To go along with the post above, I figured I’d share how I split up my grocery list. I love the act of grocery shopping but in general I hate to waste time. So while I WILL go up and down each aisle just for the sake of seeing what’s there, I DON’T want to spend any extra time hunting down items. Maybe I’m a bit too planned out, but I’ve found dividing my list into sections that follow the flow of the grocery store it’s easier to cross things off and to make sure I don’t forget anything.

That means I have two lists- one that spells out the menus for the week and another that divides all of the ingredients up by where they are in the store. Takes some time, but I feel more organized and more ready to tackle the store. And I’ve found with such a concrete list the “extras” that seem to always jump into my carts have declined.

Trader Joe’s

Meat
4 chicken breasts
1 lb ground beef
1.25 lbs ground chicken or turkey
canadian bacon

Produce
2 lemons
celery
brussel sprouts
acorn squash
cherry or grape tomatoes
2 onions
fruit- strawberries? pears? decision when I’m there

Frozen
1 10 oz bag spinach

Canned
2 cans chickpeas
28 oz can crushed tomatoes
14.5 oz can petite diced tomatoes
kalamata olives

Dairy
Mil
Eggs
12 oz fat free greek yogurt

Giant
Crystal Light
Box brownie mix
package oreos*
Sugar
Bag Chocolate Chips

*No, I promise I’m not falling off the wagon. I bake for every rep on my team when they reach their 1 year mark with the company so I’m making these brownies for Tuesday. The BF can finish the rest of the oreos for a treat :)

The BF and I always try to estimate what our groceries will cost each week. I’m guessing $62 this week……..