Grocery shopping confessions

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Grocery shopping confessions

Posted Aug 20th 2007 12:02PM by Marisa McClellanFiled under: On the Blogs, Stores & Shopping

Aside from the occasional late-night trips down the grocery aisle at the CVS across the street from my apartment building, I am a fairly predictable grocery shopper. I tend to hit Trader Joe's at least once a week and then supplement those groceries with a trip to the farmers market or a local produce stand. On a weekly basis, the top 10 things you will almost always find me buying are yogurt, milk, cheese (I like my dairy products), tofu, quinoa, light coconut milk (a recent obsession), fruit (nectarines, plums and apples these days), grass-fed beef, arugula and tomatoes (not a very titillating list I'm afraid). Of course, there's always loads more coming in and out of my kitchen than that (I'm a person who buys a new variety of salt nearly every month) but those are the basics. What are the 10 things that you find yourself buying most often? Snack foods? Bread and peanut butter? Kraft singles? Share the dirty details of your grocery bags. This post inspired by Mary at the WC Dish. Picture by Esther17.

 

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21. Basic must haves on every shopping list...
1. Eggs
2. Skim Milk
3. Yogurt
4. Lots of fresh and frozen fruits and veggies
5. Tofu
6. Chicken breast
7. Ground turkey
8. Tuna
9. Triscuits (I'm seriously addicted to these)
10. Bakery Italian bread and some good cheddar for grilled cheese...

Posted at 4:09PM on Aug 20th 2007 by Rachel

22. 1. freshly made tortillas or baguette
2. garlic
3. freshly baked "pita" from Ali Baba in San Antonio
4. cheese
5. coffee
6. half and half
7. onions
8. cage-free eggs from Costco
9. the meat of the day
10. Belgian bacon

Posted at 4:11PM on Aug 20th 2007 by dksbook

23. 1) Carrots, Apples, Oranges
2) Turkey cutlets
3) Diet Coke
4) Arizona Green Tea
5) Water
6) Indian curry sauces
7) Curry flavored couscous
8) Rice and potatoes
9) Frozen veggies
10) Frozen Pizza

Posted at 4:22PM on Aug 20th 2007 by orig_club_soda

24. 1. skim milk
2. peanut butter
3. cheddar cheese
4. granny smith apples
5. boneless skinless chicken breasts
6. shredded wheat cereal
7. crystal light peach iced tea
8. bananas
9. unsalted butter
10. black beans

Posted at 4:41PM on Aug 20th 2007 by Kitty

25. Let's see here...

1) Healthy Choice Ice Cream Sandwiches
2) Coke Zero (though I'm trying to cut out caffeine for a bit)
3) Deer Park bottled water
4) Lettuce
5) Peppers (yellow & red)
6) Onions
7) Utz tortilla chips
8) those 100 calorie packs of Hostess cupcakes
9) Laughing Cow light cheese
10) boneless skinless chicken thighs

Posted at 4:48PM on Aug 20th 2007 by SeanMike

26. 1)Red Onions
2)White Onions
3)Garlic
4)Chicken breasts
5)Ground Chuck
6)Cilantro
7)Green Peppers
8)Tomatoes
9)Rice
10)Parseley

Posted at 4:50PM on Aug 20th 2007 by AJ

27. Ditto on the bags. I use big freezer bags with compartments that go in the trunk of my car as I'm always running errands, or cloth bags most of the time. In a pinch I'll use paper from the store because at least with those, I cut them up and wrap ebay packages with them, for another use.

Posted at 4:53PM on Aug 20th 2007 by K

28. 1. Tofutti Cuties Ice Cream Bars
2. Diet Coke
3. Steak on sale
4. Canned smoked oysters
5. Ritz Crackers
6. Fruit Rollups
7. Reddi-Whip - the one you squirt (for my espressos)
8. Mango

Posted at 5:11PM on Aug 20th 2007 by jan

29. my hat's off to you healthy eaters. we are in the middle:
1. 1% milk
2. ice cream- my hubby will eat 2-3 half gallons a week- plus novelties if he shops alone.
3. fresh veggies and fruit
4. meat/ fish- we shop daily, so we like the marked down meat, as we usualy use it the same day.
5. fresh bread
6. mt dew- hubby again
7. dog food- 3 pups at home
8. herdez green chile salsa
9. yogurt
10. fred meyer jared basil spaghetti sauce. it's better than any other and we can make a meal of artichokes, salad and fresh bread dipped in sauce. yummy

Posted at 5:26PM on Aug 20th 2007 by pegs

30. Love the lists, here's mine;

1. Silk unflavored soy milk
2. Feta cheese
3. Fresh/frozen produce (broccoli, eggplant, spinach, peas, or carrots)
4. Organic eggs
5. Fresh herbs (red onion, garlic, parsley, oregano)
6. Red grapefruit juice
7. Green Mountain fair trade coffee beans
8. Fish filets
9. Hummus
10. 12-grain bread

Posted at 6:34PM on Aug 20th 2007 by ld18428

31. -canned diced tomatoes
-english cucumbers
-feta
-kalamata olives
-balsamic vinegar
-red onion
-watermelon
-light vanilla yogurt
-egg substitute
-english muffins

Posted at 6:38PM on Aug 20th 2007 by Karen

32. Fage Total 2% yogurt
Eggland's Best eggs
various cheeses
seasonal fresh fruit & always bananas
fresh vegetables
4% cottage cheese
Kashi Chewy Trail Mix granola bars
Kashi Cinnamon Harvest wheat cereal
Skippy Natural peanut butter
whole grain breads

Posted at 8:39PM on Aug 20th 2007 by Janis

33. 1) Cheese
2) Fresh Spinach
3) Sliced Turkey
4) Wheat Tortillas
5) Diet Soda
6) Cereal
7) Pasta
8) Fresh Fruit (whatever looks good/is on sale)
9) Fake Crab flakes
10) Frozen Broccoli
* plus refills on whatever sauces I might be low on - mustard, cocktail sauce, vinegar, olive oil, etc.

Posted at 9:13PM on Aug 20th 2007 by Geena

34. 1. Seasonal fruit
2. Egg Beaters
3. Eggplant
4. Frozen Veggie Sausage
5. Pre-packaged Cesaer Salad
6. Milk
7. Sushi
8. Swiss Cheese
9. Pria Bars
10. Apples

Posted at 11:32PM on Aug 20th 2007 by EAC

35. 1. Soy milk (365-whole foods brand)
2. Rice Milk (365-whole foods brand)
3. Bananas
4. Cliff Bars
5. Tomatoes
6. TJ's tofu
7. Seitan
8. veggies
9. potatos
10. cane sugar sweetened sodas

Posted at 12:18AM on Aug 21st 2007 by Johnna

36. Wow, I'm boring.
My frequent list includes whatever fresh fruit is in season, Horizon Skim Milk, Kashi bars, some sort of baked chips or soy crisps, at least one kind of cheese (usually two), various breads (must buy something "not all grainy" for hubby). I'm not in a big city so good options like Trader Joe's, Wild Oats, Whole Foods, etc aren't available here.

Posted at 12:40AM on Aug 21st 2007 by thefishie

37. ... someone had to say it! thanks for taking one for the team, eva!

Posted at 8:41AM on Aug 21st 2007 by Jessica

38. 1.) Whole Milk
2.) Spring Mix for salad
3.) Kashi Cereal
4.) Blueberries
5.) Whole Wheat Tortillas
6.) Quesadilla Cheese (pre shredded)
7.) Blue Cheese Crumbles
8.) Whole Foods Frozen Tamales
9.) Gatorade (for the huband)
10.) Dried Cranberries

Posted at 9:36AM on Aug 21st 2007 by Jen Montgomery

39. 1. Fruit yogurt in cups
2. Plain yogurt
3. Bananas
4. Milk
5. Pitas
6. Hummus
7. Salad mix
8. Fish
9. Apples
10. Cheese

Posted at 12:38PM on Aug 21st 2007 by Melissa A.

40. Twice a month grocery run for:
skim milk
pasta
extra firm tofu
boneless chicken breasts
shredded cheddar cheese
diet coke
frozen spinach/stir fry veggies
eggs
apples
whole grain sandwich bread
baby carrots
..and whatever is in the sale ad!

Plus a weekly run to Pittsburgh's market district (The Strip) for fresh produce and deli meats, good cheese, and bakery bread. Can't trust the really good stuff to the local Giant Eagle. :-D

Posted at 12:47PM on Aug 21st 2007 by laura.stegall

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