post your grocery list

[prplchknz]

-potatos
-bratwurst
-rolls
-bell pepper
-white wine vinegar
-lemon
-beer

 

[EJCC]

This is kind of a reverse grocery list, actually -- itemizing what I have in my fridge and brainstorming what to do with it.

Photo is easier than typing it out on my phone.



Any ideas for the remaining ingredients would be appreciated!

/maximum ESTJ

 

[EJCC]

- Pesto
- Artichokes
- Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry)
- Firm tofu

Making a quinoa bake from a food blog, and szechuan eggplant/tofu from "The Moosewood Cookbook".

 

[prplchknz]

what i bought

-hair brush
-clam chowder
-butter
-chili mac
-peanut butter
-doritos
-bread

 

[Showbread]

- Wonton wrappers
- Ground chicken
- Green onions
- Shiitake mushrooms
- Zucchini
- Snow peas
- Baby corn
- Fuji apples
- Tillamook mint chocolate chip ice cream

Making Sesame Chicken Potstickers with stir fried veggies for dinner tomorrow. SO excited. The apples are for snacking, and the ice cream is because ice cream.

 

[Lexicon]

I'm not sure where else to put this.. but it's seriously baffling me when people say healthier food "costs more" than cheap, shitty, processed junkfood (tv dinners, pizzas, chips, deli meats, etc).

For about $30 at the local supermarket (not Whole Foods or whatever the hell), I just came home with the following:

-huge thing of fresh kale (which keeps for fucking ever/is versatile in meals) $1.49
- 18-pack of eggs for 89 cents (sale, usually they're $1.29)
-bag of frozen/vacuum sealed salmon fillets, about 8 of them, $6.99
- about 4 lb of chicken breasts for under $5
- bag of sweet potatoes, about 10, for $2.49
- whole wheat tortillas, 8 pack for $1.50
- 4 mangoes, 69 cents each
- blueberry Greek yogurt, 6 pack $3
- shredded nonfat cheddar cheese, $1.99
- huge container of spring mix leafy greens, $4


I've bought frozen dinners & crap food with the same amount of money & come out with so much less. Few months back, I was super busy/tired/ didn't want to cook/create dishes I'd have to deal with, so I resorted to shopping poorly/getting microwave dinners, etc. Huge waste of money.

Either the grocery stores around here have really decent prices, or.. I don't know. Everywhere I've lived, I've found healthier food you prep at home to be the cheaper option. And upon reflection, the food prep time is usually under 15 mins. And washing dishes isn't that hard.

I feel like no matter how I phrase this, it's going to come off as pretentious in some way. That's not my intention. Just sharing my own experiences. I wasted more money on crappy frozen dinners (even the ones marketed as 'healthier'), & had less energy. Kinda sets up a vicious cycle.

 

[Tellenbach]

Whole Foods was selling mangoes at 2 for $6, but they were huge mangoes, like ostrich egg-sized mangoes.

Either the grocery stores around here have really decent prices

Vons was selling chicken breasts at $3.49/lb and an 18 egg carton for $1.88. Sweet potatoes were about $1/lb.

 

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[Lexicon]

Whole Foods was selling mangoes at 2 for $6, but they were huge mangoes, like ostrich egg-sized mangoes.

Wow, didn't know any that large existed! I may need to buy one strictly for the novelty. The Whole Foods around here is almost 2x the cost of the local grocery store. Trader Joe's prices are decent, but it's on the other side of town, so I don't go too often.

Vons was selling chicken breasts at $3.49/lb and an 18 egg carton for $1.88. Sweet potatoes were about $1/lb.

Yeah, the bag of sweet potatoes on my list was a 3lb bag, just checked. Seems similar.

Von's was hit or miss with prices, when I was in CA. The loyalty card discount helps. Ralph's was a bit better.
One thing I can't wait to get at Von's again, though.. on rare occasion, if I was awake right when they opened at 6am, I'd get a fresh yeast-raised doughnut from their bakery section, lightly dusted with granulated sugar. Still warm. Was like a fluffy, slightly sweet, pillowy bread to accompany my coffee. Not a big doughnut person, generally, but my god, those were good. Try at your own risk, sometime, if you're up early enough.

 

[Lexicon]

Bought a 32oz bottle of kefir today, since I'm on antibiotics (Cipro) right now. Never had it before. Thought it'd be like a yogurt smoothie, but it's fizzy, and more... sour. Ehhh. The probiotics had better be worth it.

Blueberry Low Fat Kefir - Lifeway Kefir

 

[Virtual ghost]

I'm not sure where else to put this.. but it's seriously baffling me when people say healthier food "costs more" than cheap, shitty, processed junkfood (tv dinners, pizzas, chips, deli meats, etc).

That is the point of view I was trying to make in another thread. In my country during summer you can get even over 15 punds of various vegetables for only one Big MacMenu.
While 150 grams of good chips costs about 2$ and fruit/vegetables is much cheaper than that. Even chicken breast or cheaper forms of fish are cheaper than many snacks/sweets.


It is all just a matter of habit more or less.

 

[miss fortune]

ciabatta
freshly ground peanut butter (like, you put the peanuts through the grinder... HAD to do it for fun!)
2 lbs gummi bears
shredded parmesan
pesto
taglitelle
barbecue sauce
lamb chops
linguica
peppered bacon
peppered pork loin
rump roast
chicken breast
chicken for stir fry
broccoli
fingerling potatoes
pearl onions
fresh green beans that I need to snap
green onions
honeycrisp apples
celery
leaf lettuce
rainbow carrots
parsnips
red bell pepper
sweet onion
yellow squash
shrimp
milk
steamable potatoes for mashing
real cherry fruit twists
larabars
dog food
toilet paper
beef stock
rawhide bones
trash bags

 

[five sounds]

Today I bought:
Cinnamon rolls
Slab of ribs
Pierogi
Tortellini
Vodka sauce
Sparkling water
Cold pressed cashew coffee

 

[prplchknz]

chipotle peppers in adobo
4 limes
rice
cilantro
3 avocados
plum tomatoes
jalapeno
sour cream
monterey jack
lettuce
cucumber
feta
greek vinegerette
grilled chicken
olives
breakfast shit
sweet junkfood
salty junkfood.

 

[EJCC]

Just got the email saying what I'm getting in my CSA, so I can plan my meals for this week... therefore planning my groceries.

My CSA bag will contain:
- spaghetti squash
- green tomatoes
- salad greens
- curly kale
- stayman apples
- green tomatoes
- red potatoes

My groceries will be:
- Udon noodles (maybe?)
- Cheddar cheese
- Queso fresco
- Jalapeños
- Red onion
- Black beans
- Tortillas (or chips, haven't decided)
- Scallions
- Cilantro
- Glühwein

What I'm planning on making:
- Green Tomato Salsa Verde - Ball(R) Fresh Preserving - Fresh Preserving
- Chilaquiles Manifesto ~Yes, more please! (using the above salsa)
- Everything with kimchi: noodle soup, pancakes, fried rice

 

[that's not my name]

Yesterday:
arugula
spinach
garbanzo beans
kidney beans
wild rice
volcano rice
edamame pasta (24 g of protein 19 g of carbs!!! It definitely turns the water green though...)
lentils
salmon
chicken bone broth
PB2 (its powdered peanut butter, with all the protein but less fat)
eggs
avocados
lemons
tomatoes
mushrooms
chocolate ripple (its a pea-protein milk alternative)
regular unsweetened ripple
goats milk greek yogurt
artichoke hearts
bananas
blueberries
apple cider vinegar (with the mother)
nutritional yeast
green beans
purple green beans (I forgot what they are called but they're really dark purple)

 

[prplchknz]

-spinach
-ricotta
-parmasean
-smoked provolon
-fresh mozzerella
-lasagna noodles
-pasta sauce
-vanilla yogurt
-pecans
-oats
-juice
-creamer
-chips
-queso

 

[prplchknz]

-kidney beans
-chili beans
-bell pepper
-ground beef
-tomato sauce
-1 can tomatoes
-bagels
-cream cheese
-soda
-dip

 

[prplchknz]

making wild mushroom and red wine rissoto friday night and my mom's making me a coffee walnut layer cake for my birthday
-walnut pieces
-flour
-eggs
-milk
-instant coffee
-onion
-aborio rice
-wild mushrooms (if i can find them)
-shallot
-parseley
-parmaseasn
-soda
-juice
-salty junkfood
-coffee filters

 

[prplchknz]

making egg curry tomorrow night and finally get caught up with westworld yayy!!!!
-eggs
-tomato
-ginger
-tumeric
-garam masala
-mustard seeds
-curry leaves(if i can find them i know how to sub bay leaves and lime juice and i have both bay leaves and limes)
-unsweetened coconutmilk
-salty junkfood
-coconut oil
-1 small chili