Food Talk And Fabulous Finds - What's on your grocery list?

Today the only non-produce items I bought were non-stick foil to cook my fish on, milk, bacon ends(to make bacon bits for DH), and yogurt.

Produce included, but not limited to, apples, pears, mandarin oranges, spinach, chard, watercress, basil, cauliflower, zuchinni, celery, cucumber, mini-peppers, tomatoes. And the most wonderful ripe strawberries. So good they don't need sweetener. I brought them in to work and have them half eaten already.

I always look at what other folks have in their basket. Mine was definitely the healthiest one I saw today. Never thought I'd see it....

How about the rest of you? What are you buying these days?

Right now I'm really into oatmeal, asparagus, sweet potatoes, falafel, soup, boca burgers, and oranges. Oh and cottage cheese. For some reason I love the cottage cheese these days...

Ooh, I'm actually really needing to go grocery shopping today. Here's what's on my list:
Produce - Strawberries (I hope!), tangerines, bananas, plums, nectarines, apples, eggplant, salad greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green beans, asparagus, carrots, mint, parsley

Bread/Grains - Bread for toast (the nutty, hearty kind... they've been out of my favorite for a while, so I have to find a new one), oat bran, bulgur

Dairy - 1% cottage cheese, 0% Fage, reduced fat feta cheese

Meat - Ground turkey

Other - BBQ sauce, ground coriander

Tyler, did you ever think that you would be "into" oatmeal? I sure didn't think I would be eating oatmeal for breakfast 95% of the time.

And Lindsey, you mentioned a couple of my favorites: bulgur and mint. I feel so lucky to have a mint plant in my yard. I use it all the time. I use bulgur in place of rice. I really, really, like it - sometimes with mint sprinkled on it!

Typical grocery list for when my mother and I go shopping:
sliced turkey breast, boneless skinless chicken breasts, laughing cow cheese wedges, whole wheat bread, strawberries, blackberries, frozen berries, bananas, other fruits, canola oil cooking spray, brown rice, whole wheat pasta, oat meal, baby carrots, celery, yogurt, mini whole wheat flatout wraps, crystal light, diet citrus iced green tea, sweet potatoes, marinade, all the junk the rest of my family wants, and probably other stuff I'm forgetting.

Oooooh, so many good ideas! Lately have been buying:

eggbeaters, laughing cow cheese wedges, skim milk, strawberries, blueberries, sparkling water, chicken breasts, turkey cutletts, salmon steaks (I freeze them all in 4oz portions), some kind of lettuce, light ranch, and frozen veggies. I've been buying the Steamfresh 4 packs of single serving bags in peas and brussle sprouts. Never thought I would like brussle sprouts! I've also been buying the ingredients for the Impossible Veggie Pie recipe on this site - YUMMY!

OH, and Kashi Go Lean Bars, GNU bars, fiber-one bars, and whole wheat bread!

produce - salad mix, spray on salad dressing, oranges, apples, bananas, grapes, peaches, pineapples

dairy - skim milk (trying to transition to soy), yogurt, brick cheese, cottage cheese, fat free cream cheese

grains - bread, mini bagels, oatmeal, cereal, power bar, whole grain rice, whole grain noodles, whole wheat tortillas

meats - chicken breasts, ground turkey, shrimp, fish fillets (whatever is on sale), thinly sliced turkey deli meats, 45/dog extra lean hot dogs

sauces - spaghetti sauce, ketchup, bbq sauce, mustard, various stir fry sauces

And I bought:
salad mix, kashi go bars, shredded wheat, red peppers, sugar free instant breakfast, turkey, light whole wheat english muffins, WW frozen dinners, whole wheat bread, cucumbers, light progresso soups, herbal tea, oatmeal....

And I cannot believe how healthy my cart looked!!! I've been reading posts here for the last few weeks and I am so inspired now about good nutrition. A month ago my car would have had:
chocolate milk, bagels and cream cheese, captain crunch, bacon, pudding, frozen pizza....all junk, no real redeeming nutritional value. Now I can't barely buy anything that doesn't have fiber in it or isn't low fat/cal. I wish we had a Trader Joe's or Whole Foods in my area. Just good old Walmart.

Well, I just made up the Costco list for tomorrow. On it is:

egg whites, shampoo, smoked ham, smoked back bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, snow peas, grapes, protein powder (the other day it included grapefruit, apples and eggs, but we're not through them yet)

The other list that likely won't be done until the next time we're in a grocery store only has two items on it:

red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar (made salad dressings today and are getting low)

Just this minute got back from the grocery store.

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
lean ground beef
cage free brown eggs
Fage yogurt
mushrooms
baby carrots
celery
garlic
ginger
apples
oranges
snap peas
frozen blueberries
edamame
shredded cheese
powdered milk (for making yogurt)

Yeah. Quite a change from a year ago. And I wasnt' even tempted by the chips on sale or the candy bars at the checkout.

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I bought taco salad stuff

2 lbs ground beef
2 packs taco seasoning
1 can refried beans
1 bag shredded cheese
3 bags shredded lettuce
1 jar salsa
1 container sour cream.

That's enough food to last me about 3 days. I usually just make one big batch of something and eat just that until it's gone.

Heh .. most of mine is going to make a big batch of stir fry for the same purpose! :)

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Veggies/Fruit~Artichokes, avocados, asparagus, carrots, celery, potatoes, spinach, onions, scallions, mangos, bananas, oranges, raisins

Grains~Steel cut oats, ww flour to make bread, brown rice, masa harina for making corn tortillas (something new I'm trying.)

Dairy~Mozzerella, milk to make yogurt

Other~Local eggs, dried beans, peanut butter

I can't wait until May 3rd when our farmer's market opens! Between that and the health food store I may not have to step foot in a regular grocery store for awhile. YAY!

I had THREE stops this week - the local produce stand (cheap AND organic???!?! Yes please!), Costco, and the grocery store.

Produce Market:
Giant bag of zucchini
Giant bag of broccoli
Giant bag of red pepper
Apples
Pineapple
Red/Yellow Onion
Bok Choy
Snowpeas
Cauliflower
Strawberries
Asparagus
Cantaloupe

Costco:
Organic chicken broth
Giant bag o' spinach
Giant tub o' mixed greens
Coffee
Greek Yogurt
Sparkling plain mineral water
Laughing Cow Wedges

Grocery store:
Brown and wild rice blend
Alternative Bagels
Spray dressing (honey mustard...mmm)
Canned black beans
Canned Olives
Fat free sour cream
Deli turkey breast

veggie of all kinds fresh and frozen, apples bananna and strawberries blueberries. Fat free cheddar cheese, eggbeaters , yogurt, cottage cheese, potatoes reg and sweet. salmon fillets cod fillets boneless skinless chicken breast, shrimp , pork tenderloin, almonds prunes crasin(cranberry) 100 calorie packs of turkey jerky.

Let's see I was at the store a couple of times this week. This is what I remember buying.

watermelon
pineapple
apples
bananas
brown rice-instant for emergency meals
1% milk for mom
rye bread
fat-free sour cream
baby carrots
leeks
eggs
swiss chard
veggie burger
beans
tomatoes
cucumber
cottage cheese

Tyler, did you ever think that you would be "into" oatmeal? I sure didn't think I would be eating oatmeal for breakfast 95% of the time.

NO! I'm kinda shocked! When I planned my meals I used to always budget in the calories for a bagel with Smart Balance in the morning because I thought anything else would make me feel deprived (which is always a recipe for disaster for me). But I'm shocked to discover that I really LOVE oatmeal even more than my long-beloved bagel. Now it is the oatmeal that is what I crave and the bagel is a rare option. Weird!

I also discovered that I really like raw zucchini, very tasty. I love to have a sandwich and raw zucchini sticks on the side!

Count me in the camp that likes raw zucchini! And raw yellow squash, too. Funny, since I like very few raw veggies...

Our big outdoor farmer's market just re-opened (it's seasonal), so Saturday I'll take a trip down there after my WW meeting and see what looks good. I rarely ever plan for what fruit and veg I'm going to buy week to week, it all depends on what looks good/what is priced right.

Last week I bought a couple of small broiler/roaster chickens and some ground turkey so I'm pretty set for meat...

I do need almond milk for sure, DH will probably need some of his milk and bread. Will probably pick up some cans of diced tomato and some eggs.

I also need to stop by Whole Foods to pick up some oats, rice, and quinoa - running low on all and prefer to buy from their bulk bins. Hm, maybe I should buy the almond milk at WF too, I hear it's cheaper there? We shall see.