Your grocery list usuals

[tweetyhack]

I go to Albertsons mainly because of the cooked chicken and the sexy females. I should be going Food4Less more(lotta uglies in there haha). J/K.
1 Cooked Chicken(lemon or garlic) ~$4.5
2x Buffalo wings ~$4 each
1 Cinnamon rasin bread $3.5
1 Turkey lunch meat ~4? tried a variety of them. some good some not.
1 Honey ham lunch meat ~$4 good.
Cabbage ~$1.??
Bananas $.59 / pound
Canned corn & peas 5/$4
5 TV dinners($1 each)...cheap. the chicken one's not too bad
4 pot pies, chicken, turkey, beef. $.5 each I'm finding the beef one is decent
2 bags chips 2/$4
cookies 10/$10 the chocolate chips and iced oatmeal are good
reesies and almond hersey 3/$.99
orange juice 2/$4
12 pack Pepsi every once in a while

That's pretty healthy IMH. I could do much worst. No mayo or nothing.

[zoedragon]

The prices at Albertsons are usually pretty good, better than Vons or Ralphs. I wish I had one nearby. At my last job most of my shopping was done at Vons since it was the closest grocery store to the office.

I used to live on microwaveable stuff. After becoming more conscious of the nasty things manufacturers put into food, I've become a big fan of Trader Joe's. Their stuff is much healthier and much cheaper than other health food stores (like Wild Oats or Whole Foods Market). For my produce however I go to a local "ethnic" grocery store near my house called Buy Low. They have a nice variety of items and are REALLY cheap compared to the mainstream markets. The only thing is you have to watch out for old fruit and you have to wash your veggies extra well due to the dirt. I had a shopping trip to Buy Low just yesterday which included:

Cucumbers ~7 for $1.29
Spinach ~$.99
Onions ~3 lbs/$1.50
Chayote squash ~10 for $1.29
Mexican squash
Bananas
Cilantro
Plantains (funny how they call them "macho bananas")
Green beans
Lemons
Tomatoes
Romain lettuce
Sour cream
+ a couple other things I can't remember

All this would easily cost me $35 or more at Vons. But I walked away from Buy Low with it all for around $18.

[tweetyhack]

Wow. Thats healthy living. Many on your list, I've never purchased in my life. Bananas tomatos and lettus. Of course, I can grow all of that if I wanted now that I live on a ranch with lots of land. Wait..I need to learn how to grow them. I tossed a tomato into the ground. Isnt that enough??

ZOE: You ever hit the Farmers Market??

The main reasons I dont buy much fruits and veggies:
1. The spoil easy
2. I don't know how to cook them
Although the benefits are so strong. I can't remember the last time when I purchased some oranges which I end up tossing cause I didn't eat them. Anyway, those oranges in the markets are nasty. I had a coworker who picks them off his tree. Sweet and juicy. mmmm. Sweet and juicy.

[zoedragon]

It does look pretty healthy, doesn't it? But remember that's just one store... the store I get most of my produce from. I do have items like breads, nuts, meats, chocolate and occasional cookies on my shopping list, but those come from Trader Joe's and Costco.

It does take effort to eat healthy. I didn't start until last year. However one thing I learned from my mom early in life: vegetables are fairly easy to prepare if you know how to stir-fry. You just need some basic items: a frying pan, oil (preferably olive), garlic, salt and your veggies.

1. Cut up your vegetable - good items for this style of cooking are things like zucchini, squash, green beans, and spinach (not mixed together, I'm just listing examples of individual veggies).

2. Turn on the heat.

3. Drizzle some oil into the frying pan, enough to thinly coat the bottom.

4. When the oil is hot throw in the garlic and stir it around for a few seconds.

5. Now add in your chopped vegetable(s).

6. Sprinkle some salt onto it. How much you put on depends on how salty you like it. Some experimentation is required.

7. Stir it around.

8. Spinach and other leafy greens cook very quickly. Once the leaves wilt and turn dark they're done.

9. Squash and other fleshy veggies take longer. Add a bit of water to the bottom of the pan (enough to line the bottom), turn the heat down to medium or medium-low and put the lid on.

10. Check it frequently to see if it's as done as you like it, stirring it each time. Don't let the water dry up for too long.

That's it. Once you get the hang of it it's easy. Then you can start throwing other things into the mix like smoked sausage or tofu to make a meal of it.

[SuperMegStar]

You two are making me hungry. Anytime I need motivation to eat veggies, I will just re-read this post. THANKS!

[JPWRana]

Originally Posted by tweetyhack

I go to Albertsons mainly because of the cooked chicken and the sexy females. I should be going Food4Less more(lotta uglies in there haha). J/K.

I have never thought about that!!! i guess thats where you can find house wife material!!! i'll give it a try next time!!! good call tweety