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New Years Grocery Lists
We've done this grocery list thing before and I always find something new, nutritional and inspiring. So I thought we could do it again.
What can we put on our lists to start our New Healthier Year off right? I got no-fat cottage cheese and some zucchini, carrots and celery today. When I have more time and money I need frozen fruit for my shakes and fish. |
I want to add some good snacks to my next shopping list. I'm thinking hummus (or the ingredients to make my own), green peppers, and carrots to snack on or dip into the hummus.
My all time favorite deli lunch meat is a sun dried tomato infused turkey breast. I'm dreaming of a whole wheat sandwich with that turkey and some sprouts. Some sort of protein bar that isn't all hype that you can find in the boonies. Any suggestions are welcomed. :D |
This weeks Groceries
I bought sugar snap peas (ready to eat), celery and laughing cow cheese (to make it go further), yogurt, fresh fruit, fudgecicles (so I don't eat the icecream I bought for the family), jello, and a case of water.
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I just got thinking that it had been a long time since I'd had an Ilene's pancake and I have no eggs! I'll have to get eggs very soon.
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I went shopping on Friday so that I would have some healthy food for the weekend and next week's lunches for work.
Romaine lettuce Spring mix Renee's naturally low fat dressing Broccoli onions Green peppers Celery Cucumber Baby carrots Bananas Mandarin oranges MacIntosh Apples Black seedless grapes Cherries Low fat cheddar Laughing cow light cheese Ryvita Crispbread Popcorn kernels (for air popper) Salt free butter Pure fruit jam Bran flakes 2% milk Whole wheat bread olives lean ham and lean turkey from the deli roasted red pepper dip dates dried figs tostitos salsa |
I need to make a trip to the organic supermarket to get some of their wonderful bread to replace the enriched "pretendy healthy" stuff hubby picked up from the supermarket. :rolleyes:
I also need:
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Copy Cat
Broccoli
onions Green peppers Celery Cucumber Baby carrots Bananas Apples Laughing cow light cheese 2% milk I also bought some of the same things from mauvaisroux's list! |
- Lean Turkey
- Chicken Breasts - Pitas - Green Peppers - Onions - Tuna fish - Tomatos - Pears - FF Yogurt |
I had really atrocious eating habits before. I mean, fast food diet, and the grocery store was just for (similarly unhealthy) snacks, and the occasional 'healthy' frozen meal. Nowadays I still eat out a lot, although not exclusively (and with healthier choices, of course), and cook some, and snack healthier. So I'm reposting from another thread how my shopping cart changed once I started eating healthier:
Now Produce (orange, watermelon, green pepper, red pepper, pre-chopped onion, fresh cilantro herbs) 2% milk Egg beaters 2% pepper jack cheese slices Low fat sour cream Salsa Fat free tortilla shells 2-3 Healthy Choice dinners Bag of frozen peas and carrots mix 1 lb of chicken breast Low-sugar oatmeal Yoplait Whips! yogurt Pack of Fruit2O Then 2-3 frozen meals (sometimes Healthy Choice, sometimes not) 12-pack of diet coke Chips Ahoy cookies Pringles chip Cheddar cheese, pre-sliced Peanuts Donuts for breakfast (And most meals eaten at McD's, Sonic's, BK, etc.) |
I love lists!
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Smilla, I know what you mean about lunches. And just think, you'll save $$ by eating in too! :)
There are different types of brown rice, just like white. Look around. Another choice is to mix brown and white. You'll have to start the brown first and add in the white, or just cook them separately and mix together. I too still like sticky white rice the best, but I have found a brown rice that's acceptable, esp when it's under something! :lol: I think it's Cal-Rose. It's the same brand as the white I buy, but the bag is brown rather than white. |
OK, I'm officially bummed. I typed in a big response and the server burped and the whole thing was lost (which means THIS time I'll copy the message before hitting "post reply").
Alrighty then--my best grocery trick? A meal prep place to handle most of my dinner/lunch entrees. I pick 8 or 9 selections each month. Each one serves 4 (or more at my portion sizes these days) and I make them up in 2-serving sizes. You sign up, go in for a session time, and the place has everything ready. Since *I* do the actual assembly, I can customize for my tastes (like more onions, less spicy/hot spices). The place I go to--http://designeddinners.com--posts calorie and other nutritional info so I can pick wisely from their monthly list of 16 options. The advantages for me: I eat a much wider variety of stuff than if I was fixing it on my own (that means I eat a LOT more fish now and a lot fewer dried out broiled chicken breasts!). While the cost of the meals may seem sort of expensive at first, I find it's actually cheaper for me because I don't have to buy whole containers of "exotic" ingredients or spices just to use a teaspoon or tablespoon once or twice. I go in tomorrow for my January freezer load up--here's what I'm getting (yup, this counts as "shopping" for me): Grilled Moroccan Style Breast of Chicken ( 4 Srvs ) Jalapeno Bacon wrapped Meat Loaf*** ( 4 Srvs ) Lemon & Roasted Garlic Chicken ( 8 Srvs ) Peach BBQ Glazed Pork Loin Chop ( 4 Srvs ) Spinach & Cheese Tortellini ( 4 Srvs ) Tandoori Spiced Grilled Salmon ( 4 Srvs ) Turkey Medallions ( 8 Srvs ) It only takes me about an hour to assemble everything and the place I go to serves wine (or mimosas for the brunch sessions on the weekend) along with (diet) sodas, fruit, cheese, crackers. Lately, I forego the alcohol and most of the munchies, but it definitely makes for a better experience than I'd have at home and there's no way I could put together 32+ entrees in an hour there! If you're interested (no affiliation, I'm just a huge fan of these places now), here's a place where you can search to see if there's one near you: http://www.easymealprep.com/main/direct01.php Once I have my freezer full of pre-assembled entrees, my grocery shopping is greatly simplified: fruits, veggies, a lot of salad mixes, salad dressing (I like the LiteHouse brand, esp Ginger Sesame at 35 cal/2T), Morningstar products (esp breakfast links and corndogs!), yogurt, rice cakes, oatmeal (standard morning fare), and....lots of TP (now that I'm drinking so much more water!). Tracy |
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Lots of chicken breasts, skim milk, fresh fruits and veggies on my list. Plus protein powder. I am finding it rather challenging trying to hit my goal of 150-200g of protein a day. I hadn't realized how protein deficient I had been on my 1,500-2,00 Cal/day diet.
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I use protein powder for the same reason. Even with it, I can't always hit the 40% of cals that I'd like. Egg whites are wonderful but my hens are taking their winter hiatus and I truly begrudge the money fresh eggs cost around here!
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It must be like the price we pay here for fresh fruit and veggies! :lol: Fortunately, I have a lot frozen from my garden.
I've heard of the places where you can assemble your meals ahead. Sounds interesting. My grocery list - like Robert's - has lots of chicken, skim milk, plus eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt and onions and mushrooms. Seems like I can't cook anything without onions lately. :lol: I also have been in a squash mood for about 3 months now. I bring home a large squash every few weeks. We love them roasted. |
Justjunebug - dried figs are delicious with some sharp tasting cheese and I buy the good mejool dates - not those icky prepacked ones that are sticky and kind of hard that you find in regular grocery stores.
I used to hate dates until I discovered the mejool ones :) |
NowOrNever!, THANK YOU for telling me about this idea of a food prep community center! I struggle with coming up with different meals, and I've tried homebistro.com which cooks stuff for you, but you still have to do prep and it's so expensive. I always buy pre-chopped stuff when I cook, but this is even better!
I found out there's a place about 8 or 9 miles from my house, and I think I'm going to sign up for a session this weekend! Of course, with 3 servings of 12 meals and just one person, it could take me forever to eat my way through them. I already have tons of leftovers. I'll have to see how much freezer space I can clear, I suppose. I'll try to PM you, if there are PMs here, but if anyone has an idea of how hard it is to cook these at home, that'd be great! |
Just a tip for those that don't like to cook; my Dillon's store (owned by Kroger) will cook your seafood for FREE! They have a convection oven of some sort that cooks it in 15 minutes (while you shop). They even add your choice of seasonings (also free), like Cajun, Lemon Herb, Garlic Herb, Lemon Pepper, etc. This has been a great way to try different kinds of fish. I usually buy whatever is on sale that week. This week we had salmon with lemon-herb seasoning. I just plan on having fish the same day I shop for groceries. I pick up a bag of ready to eat salad greens to have with it. Yummy, easy and healthy!
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This new healthy eating is making me broke! But I love the results ;)
Today I got tuna skim milk bagged salad bananas chicken cereal pre sliced carrot sticks (or else I cop out on my veggies) low fat string cheese whole wheat bread leanest cut of beef low sugar yougurt smoothies frozen veggies |
My grocery list for yesterday was:
bananas broccoli salad plenty of fat free yogurts tuna chicken tilapia Bread 100 calories packs: oreo and the peanut butter things chex mix cottage cheese apple sauce |
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