Grocery List

Does anyone have a grocery list that they use practically every time they go grocery shopping?  I am in need of new, healthy ideas.... If you can post it, it would be very helpful! Thanks!

Hmm, I don't think I can really help ya with this one since a grocery list really depends on the personal diet and tastes.  BUT, I did just do a quick google on grocery list and some popped up.  I would say if you are doing atkins, type in atkins grocery list, etc.  If you are just eating healthy I would recommend just shopping the primeters of the grocery store.  Only buying whole foods, whole grains, and only fresh or frozen fruits and veggies.  Omitting any processed foods or premade items.  Right there you got a pretty good pantry!

Good luck!

I usually buy different things each week. I buy only whole foods so I normally just hit the fruits and vegetables and the canned bean and salsa sections in the store. I'm in and out quickly. I don't buy anything with ingredients that I don't recognize as a whole food and it must have no oil added. Oil is a processed food - either squeezed out or chemically extracted from whole foods such as olives, coconut etc and stripped of most nutrients and fibre that is left behind in the mash that is thrown out. I look for salsa that has just chopped up veggies that I would chop up myself - I guess you could call it minimally processed salsa?

You might want to go during a quiet time to the store and carefully read the labels of some of your favorite foods - those ingredient lists can be very scary. Compare the calories per serving with the calories from fat - some foods that are called low fat are actually still very high fat when you look at the percentage of the calories that the fat makes up in the food. For example, I used to buy this microwave popcorn that on the front called itself 94% fat free, but when I looked at the back of the label - a serving was 130 calories and 20 were from fat. Well that's not 94% fat free. That means that approximately 1/6th of the calories were from fat. Bottom line, don't trust the front of the label where they are advertising their product, read the ingredient list and the nutrition label.

Skylar

Thanks! Those ideas were very helpful!

I've developed my own short grocery list that you can transform in to almost any dish:

Skim Milk (or 2% if you have young children in the house like I do)
Egg Substitute (some with added seasonings if you like)
All Natural Frozen Chicken Breast Tenders (check label, should be just chicken)
Whole Grain AND Whole Wheat Dark Breads
Whole Wheat Pasta varieties (Barilla)
No Sugar Added or Sugar Free Pasta Sauces (Ragu makes a good one)
No Sugar Added All Natural Apple and Cranberry Juices
100% PURE Valencia Orange Juice
Breyers No Sugar Added Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream ( 90 cal 1.5g fat per 1/2 cup)
ORGANIC or LOCAL vegatables (choose lots of colorful varieties, include leafy types)
ORGANIC or LOCAL fruits (choose colorful varieties)
Kraft FREE Zesty Itallian Dressing
Whole Wheat Sandwhich Wraps ( Flat Out flat bread harvest wheat whole grain is AMAZING)
98% Fat-free Sliced Turkey Breast
Dukes Fat-Free Mayonaise (it tastes like regular)
Kraft Fat-Free Sharp Cheddar Sliced Cheese

Both me and my son like the recipies I've created with stuff I've bought.

Here's a quick and yummy recipe that FILLS ME UP:
   TURKEY VEGGIE WRAP/POCKET
le Wheat sandwhich wrap or Whole Wheat Pita Pocket
4 super thin slices 98% fat-free turkey breast slices
1 slice Kraft Sharp Cheddar cheese slice halved
2 very thin 2in long slices of peeled cucumber
1 slice of tomato halved
2 tbs shredded carrot
2 tbs Kraft FREE Zesty Itallian Dressing
4 small Baby spinach leaves
4 strips julienne cut yellow pepper
1/2 tbs fresh basil finely chopped
Just layer all the ingredients (or choose your own) and wrap it tightly in the whole wheat wrap or stuff them alternately into a whole wheat pita pocket. Place two tooth picks in the wrap and cut it in half. Serve with fresh berries and a bottle of water.