Organic milk and 1/2 and 1/2

Veggies:
Spinach
Arugula
Baby romaine
Broccoli rabe
Escarole
Butternut squash
Spaghetti squash
broccoli
green beans
asparagus
Swiss chard
Mushrooms
Sweet potato
Onion
Garlic
Zucchini/squash
Grape tomato
Red, yellow and orange peppers
baby carrots

Fruits:
Blueberries
Blackberries
Strawberries
Banana
Clementine
Apple
Avocado

Misc:
Tuna
Rice milk (unsweetened)
Thai Kitchen organic coconut milk
Pomi chopped tomato
TJ's dark chocolate covered almonds
Walnuts
Almonds
Old fashioned oatmeal
Kashi Heart to heart cereal
Coffee
Stevia extract
Coconut butter/oil
Kerrygold Irish butter
EVOO
Whole Wheat pasta
Beans
Whey protein (Jay Robb)
Ground Flaxseed

im going shopping tomorrow so im taking notes

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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)

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

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...

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