Question:
I would like to know what YOUR grocery list looks like?
How do you shop now? I now just buy anthing that looks good at the time, but i know that is going to change so If you lived by yourself and went to the grocery what would you buy to get you through the week/month????? Wanting to get prepared.Thanks — Tennille (posted on September 6, 2000)
September 6, 2000
Like immediately post-op? Sugar free jello, popsicles, Crystal Light, V-8,
broth...? Or when "real life" starts, maybe at 3 months? Which
did you mean? Cottage cheese, cheeses, crackers, lowest sugar yogurts,
ground beefy things, that which crunches over that which wads, fresh
fruits, fresh veggies and of course, no milk, no sugar. But then, I live
on fast food. Supplemented protein and vites to cover the basics, fast
food to make me feel like I ate. I'm SO picky, I don't like many foods
anwyay. How I ever got to full size, I'll never know!
— vitalady
September 6, 2000
Well, I shopped today and got some fish, scallops and shrimp to boil and
broil. I got some pork chops, chicken breast, boneless and skinless to
bake. I got some blackeyed peas and white beans, good protein. I got some
peanuts (gotta watch those, calories are high), Cottage cheese and lite
friut cocktail for breakfast. I got some cheese and lactose free milk.
Rice, Uncle Bens chicken flavored rice and some pasta. I eat only 2 oz's
and I dont drink for 45 mins before or after I eat. Its hard sometimes to
keep with what I need to to and some days I fall short but I do protect my
pouch and I do takes my vites and meds daily. Good Luck..Peace, Trina
— Courtrina Amur W.
September 6, 2000
Hi Tennille, I, too, have a family that I shop for but most of my grocery
items are geared to the types of food that I prefer now. Occasionally I
still buy prepared luncheon meats and Little Debbie snack cakes for my
son's lunches, but the majority of my purchases are just plain, old
fashioned FOOD. Chicken breasts, ground turkey and/or turkey chops, fish
fillets, fresh veggies and some fruit, eggs, cheese, milk, cottage cheese,
pasta and sauce, dried beans, tuna, and several varieties of frozen
entree's for my lunches at work comprise most of my purchases. Oh, yes,
and don't forget the Crystal lite! Occasionally I buy a half gallon of
no-sugar-added ice cream or sugar free cookies, but I usually end up
throwing most of those away because I eat them so rarely that the cookies
get stale or the ice cream ends up freezer burned. I cook with alot of
spices and I absolutely love mushrooms so those are both staples in my
cupboard. I rarely buy crackers or peanut butter anymore and it's been so
long since I bought any "pop" that I'm sure Pepsi stock has got
to have dropped dramatically. My kids are still at home but they're all
working so if they really want some special treat, they are willing and
able to go get it themselves. They have all been very supportive of my
surgery and my new eating habits, and have been very good about not
bringing things into the house that could tempt me. When I do buy
"goodies" for them, tho', I buy things that I really don't like
myself (like lemon filled cookies...not double stuffed Oreos). I bought my
first bag of sugar in six months last week just so my kids could sweeten
their own iced tea. I use Equal or Splenda for my own tea or coffee. My
mother used to tell me, (but of course I didn't listen...THEN...) "If
you don't buy it, you won't eat it". Don't tell her I said this, but
she was right. Good luck and God bless. cj
— cj T.
September 6, 2000
Some new things I've discovered to add to my grocery list: egg noodles
instead of pasta - they have 8 gms. of protein per regular size serving (if
you can eat that much); white beans, black beans, pinto beans - like pasta,
they can be mixed with just about anything and taste good; Combos - yes,
those cheese filled pretzels - a vending machine size bag has 8 gms. of fat
and 5 gms. of protein (my dinner at the bowling alley last night...very
filling and took me two hours to eat); those just add water cups of garlic
and olive oil couscous have a good protein/low fat content; gourmet frozen
fruit for smoothies; cheap single frozen pizzas (I ate 1/2 and stayed
within my fat/protien guidelines); sunflower seeds - because they are
smaller than peanuts I don't eat as many, so I can stay within the dietary
guidelines and be satisfied; Luisianne Cajun seasoning - to spice things
up; watermelon - great for after dinner when you can't drink! Envelopes of
plain oatmeal - I used to eat 3 of them, now one is the perfect size. Oh
yeah, and I no longer buy soda either, so my kids are now drinking my
Crystal Light because I can't stand it! I'll just drink water thank you!
If I buy treats for my kids, it's stuff I never cared for like Twinkies and
ice cream.
— Allie B.
September 6, 2000
Fish, Star Kist Tuna kits (I eat these at lunch 210 calories, 20 grams
protein), cheeses, salad, fat free refried beans, WOW chips, crystal lite,
fresh fruits and vegtables, NO JUNK FOODS, sugar free popsicles, eggs and
of course my protein supplements and vitamins.
— [Anonymous]
September 6, 2000
I am a single mother. Normally my list is fish, chicken, beef, veggies,
fruit(fresh), cottage cheese, yogart(low fat), crystal lite, oatmeal or
cream of wheat, crackers(like wheatable's 7-grain), 12 grain bread. That
pretty much covers it. Hope this helps.
— twenc
September 7, 2000
Hi,
I am six months post op, and when I go grocery shopping it is still the
"buy what looks good" method. It's just that now what looks good
is different then what it used to be.
Cookies, Candy, pastries, most meat, pastas, and practically everything
else, doesn't look good.
I can wander the grocery aisles forever and not even fill up one of those
baskets that you carry in your hand. Not because of the restrictions on
what I can eat, but because I can eat pretty much anything I want, but I
really don't want to eat anything.
What I end up buying depends on what I am in the mood for at the time.
Like for a while (about a month) I was only in the mood for fresh fruit and
salad...so I rarely ventured outside the produce section. Then I got
tired of that but couldn't think of anything else I wanted to eat so I
actually had to walk all the aisles of the grocery store to find something
to eat. Sometimes I don't find anything and end up leaving the grocery
store with stuff like light bulbs and batteries, and plastic forks..and
barely any food, if any at all.
Needless to say, my fridge stays pretty empty. The only thing in there
really is leftovers, condiments, and things to drink.
Since I live by yourself, instead of buying enough food to last for one or
two weeks, like I used to (which never really lasted that long because I
would eat it all too quickly) I usually end up going to the grocery store
several times a week (3-5 times). I found when trying to shop for the
future I end up with a lot of rotten food in my fridge because my tastes
change all the time. what tastes good one day, or one week, may make me
want to puck just thinking about it the next. But even though I go to
the grocery store more often, my grocery bill is much cheaper, because I'm
buying less food in the long run.
— M. M.
September 7, 2000
Fun question and I just happen to have my grocery list right here!
<p><ul><li>sharp white cheddar
<li>boneless, skinless chicken breasts
<li>salmon
<li>pork tenderloin
<li>cous cous
<li>coconut milk
<li>limes
<li>grapes
<li>butter (margarine is a sin and an abomination)
</ul>
— Roseann M.
September 7, 2000
I'm also a single mom (of a toddler), so most of what I buy is for her to
eat, stuff I can't stand (hot dogs, bologna, lots of fruit and veggies).
For me, I will buy things like lunch meat (turkey, sometimes a 1/4 pound of
ham, swiss cheese) and make sandwiches on one slice of white bread. Eggs,
milk, cheese, and a variety of meats (chicken, steak, etc.). My tastes are
also changing a lot right now, and I don't really have an interest in
eating. I struggle to get two meals in a day. Beef stew has worked great
because the meat is so soft and easy to digest. Another thing, if you soak
chicken breasts in enough water to cover them, with one or two chicken
boullion cubes thrown in, for at least an hour before baking them, it gives
the meat a texture and taste that is fantastic and seems easier to digest.
(I'm 4 1/2 months out, -84 pounds.)
— Beth B.
September 8, 2000
These are the things I buy on a regular basis: mozzarella string cheese,
colby cheese, cheddar cheese, eggs, nectarines, raspberries, cherries,
romaine, paul newman caesar dressing, chicken breast, ground chuck, pork
chops, potatoes, rice a roni, butter, orange juice, skim milk, fresh
jalapenos, cucumbers, mushrooms (canned and fresh), minced garlic, emeril's
cajun spice (emerilspice.com), edy's sugar-free ice cream, dairy queen
sugar-free fudge bars and sugar-free orange cream bars (50, 60 calories
respectively), fresh corn on the cob, pasta and marinara and alfredo sauce,
salsa refried beans, feta cheese for salad, black olives, frozen spinach,
carrots, dannon light yogurt, cottage cheese, coffee cream, coffee, diet
pepsi, crystal light lemonade, tuna, canned soup of all kinds. These are
my staples.
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