Your typical grocery list

What's your typical grocery list like? What items do you pick up often? I dont spend much time in the kitchen and want to see what others are doing.

boneless skinless chicken breasts
frozen strawberries
frozen mixed berries
fat free milk
5 dozen eggs (we eat the whites)
bread
whole wheat english muffins
brown rice
peanut butter
pasta
oatmeal
black beans
tortillas
cabot 75% fat free cheese
salsa
so much fat free cottage cheese that I get comments every single time I buy it at Trader Joe's :D
Kashi TLC crackers
Kashi Go Lean cereal
chopped romaine
spinach
brocolli
tomatoes
zucchini
fuji apples
oranges
other seasonal produce

Tyson Even Cook Chicken Breasts
Tyson Chicken Burgers
Jennie O Turkey Burgers
Angus Burger Patties
Michaelangelos Lasagna
Michaelangelos Chicken Alfredo
Michaelangelos Chicken Picatta
Buns
Swiss Cheese Slices
Cheddar Cheese Slices
Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings
Crockpot Beef Stroganoff
Michaelangelos Chicken Ciabata Bake
Stouffers Chicken Alfredo
Zatarains Red Beans and Rice with Sausage
Boneless Pork Chops
Filet Mignon
Chicken Breast Cutlets (fresh)
Hard Taco Shells
Soft Taco Shells
Shredded Various Cheeses
Taco Seasoning
Eggs
Diced Ham
Frozen Turkey Breast
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Lipton Onion Soup Mix (for oven-roasted potatoes!!)
Tater Tots
Jennie O Turkey Mignon
Bananas
Skim Milk
Wine
Sushi
Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla Milk
Club Crackers
Smoked Cheddar
Snyders Pretzel Bites

Did you do a virtual walk through your supermarket as well to compile this list?


Vegetables, in summertime mostly for grilling
Salad, spinach, mushrooms, bananas - all organic if there. Nothing imported further than europe except for the bananas (but those are fair trade)

pie dough (pre-rolled) for veg and fruit pies
olive oil
cocktail olives in various marinades (occasionally)
fruit bars for cycling
muesli
juice
steak (organic), lamb, chicken legs (organic free range if available. skin on. I do not believe in cholesterol), some fish (only environmentally sensible types)

spaghetti & various pesto sauces

occasionally, liver

eggs - we eat all of them, especially one for breakfast before cycling

cheese (rarely these days but if, it's got to be smelly, runny, wonderful)
parmesan for spaghetti

yoghurt for the muesli
occasional tub of cream for veg&fruit pies

occasional cookies (got into peppered oat cakes for cycling) or "bake fresh" breakfast rolls for sunday.

for biggie sundays, Zopf - a wonderful breakfast bread, white flour, eggs, butter... sinful....

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Wine - we mostly buy by the case from wine dealers, our favorite supermarket chain does not carry alcohol.

We just predictably eat the same things. BF doesn't eat veg :-( I buy frozen fish filets and veg and eat that when he's not home. I like either fast, or frozen, leave it or set on timer, ready in an hour, or crock pot. But that list is stuff I alaways buy, and then supplement with whatever else looks good.

Nanci

Bulk of shopping basket is fresh fruits and veggies. Wholegrain breads, pasta, rice, tofu, and fish (once in a while) fill the rest. Eggs are a staple. Lots of salads, olives and olive oil. We eat butter, ice cream (haagen dazs) cheese and dark chocolate for fun. For prepared food, canned soups, chili, thai noodle soups and veggie burgers are about it. I love Odwalla bars when I ride.

What we don't eat--hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, no meat other than fish, no chemicals. If you look at labels, that eliminates a lot of junk (sometimes foods you think are healthy-like commercial brands of peanut butter, cereal and bread). BF is a chef, by the way. I try to avoid the kitchen at all costs.

Gosh everyone eats so healthy - especially Brandy. I hate to grocery shop (actually I hate to shop - cuts into bike riding time). My absolute musts are usually:

milk (Lactaid non-fat calcium added)
bread (wheat berry)
Skippy's low fat peanut butter (must be low-fat extra crunchy)
yogurt (Yoplait Low Fat)
eggs (sorry eat all the egg - I like eggs)
crackers (usually Saltines)
Green tea bags
tofu and japanese soup noodles and pickles
Ovaltine
canned soup - I like Campbell's Tomatoe and Progresso Chicken and Rice)
cat food (my cat eats better than I)
fruit (usually apples or oranges)
veggies (sometimes frozen or canned as well) like beans, spinach and broccoli plus seasonal treats such as artichokes
* * *

Costco run:

Large bag frozen chicken breasts (lasts me awhile)
canned asparegus
cheese (my absolute downfall!)
cleaning products
soda (full amped Coca Cola - can't drink the non-sugar stuff)
usually a big bag of candies (which is why I need to lose 100 pounds!)
* * *

My cupboards and frig are not usually full. I'll shop when I am desperate and have to. Otherwise I eat alot. The sad life of a old, single gal!

My usual list is more like a list of generalized categories that are fleshed out when I'm actually walking down the aisles:

Salad Fixins - whatever looks good and is on sale
Fruit - apples & bananas are staples, other stuff fills in seasonally
soup fixins - not so much in the summer, but usually bean based
flesh - usually chicken, sometimes pork or fish, (beef comes special delivery from a cool grass-fed, range protecting, coyote & prarie dog preserving place)
pasta fixins - noodles & sauce fixins (tomatoes, garlic, onions....)
veggies - standard frozen & convenient peas, green beans & edemame and whatever looks good for the grill (squash, eggplant, sweet potatoes, onions, peppers)
Dairy - yoghurt and cottage cheese (milk delivered from the dairy)
Cheese - my cheese shop just closed, so I'm going to go through withdrawl and have to revert to more run-of-the-mill fare soon
Misc - almond butter, jalapeno stuffed olives, eggs, crackers, bread - either dense whole wheat or decadent crusty white stuff, Chocolate.

Yeah, I'm a big dork who has her list saved on computer, it helps me to remember my common staples. yeah, it's even listed by store layout..

Salad
Carrots
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
shredded cabbage
apples
strawberries
--I buy all my fruits & veggies from a year round farmers market, so options vary

Lunch meat-Turkey
Frozen Precooked Hamburger Patties
Frozen Chicken Breasts
Steaks(occasionally)

whole wheat Bread
whole wheat Tortillas or Pitas
Jello S.F. Pudding
Lay’s Light
Rice Cakes
Cereal
Ramen*
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Mayo
Ketchup
Pickles
Balance Bars (usually Rocky Road)
Crystal Lite Classic Orange*

Cheese (preferrably Low Fat Colby Jack)
Milk
Biscuits
Butter
Skinny Cow Ice Cream
Eggo Waffles
Hungry Man Meals*
Smart Ones
Digiorno Harvest Wheat Pizza's

*I split an apartment with my younger brother, so some of these are his.
Oh, and we also allow ourselves weekly "splurge" items, that we buy as needed. Last week I bought freshly sliced sourdough bread that had just been baked.

Before kids - I used to have my list in my PalmPilot, but not anymore. Mr. Fish usually does the grocery shopping. Here's a typical shopping trip for us.

Milk (whole - for kids and me)
OJ with calcium (Simply Orange)
V8Splash (for the kids)
zuchinni/squash
green beans
brocolli
asparagus
bell peppers
grapes
gala apples
lemons
cheddar cheese
parmesan cheese
rice
angel hair pasta
stewed tomatoes
diced tomatoes
shrimp (frozen - uncooked)
boneless chicken breasts or tenderloins
beef roast (for cutting, grinding, or just cooking)
coke (for Mr. Fish)
yogurt (Breyers smooth & creamy)
whipping cream (to make ice cream)
chocolate chips
chewy fruit snacks for kids
cereal
7-grain bread
peanut butter
jelly (strawberry preserves)
honey

During the summer - we garden, so veggies are not purchased, but picked.

This is such a cool thread!!! I just love grocery shopping (I know it's weird), but most of the time I just amble around and take what looks good. I rarely use a list beyond trying to remember that we're out of milk or something like that.

I am going to copy some of these lists and make my own to be more organized!!

My list is pathetic!

Cereal
Soymilk
Oatmeal

Bags of shredded cabbage
Bag of cleaned kale
mushrooms
dried beans
chicken broth
canned tomatoes
dried soup mix (Maneschewitz mushroom barley or split pea are my current favs)

When it gets really hot, I'll get the fixings for a huge batch of gazpacho.

Fruit - whatever looks good
Snacks - granola bars, Kashi crackers and bars, baked tortilla chips or pretzels.

I eat lunch at work, so I'm the mercy of whatever is on the salad bar

Pink Lady apples or Granny Smiths
Red seedless grapes
Nectarines (if in season)
Bananas
Red, yellow and green bell peppers
Purple onions
Red leaf lettuce
Romaine lettuce
Tomatoes
Avacado
Brocolli
Cucumber
Mushrooms
Baby carrots

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts or strips
Sole or flounder filets

Milk 1%
Yogurt - typically Tillamook
Medium chedder cheese
Butter
Orange juice
Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches

Brown rice
Whole wheat pasta
Natural or classic black bread
Oatmeal
Luna bars

Peanut butter - Adams, natural style creamy

Mallotpois: I too enjoy grocery shopping! It gives me inspiration to try new things in the kitchen!

Right now I'm in fresh fruit heaven! All my fave 'pit' fruits are coming into season! I could eat an entire bag of cherries and apricots! OMG!! My poor gut in the summertime!! When I was a kid my mother had the pepto bismol stocked up this time of year just for me! :p
Here is my list- which includes things for the boys which I won't touch marked with a *
i've been trying to stay away from high fructose corn syrup and any trans fats
romaine lettuce and /or red leaf
bag of organic mixed baby greens for fast salads
bag of organic baby spinach
organic baby carrots in single serve bags
green onions
red/orange/yellow bell peppers
radishes
beets
broccoli
green beans
maters of all sorts (grape, beefsteak)
mushrooms*
portabellas*
onions
taters (baking and baby red)
peaches
strawberries
apricots
cherries
melon (water,honeydew and cantalope) *
ready made lean ground beef pattys
pork tenderloin
skinless chicken breasts
ground turkey
turkey bacon
hebrew national 50 cal hot dogs or jennie o turkey dogs
lo cal hot dog buns
flat out low carb wraps (for fiber and low calorie count)
delightful low cal bread
low carb tortillas (see flatbread)
lipton tea bags *
barilla low carb penne (again for low cal + fiber)
cans of diced tomatoes, sauce, paste etc. some regular, some italian style, some mexican style
kashi go lean cereal
low sugar fruit loops or similar low sugar cereal- or cheerios *
weight smart oatmeal *
clif Z bars (from Trader joes bought in bulk when I go there)
snyders multigrain pretzels
roasted almonds
fat free cheese slices
fat free shredded mozzarella
low fat cheddar
blue label yoplait yogurt
butter
eggs every other week
fat free milk
sugar free ready made jello pudding
horizon farms kids smoothies *

Also I always have on hand...
low cal salad dressing from kens steakhouse (sweet vidalia onion and raspberry walnut vinegraitte are my faves)
blue cheese dressing *
shredded parm/romano cheese
crutons
cans of beans of all sorts
rice - white and uncle bens quick cook brown
olive oil (in bottle and spray)
canola oil
apricot and strawberry jam -low sugar or all fruit
peanut butter- chunky! no trans fat or sugar added
505 bottled salsa's and other mexican sauces
frozen diced green chiles from NM
misc vinegars to make home made dressings and marinades
hot wing sauce
misc stone ground mustards
ketchup
bbq sauce - sweet baby rays- tho I make a killer coca cola sauce myself
all the fixins to make my own pizza dough in my breadmaker
and of course being the baker that I am... almost every ingrediant known to man to bake a cookie, or cake! :D

Running--Have you tried Ken's Lite Asian Sesame Dressing??? I swear it is to DIE for!!

Ohh I have not!! And I LOVE chinese chicken salads!! I'll have to keep a look out for it!! thanks! :)

I have a 'generic' list of the things we always need/use. This way, I can set DH to the task of marking off what we already have on hand, so that he's 'helping'. ;)

It's in an excel format so I've made a .gif out of it:
Attachment 954

(sorry it's so difficult to read!)

Wow! That's thorough!

pretty impressive lists.

Mine is very simple.

• Pasta; spaghetti and Angel Hair
• Spaghetti Sauce (lowest sodium)
• Whole Wheat English Muffins
• High Fiber Whole Wheat Bread
• Peanut Butter (Low fat, creamy)
• Spinach
• Tortilla
• Black Beans
• Tomatos
• Green Beans
• Salsa (lowest sodium, which is hard to find)
• Oranges
• Oatmeal
• Powerade
• Bottled Water
• Chickpeas for Hummus
• Whole Wheat Pitas

Hrm thats all I can think of that I 'normally' pick up


Anything you see missing in my diet? As in, need more protein, etc etc

I have my shopping list from Wednesday:

cherries and/or grapes
wheat tortillas
organic ground beef (tacos!!)
lettuce
onion
spinach
kidney beans
cucumber
fat free feta
red pepper
fat free sour cream
sharp cheddar
blue tortilla chips
olives
low fat yogurt (cherry, no artificial sweeteners)
powerade
twizzlers

I love food.

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Originally Posted by pikato

Yeah, I'm a big dork who has her list saved on computer, it helps me to remember my common staples. yeah, it's even listed by store layout..

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I do the same thing, but I've switched stores since I set it up and haven't updated the layout. I don't buy everythiing every time I go shopping, I use it as a checklist too. I also plan dinners on the weekend and add my proteins and special ingredients to it based on what I'm having.

Dairy: butter, cottage cheese, cream cheese, eggs, LF cheddar/jack, lunch meat (not dairy, but the store I used to shop at had sliced lunch meat in with the cheeses), Milk, sliced cheese, string cheese, yogurt, chocolate milk

Proteins usually include cooked chicken, ground turkey, fish, shellfish, turkey breast, lean steak

Fruit: Apples, bananas, berries, grapefruit, lemons/limes, oranges, seasonal (mmmm cherries), "exotic fruit of the week" (I try to pick something I havent seen before, like mini pineapple from S. Africa, star fruit)

Vegetables: baby carrots, bell peppers, spinach, cucumber, green onions, leaf lettuce, mixed greens, mushrooms, radishes

Breads: Raisin, whole grain bread, english muffins, pita

Dry goods: Crackers, granola, dry cereal, granola bars, oatmeal, pretzels/chips, raisins, pasta

Canned Goods: beans, fruit, soup, tuna, pasta sauce

Frozen: juice, "easy food" for my DH's lunches, skinny cow sandwiches or sorbet

Baking goods: baking soda/powder, cooking spray, flour, sugar

Supplements: EFAs, calcium, multis

Condiments: hummus, ketchup, soy sauce, salad dressig, mayo, mustard, pb, pickles, salsa

Beverages: Beer, coffee, mineral water - plain, mineral water w/ juice, NA beer, tea, wine

Etc: toiletries, dog foods,cleaning supplies, special requests & treats

Garlic
Bananas
Potato(e)s
Milk
plain Yogurt
other Fruit
other Veges
Zatarain's Jambalaya (mmmmmm)
candied Ginger
frozen Potstickers and Taquitos (for SKnot the bottomless pit)
Chicken body parts
ground Turkey
Tofu
Tempeh
more Garlic
Avocados
Eggs (hee hee, who gets it?) (I spend too much quality time w dictionaries)
whatever else strikes my fickle fancy


Oh, yeah! Cheese! How could I forget cheese! Tillamook cheddar.

Organic milk
orange juice w/pulp
organic egg's
plain oatmeal
english muffins
sour dough bread
Yaki soba noodles (fresh) really good with stir fry veggie's and quick!
fresh soba noodles w/broth (again good with frozen stir fry veggies)
frozen stir fry veggies
whole milk (for homemade ice cream)
cream (for homemade ice cream)
lemon soda water
stormin norman's coffee
whole chicken's
smoked gouda
turkey cutlets wrapped in bacon (trader joe's)
tortilla's
bean's
jasmin rice
brown rice
tortilla chips
jalapenos (for home made salsa)
italian tomatoes (for salsa again)
sweet onions
bell peppes
mushrooms
what ever fruit is on sale
but I mainly buy my veggies from farmers market on mondays
there I buy
mixed bag lettuce
tomatoes
cucmbers
fruit
bread
and soap my friend makes awsome bar soap
that's the staples more or less oh and beer and gin if it is on sale and we are out! I am the gin and tonic drinjer and my husband is the beer drinker. Beer makes me sneeze.

lol.. what a thread...

I have areas and flesh them out depending on what's on sale or interests me:

Weekly:
-beans, legumes and/or lentils
-rice and/or grains
-oatmeal - usually irish/steel mill style
-soy dogs
-fresh fruit in season
-fresh veges in season
-potatoes
-bananas
-meat - tends towards poultry, but i love buffalo burgers:cool:
-bread (whole grain, nine grain, the heavier the better!)
-nut butter (usually peanut)
-goat's milk
-something sweet and bad for me
-cheese
-something processed and great for ride food, cookies, or such

Periodically:
-olive oil
-coconut oil (used for cooking, wonderful enhancing flavor for any meat!)
-condiments, salad dressing, marinades, etc
-healthfood store versions of macaroni and cheese
-eggs
-flour (whole wheat, spelt)/cornmeal
-sugar (fructose, or something equally "health concious")
-honey - love raw when i can get it. so do the ants:rolleyes:
-rice milk (great for when I need something and there's no goats milk)
-pasta
-alacer electromix
-canned soups, trader joe's stew
-frozen veges
-clif bars or equivalents
-yeast
-salt and spices

My shopping list is sad..

2% Milk
All Bran cereal
Bread
Cream cheese (sometimes I buy light)
Apples - other fruit that is cheap
Hot chocolate
Spinach and sometimes baby carrots
a HUGE tin of Coffee

Yikes... Maybe I should take a lesson from your shopping lists