My Weekly Grocery List

There are two types of people…people who view grocery shopping as an annoying errand and would prefer to have it delivered to their house and there are people like me. Whole Foods is like my version of Disneyland…I’m a kid in a candy store…my happy place… you get the picture.  I could spend an hour plus going up and down every.single.aisle. taking my sweet precious time making sure I got everything on my list and didn’t miss scoping out any new products that recently hit the shelves.  Sadly, my husband does not share this similar enthusiasm for grocery shopping, so this has typically been a solo Sunday outing after I’ve meal planned for the week. Well… life has changed a bit, and I now usually have a very impatient toddler tagging along. This makes having a list in hand a must, so I can stay on track while trying to keep my sidekick entertained.

Depending on the menu for the week I may buy different ingredients here and there, but these are our main kitchen staples.  I keep 2 small white boards on our fridge…one is a running list of items we’ve run out of (or running dangerously low on) and the second has our weekly meal plan.  I started this strategy a few months ago and it seriously does help me stay organized with the food situation in our house.

I typically buy meat, chicken and fish as needed on the day I’m going to make the recipe that calls for it. I don’t like meat sitting in the fridge all week- I’m weird like that and it will usually go bad if I don’t have a planned recipe for it that week.  Below I will also note which items I buy special for Quinn that she really likes (and by really likes I mean she will eat it 2 out of the 5 times I give it to her …deep breaths).

I’m sorry in advance, but this list is in no particular order…maybe one day I’ll input it all into a pretty spread sheet or something, but until then… here ya go!

Trader Joe’s
Bananas
Avocado’s Number Guacamole to Go (near the hummus)
Organic Baby Carrots
Organic Arugula and/or Spinach
Italian Style Chicken Sausage
Applegate Sliced Turkey or Chicken breast
Almond Mozzarella Style Shreds
Shredded Cheese
Organic Whole Milk (Quinn) 1% (husband) Unsweetened Almond Milk (me)
Shaved Brussel Sprouts
Shredded Carrots
Organic Cherry Tomatoes
Organic Eggs
Lentils (fridge section)
Pico De Gallo Salsa (fridge section)
Shelled “ready to eat” Edamame (fridge section)
Organic Cottage Cheese (Quinn)
Organic Frozen Berries (for smoothies)
Organic Frozen Spinach (for smoothies)
Organic Frozen Riced Cauliflower
Frozen Kale & Spinach Bites (Quinn)
Frozen Riced Cauliflower Stir Fry (new fav)
Perfect Bars and Rx Bars (my top 2 right now)
GT’s and Health-Ade Kombucha
Organic Frozen Quinoa Packages (makes life so much easier)
Rolled Oats (I like this one)
Chia Seeds, Hemp Seeds, and Ground Flax (purchase as needed and store in fridge)
Frozen Dr. Praegers California Veggie Burgers (Quinn)
Frozen Cauliflower and Broccoli Vegetable Patties (Quinn)
Frozen Cauliflower Pizza Crust (I buy 2 if making pizzas that week)
Organic Frozen Peas (Quinn)
Organic Frozen Broccoli (Quinn)
Sweet Potatoes
Diced Onions (might be my favorite item at TJ because I HATE cutting onions!)
Minced garlic (saves so much time!)
Hummus (I switch up the flavors)
Individual Packaged Almonds (I keep these in my car for snacks)
Organic Apple Sauce Squeeze Packs (Quinn)
Red Lentil Pasta
Pesto (so yummy on the lentil pasta or pizza)
Almond Flour (need this when making my choc cookie dough recipe)
Raw Honey
Ghee
Organic Coconut Aminos (I use this a lot instead of soy sauce)

Speciality Items from Whole Foods, PCC, or Thrive Market
Primal Kitchen Dressing (I like the Ranch and Caesar right now)
Microgreens
Simple Mills Crackers, Pancake Mix, and Banana Bread Mix
Siggi’s Yogurt Tubes (Quinn’s fav)
Kite Hill Almond Milk Plain Yogurt
CocoYo (new addition to my staples list)
Lara Bar Bites (mint chocolate truffle is my jam)
Earth’s Best Organic Frozen Pancakes (Quinn)
Alexia Sweet Potato Fries- frozen
Siete Sea Salt or Lime Chips (only on special occasions because $$)
Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin Sprouted Bread (keeps best in freezer)
Purely Elizabeth Granola (can’t go wrong with any flavor)
Hilary’s Eat Well Veggie Burgers (I like the green box)
Organic Berries (when in season and not crazy $$)
Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Spray (great for roasting veggies)
Coconut Butter
Coconut Sugar (baking)
Buddha Bowl Avocado Oil Popcorn
Enjoy Life Mini Dark Chocolate Chips (baking)

Costco
Organic Apples
La Croix
Starbucks Coffee Grounds
Almond Butter and Peanut Butter
Cashews, Almonds, and Walnuts (I go through a lot of nuts making nut milks and nut butters)
Coconut Oil
Chosen Foods Avocado Oil
Olive Oil
Salmon Burger Patties
Ground Bison Meat (we love making bison burgers- super lean and yummy)
Pure Maple Syrup (you read the sugar post right?)
Annie’s Mac & Cheese (Quinn…whole fam let’s be real)
Organic Tomato Sauce
Avocados (I freeze whatever we don’t eat in time)

I obviously did not list every single food item in my kitchen because no one has time for that, but these are our main staples that we keep in the house on a pretty regular basis.  I have been seeing a lot of my more specialty items at Target these days and they are often on sale there too!

Hopefully by sharing my list, I have provided you with some new ideas you might add to your grocery list, or maybe even inspired you to come up with your own staples list to simplify your shopping.

*Side note* my husband works right by Costco and does all our Costco shopping because I’d rather poke my eyes out than deal with that madhouse.  Happy shopping!