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.

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.

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.

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.

I also need:

• almonds
• dried unsulphured apricots
• broccoli
• brussels sprouts
• red cabbage
• chana dal
• chicken breasts
• cranberry juice
• sweet potatoes
• walnuts
• Starbuck's FF latte to keep me going whilst shopping!

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.)

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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! 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

this is pretty much my list, sans the figs and the dates!! blech..

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.

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!