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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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8-27-2007 @8:37PM Kathy said... Diet Coke
Coffee
Frozen Dinners
Canned Fruit
Milk
Cereal
Spam
I'm single, I live alone, I want it easy and I don't care.
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8-27-2007 @8:46PM TrinaBaby said... 1. Bagels
2. Wheat bread
3. Orange juice
4. Coffee (whole bean, I grind them myself)
5. Cheese (Yuuummm... dairy!)
6. Cereal (Raisin Bran Crunch & Grape Nuts)
7. 2% Milk
8. Bananas
9. Eggs
10. Pepsi
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8-27-2007 @8:57PM Gina said... Does anyone here eat anything normal? I've never seen such grocery lists in my life and didn't even know what half that stuff is.
Do none of you have kids? My top 10 items are Diet Pepsi, then 9 kid things. And normal food-not tofu cereal or organic soy goat milk or whatever crazy mixture of foods half of you put on your lists.
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8-27-2007 @9:10PM CINDY said... 1. hummus
2. shredded wheat
3. weight watchers pita bread
4. 2% milk cracker barrel sharp cheddar
5. Mr. Turkey sundried tomato turkey breast from deli
6. Aldi Fit and Active ice cream sandwiches
7. yogurt
8. Fiber One cereal
9. arugula
10. bananas
11. skim milk
12. chicken breasts
13. mushrooms and other assorted veggies
14. America's Best popcorn (butter flavored)
15. CocoaVia dark chocolate candy bars!!!!
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8-27-2007 @9:17PM Joyce said... 1. organic low fat milk
2. everything bagels
3. light cream cheese
4. fresca
5. pretzel rods
6. dark bread loaded with seeds
7. frozen brussel sprouts
8. decent extra virgin olive oil
9. fresh spinach
10. 2 or 3 fresh cheeses
11. angel hair pasta
I know...I tried to make it 10 but couldn' t leave any of them out!
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8-27-2007 @9:32PM Lisa said... Hmmm....
artichokes
avocadoes
black olives
organic pastas
whole wheat waffles
fresh guacamole
Stacey's Pita chips
POland Spring water
imported swiss cheese
fresh angus beef
sea scallops
artisinal cheeses
horseradish hummus
jalapeno hummus
fresh buffalo mozzarella
organic free range eggs
Boring, but, this is the short list!! :-)
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8-27-2007 @9:40PM Jim said... 1. Beer
2. Beer
3. Beer
4. Beer
5. Beer
see a pattern here. lol
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8-27-2007 @9:53PM Clare said... 1) Prepared sushi
2) Seafood - fresh fish
3) Fruit: all organic - bananas (a staple), peaches, blueberries,
anything in season
4) Starr Ridge cookies (when I can find them - they're absolutely awesome - the best storebought
cookie (lemon pistachio nut) and lemon cremes, are my
favs
5) Enriched Rice Dream rice milk
6) Fresh bread
7) Fresh, locally-grown when possible, farmer's market organic veggies
8) Earth balance (like butter)
9) 3rd Street Chai (mix w/rice milk - heat - yum!)
10) 1/2 & 1/2 and non-homogenized milk in glass bottles when possible
5) Fresh
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8-27-2007 @9:41PM Heather said... I love these lists. I couldn't resist putting my $.02 in on this one, so here goes. My lists differ at times seasonally, but other than that, they're pretty consistent.
1) Skim milk-- We drink AT LEAST 2 gallons a week.
2)Whatever flavor of Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats strikes my fancy in a given week
3) REAL Oatmeal (hubby loves it; I could live without it)
4) Veggies (English cucumbers, grape tomatoes, baby carrots, red onions and various colors of peppers-- ANYTHING but green)
5) Coffee and Coffee Mate (Fat Free French Vanilla Liquid)
6) Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches-- these are UNBELIEVABLY good!
7)Seasonal Fruit (right now, it's BERRIES, but it will change to Granny Smith apples and Bosc and D'Anjou pears shortly)
8) Cheese (cheddar blocks, American slices, spreadable chevre)
9) Bottled water
10) Mountain Dew (in cans for work so I don't have to rely on the ubiquitous vending machines)
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8-27-2007 @9:45PM cndwlk5 said... 1. baby thai coconuts
2. whole soy yogurt (mango is the best!)
3. acai juice
4. organic apples
5. fresh veggies from the farmers market
6. almond cheese
7. frozen flax waffles
8. five spice tofu
9. amy's non dairy pizza
10. almond butter
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8-27-2007 @9:50PM mommymommymommy said... 1. chips
2. cokes
3. whole milk
4. cheese
5. meat, hb, ck, stk
6. frozen pizzas
7. frozen chicken nuggets
8. beer,beer,beer
9. purified water
10.hot wings
I can't believe everyone else's list is so healthy!!!!!!!!
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8-27-2007 @10:10PM Clare said... 1) Organic juice (usually tangerine-orange, orange, grapefruit, apple cider, etc.)
2) Greek whole-fat yoghurt (whole fat anything is better for you (no fractured proteins which make you crave other fats as your body will crave a complete protein) the skim-milk/1-2% is a joke
3) Agave (my kids like it in their tea, on toast, husband likes in coffee)
4) 3rd Street Chai (mix w/1/2 Rice Dream enriched rice milk) - am weaning off of coffee, although I like a nice latte' sometimes (I never step foot in a Starbucks - the Walmart of the industry)
5) Frozen blueberry waffles (Eggo) for a quick breakfast
6) Shelton's turkey sausage breakfast links
7) Wild Oats tangerine-orange Italian soda (we go through about 3 bottles a week)
8) Orange Recharge sports drink (in summer or when sick - great source of electrolytes - no Gatorade for us w/all that crap - the athletes just endorse it, they never drink it as it has too much sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, etc. in it)
9) Fresh seafood/fish
10) European butter (makes the best pie crusts, scones, bakery items)
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8-27-2007 @9:55PM maryezeman said... Oh wow,this is fun...ok, go.
1. Grape Nuts Trail Mix Crunch Cereal
2. Ghirardelli dark chocolate squares/with caramel
3. Apples
4. Honey Wheat English muffins
5. Dole Strawberry frozen fruit bars
6. Uncle Ben's 90 second brown microwave rice
7. Purdue Ground Chicken
8. Haagen Dazs Belgian Chocolate Ice Cream
9. Dannon Light Yogurt (especially strawberry-banana)
10. Planters Pecan lovers nut mix
A little of the bad for you, a little of the good for you, that's what life's about
PS. #11 would be dark chocolate M&M's but I try to only buy the single pack heehee -Mary
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8-27-2007 @9:55PM David said... don't any of you people actually cook? all i see is prepared food. bone-in chicken breasts; pork chops; sea food; fresh fish; whole wheat bread; whole weat cereal; fresh vegetables; canned vegetables; potatoes; carrots; skim milk; yams; well, i could go on and on. i don't eat yogurt (clabbered milk--really); tufo; tree bark; etc.
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8-27-2007 @10:01PM Clare said... RE: Gina #82 comments
Gina,
Do you ever eat normal, natural, earth-produced food vs. all that man-made garbage you eat, like diet pepsi among other unimaginable items? Can't imagine how unhealthy you and your family are. Check out www.mercola.com re: diet drinks, aspartame, splenda, etc. Have you had any MS like symptoms lately which are often associated w/the ingestion of artificial sweeteners such as aspartame? Hope you're not giving your kids that crap - it damages their neurological systems. You are what you eat, down to the cellular level. Get a life girl!
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8-27-2007 @10:20PM smarteepantz said... I'm so not healthy compared to y'all...but at least I'm not a self-righteous hee-haw like some! :D
1) Fake eggs
2) 2% American cheese slices
3) Wheat bread (the cheap stuff)
Yeah...those above three are for my daily breakie...
4) Fat-free milk
5) Turkey kielbasa
6) Hot southwest salsa
7) Low-fat corn tortilla chips
8) Bag salad
9) Whatever meat I'm gonna try to make without destroying
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8-27-2007 @10:27PM mommymommymommy said... OMG Clare is perfect Everyone!! She should rule the World
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8-27-2007 @10:36PM becky said... 1. little debbies
2. variety of cookies (double stuffed oreos are a favorite)
3. tomatoes
4. avacados
5. variety of campbell's chunky soups
6. whole milk
7. sliced cheese (kraft)
8. mild cheddar cheese (store brand)
9. bread and butter pickles
10. microwaveable sausage biscuits
11. tea bags
12. bananas
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8-27-2007 @10:43PM Shannon said... 1. Salad greens(mainly green leaf lettuce)(Sam's club buy for the bigger bag.)
2. Tomatoes
3. Fruits (Apples, peaches, plum, nectarines, grapes and different berries)** most come from the farmer's market.
4. Lite fat free Very Vanilla yogurt
5. 2% milk
6. 16 oz of New York Extra Sharp Cheddar cheese
7. Cascadian Farms Oats & honey Granola
8. Eggs
9. Lean meats and Fish.
10. Pam spray Olive Oil.
11. ICE CREAM or other junk food like chips.
I try to eat well but junk food comes on this list sometimes in my 11
This is my top 11 list for the grocery store. These are things I will always have in my basket. After this list I fill in with other staples and buy in bulk when I can.
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8-27-2007 @10:55PM Hannah said... 1) Nonfat milk
2) Cereal
3) Lunchables!! (turkey and american)
4) Cherry fruit leather
5) Caffeine-free Diet Coke
6) Ben and Jerry's Phish Food
7) Pepperoni pizza Lean Pockets
8) Raspberry whipped yogurt
9) Pria or Luna bars- chocolate peppermint
10) Polar Ice Extra gum
Wow I am unhealthy compared to the rest of the people on this board!! :(
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