[BlondeAmbition08]

I'm following Atkins, so my list probably isn't of much interest to someone going low fat.

A general comment - BF and I noticed how the grocery bills went up when we started this WOE , because I'm cooking a lot more and we are eating more protein. But at the same time, we don't buy two lunches every day and we only shop 1-2 times per week. Before we would end up at the grocery store almost every day to get some small thing, and almost always get something unplanned and unhealthy as well, like potato chips. So in the end I think it adds up to about the same cost.

[QueenBee3]

For cutting costs, we buy all our fruits and veggies at the Italian Market or the Farmer's Market. They always have better quality (at the Farmer's Market, at the Italian Markey, they somtimes have shady quality stuff) and it's cheaper. At the grocery store, buy all the non-name brand stuff.

Farmer's Market
Green Peppers
Asparagus
Onions
Garlic
Tomatoes
Strawberries
Bananas
Watermelon
Canaloupe
Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes

Grocery Store
Lean ground beef
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Boneless Skinless Pork Chop
Scallops
Shrimp
Brown Rice
Water Gallons
Frozen broccoli
Frozen corn
Laughing Cow Cheese (it's pre-wrapped 1oz of cheese w/ only 3 grams of fat)
Non-Fat Milk
Caffeine Free Diet Coke

[leighish]

Lean Cuisine
Marinara Sauce (I was hoping to find a lower sodium variety, prego makes one)
Tuna
WW Ice Cream Bars
Whole Wheat hamburger buns
Egg Beaters
Salad
Chicken
Salsa
WW Morning Express Breakfast
Lite Tostitos
Lite Ruffles
Brown Rice
1% milk
Frozen vegetables
Ground Turkey


kind of a small trip.