Must haves on your grocery list?

Just curious...What are the must haves on your grocery list?...Here are some of mine...

Perdue perfect portions chicken breasts

Pre-cut veggies already in microwave bag

Del Monte Natural Selections Grapefruit

100 cal Hostess chocolate cupcakes

Dannon Vanilla Yogurt

Oatmeal

Im sure there are more but these are what come to mind right now...

 

 

• greek yogurt
• stonyfield smoothies
• berries of some sort
• apples
• baby carrots
• tofu
• spinach
• whole wheat wraps
• black bean dip
• frozen pizza
• onions
• green & red peppers
• granola bars

I think there was a recent post on this in the foods forum, to which I responded RICE. 

But since I actually have money to spend on food, I'll make a new, brief list.

1. Milk.  Skim milk, preferrably but we alternate between skim and Vitamin D because Alex is a brat and won't convert to skim.

2. Cereal/Oatmeal.  I alternate, box of cereal, container of oatmeal, box of cereal, container of oatmeal..  Plain oatmeal, some form of a plain cereal be it Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Shredded Wheat, or Raisin Bran minus the raisins.

3. Fruit.  Got to have apples, oranges, bananas, berries, some type of a fresh fruit around for me to snack on.

4. Vegetables.  Frozen, preferrably.  Kroger has awesome bags of frozen vegetables for a dollar and they last us a few meals.  I like broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, and spinach.

5. Rice/Ramen.  We keep both around.  We eat a lot of Japanese cuisine so having rice handy is cool beans.  And yeah, Ramen is just good.

6. TV Dinners.  Because that's how I roll.  Don't complain to me about it being a box full of sodium, I have water retention problems.  Meaning I don't retain enough.  So these are very beneficial for me.

7. Meat.  Ground beef, some random hunk of beef, chicken, kielbasa and brautwurst, luncheon meat, we've got to have some form of meat portioned off and individually frozen.  You never know what use you'll find for it.

8. Bread.  I love bread.  A lot.  Like, a whole lot.  I prefer deli bread, but sliced bread works, too.

9. COTTAGE CHEESE.  Yes, we all knew that was coming.  I love me some cottage cheese.  With diced tomatoes.

10. Beer.  Gotta maintain my sanity somewhow.


And thus concludes my generalised shopping list.  Of course we'll have days where we'll want to keep cheeses or bagels or eggs around, but those are usually meal-specific.

wow -

non-fat yogurt in variety of flavors
100 calorie packs for my sweet snack cravings (3 musketeers, keebler fudge stripes, twix)
skinny cow ice cream sandwiches
spinach
apples
fresh green beans
turkey burgers
low cal wheat bread

Mine are:

 99% fat free Yoplait Yogurt, cherry and key lime

Kashi- cereal and wheat waffles

Organic Fat-free milk

Yogi fasting tea

Progresso soups- highly recommend minestrone, but typically the ones marked "best-life" approved, does the work for me (200 cal, can't beat that)

 Ezekiel 4:9 sprout bread, plenty of turkey, baby spinach, tomatoes, and alfalfa sprouts for sandwiches

fresh strawberries, blackberries, oranges, apples, grapefruit, and pears (typically 2 of this list per week)

cabbage (love it)

orange juice

Slim fast optima bars in chocolate chip chewy granola or Special K meal bars

100 calorie snacks chips ahoy

Weight Control Instant Oatmeal

Canned or steam-bag veggies like broccoli, turnip greens, asparagas, etc.

This gets me through the week usually, if i have plenty of water. Most lunches I eat out at subway or get a nice grilled fish and veggies combo somewhere.

1. oatmeal
2. lotsa fruit...raspberries, strawberries, blueberries
3. spinach
4. mushrooms
5. skim milk
6. whey protein powder
7. protein bars
8. seafood...shrimp, grouper, flounder, whatever
9. chicken
10. tomatoes
11. yellow zuchinni squash
12. carrots
13. celery
14. Walden Farms 0 calorie chocolate syrup
15. catfood & dogfood!

I have to say I love these posts because it helps me think of healthy things to eat.

1.  chicken breasts
2. part-skim mozzarella cheesestrings
3. plain whole almonds
4. reduced sodium triscuits
5. fruit (a lot of apples, frozen berries, bananas, oranges etc)
6. vegetables  (asparagus, spinach, green beans, snap peas, carrots, lettuce)
7. mini V8's
8. oatmeal
9. turkey pepperoni sticks
10.  baby potatoes
11. diet pepsi
12. tea
13. whole wheat pitas
14. lean cuisines (chicken fettucini is the best)
15. hummus

• pasta
• low-fat yogurt
• frozen bluberries
• pears
• potatoes
• frozen vegetables
• salmon steaks
  

Absolutely must haves:

~all-bran buds with psyllium (12 g of fiber per 1/3 cup) ")

~fresh vegetables (lettuce,celery,cucumber,tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower,red pepper,carrots...)

~and low fat salad dressings, renee's or similar,35 cal/TBsp. OR Less!

~fresh fruit - whatever is in season

~chicken breasts

~fish filets, bag of frozen from costco, individually vacuum sealed

~non-fat yogurt,laughing cow cheese,ww or corn tortillas and Tea...at the moment, I LOVE Chai tea, Chai green tea, etc.. :)

oo yum food

wholewheat pasta

porridge oats

semi skimmed milk

cereal bars - the good ones

dark chocoltae

strawberries, apples, oranges, raspberries

wholewheat pitta bread

lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, onions

tuna

cottage cheese

chicken breasts

potatoes

lentil soups

vegetables for stir fry dinners

low fat ice cream

grape juice

:D

M&S count on us yogurts & ready meals & swiss chocolate discs ( only 30 cals each!)

wholewheat pasta

prawns

salmon

veggies

skim milk

go ahead cereal bars

mixed salad leaves and cherry tomatoes

free range eggs

free range chicken

 

my only every-week all the time without fail food is APPLES!! I LOVE apples! I did a cycle tour of France and England on mostly apples, fresh-baked bread, and chocolate.  (I wouldn't recommend the chocolate for dieting-- I was cycling 10+ hours a day and *needed* those cals!)

But yeah apples.

:)

Other goodies:
oatmeal
some kind of fruit/bran cereal
bananas
pears
grain such as barley, quinoa, bulgur wheat, millet, etc
low-sodium soup, vegetable, chicken, lentil, or bean.  Soup most days for lunch.
bagged salad - nice for the variety of lettuces in them
yoghurt - I go through a ton of the stuff. When I can afford it I buy the lower cal ones, otherwise whatever's cheapest but eat less of it.
eggs - lovely breakfast for the weekends is one egg, scrambled, over two slices of wholemeal toast, with plenty of black pepper!
carrots, grapes, broccoli, peas, bell peppers - ie crunchy stuff for snacking on mid-morning! Really good for taking to work.
Hummous - to dip carrots, broccoli, peas, etc in.  Can also use low cal dressing.
some kind of nut - brazil nuts, almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans. I have about 160 cals worth (24 almonds, 7 brazils, or etc.) every other day or so.
berries - when I can afford them - very good snacking, dessert, and/or breakfast foods!
dried fruit - not too much, but dried apricots/figs/prunes/whatever are nice when you need something sweet.
low cal fruit juice - ie cranberry, or juice blends, but with the artificial sweeteners. I know, not ideal to have the artificial stuff, but it works great for losing. I try to cut the stuff out for maintenance. You could also try watering down the sugared variteys.
tea! fennel is esp. good for when you're feeling hungry, as is cinnamon. chamomile is nice too.
frozen low-cal dinners - lean cuisine is usu cheapest and lowest in cals, but any kind you like - good for when it's the husband's turn to cook and he makes lasagne, or when he orders out and gets chinese food. Just pull out your frozen low-cal lasagna or low-cal stir fry veg with rice/chinese with rice and it's like you're having the same thing, only your portion is measured out already!  =)  Also good for if you come home from work and must eat NOW and are tempted to order out. Frozen dinners heat up in less than 5 mins.
spreadable cheese - light or reduced fat - good for putting on wholemeal toast or dipping veg in.
wholemeal bread!!!!
goat's cheese - you don't need much as it tastes strongly. good on baked potatoes, or in salads with a light vinaigrette, or on toast, veg, or anywhere else cheese is good!

fresh veggies - whatever looks best

cheese - try to keep it to one or two varieties, because i'm a junkie

kashi go lean crunch

skim milk

wild rice

sockeye salmon

ground beef and/or italian sausage

as an aside, can someone please tell me how to make my posts single-spaced?  this drives me nuts!

• Eggs
• Apple
• Baby carrots
• Yogurt
• Grapefruit
• Skim Milk
• Sliced turkey
• Provolone cheese
• Skim string cheese
• Arizona iced tea...I know it's a lot of sugar, but it's the one not so great food I can't give up :P

mmm kashi is wonderful! Haven't been able to find it here though.

I don't know... mine just single spaces itself. I need to put the double spaces in manually if I want them!

armandfrvr, where are you?

• live-culture yogurt (eaten daily for the probiotics)
• lingonberry jam (1 spoonful in the yogurt daily)
• nonfat milk
• carrot juice
• tofu
• tuna
• bananas, and fruit in general
• oatmeal
• edamame
• tomato paste
• eggs
• granola
• real butter
• high-quality olive oil

This is my shopping list:

http://www.j3nn.net/shopping-list

I published it on my diet blog

UK, in Banbury.  I used to live in California!

I love to grocery shop!!

Chicken breasts, shrimp, cucumber, hummus, Trader Joe Cranberry Heart healthy oatmeal, sugar snap peas, carrots, eggs, spices, pita, low carb tortilla, nonstick spray, fat free half 'n half, salmon, Trader Joe's Spanikopita, Trader Joes Eggplant parmesan, Trader Joe's Chinese Five Spice Sauce.  Artichokes.  Sweet potatoe, Mangoes, split peas and lentils for soup, red peppers, sugar free hot cocoa.

I'm a big eater of lean meat and some form of vegetable.  I love eggs for breakfast.  I noticed that I don't do that much fruit, for some reason all the sugar in fruit is a holdover from Atkins days so I think that is why I eat way more veggies than fruits.  I had delicious, juicy navel orange today and I love it.  I abso love mangoes, mangoes, mangoes.  So I am slowly working them back in.

 

-Grapes
-Broccoli
-Watermelon
-Sun Maid Raisins