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...
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!
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)
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
What's on your grocery list?
