can we do this again?
i really liked the last thread we had up.

this is inspired by my freaking AWESOME way of spending my Friday evening. Roll eyes insert GODDAMN etc.

this is on my list - bear in mind i only want to spend like forty or fifty bucks.

flea collar
flea treatment
(for the cat OBVIOUSLY, but you never know.)
spicy jalapeno hummus
french crusty bread
tasty cheese
COKE
BISCUITS
CHOCOLATE
COKE
CHIPS

help i need ideas, i don't even know if this is the kinda shit i should be getting,
oh it's so fucked.
i'm having a supermarket moment.

i went to the supermarket the other day and got the same old unhealthy things mixed with healthy things since i'm so bad at eating right.

wheat bread
sugary cereal
skim milk
turkey sausage
low fat hot dogs
saltine crackers
2 cans soup
1 can chili
2 frozen lean cuisines
1 box dehydrated stuffing mix which i can guarantee you will sit in my pantry for a year til it gets thrown out. sometimes i don't know what i'm thinking when i throw things in the basket.

i have promised myself that starting 2.5 weeks from today, i'm going to start eating fruits and maybe veg.

and now that i look at it, the only healthy things i bought were the bread and milk. and not even really that. i need to stop.

eggplant
cherry tomatos
carrots
oranges
lemons
bananas
[lentils
breadmix
sundried tomatos
lasagna sheets
ricotta
feta
brie i love my cheeses
chili sauce
roasted peppers jar (yum in salad sammies)
brown sugar
espresso
dijon
frejas soy & linseed bread
pita
Chocolate! alot of chocolate

im dreaming of food right now... i really want some indian but i can't be arsed making anything.. anyhow this will last me a month or so except the coffee &veges which there isn't much of cause i already got some.. I like having a few options & have been known to feed friends on occasion. I been craving lasagna too. mmmmmmm my mouth is watering anyway as you can see i always go nuts at the supermarket

holy shit! yhow could i miss this
Beer & Wine of course!!

This is what I live on for a week...

Raspberries/Blueberries/Strawberries
Tons of veggies (for stir-frying)
Cashew Nuts (unsalted)
Actimel
Alpro Soya Milk
Bran Flakes
Lemon & Coriander Houmous
Ryvita Rye Crackers
Innocent Fruit Smoothies
Fresh Orange Juice
4 x Tomato & Creme Fresh Soup
Vegetarian Mixed Bean Chili
Quorn Bramley Apple Sausages
Quorn Spicy Fajita Strips
Linda McCartney Shepherd's Pie
Spinach & Ricotta Pasta
Wholemeal Bread
Cous Cous
Falafels
Tofu
Green Tea with Echinacea
6 x 2L Bottles of water

pretty boring i guess! But I don't really like much junk food

yogurt
milk
apples
spinach
COFFEE
french fries
am. cheese
potatos
tomatos
gurlic
butter
lemons
olive oil
eggs
BEERS
chocolate cookies
bread
coke
english muffins
orange/apple juice
mustard
tacos
canned tuna fish
vanilla ice cream
green tea
CHIPS
soap
cat food

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then she dances skirt swaying in the half-light she dances white blossom in the black sky
'I need new clothes', she thinks, 'new skin, a mind I can bear to live in'.

canned whole tomatoes for making gravy aka sauce/marinara
barilla plus penne
rice
romaine hearts
celery hearts
kens steakhouse dressing red wine and olive oil lite
whole wheat bread
lactaid fat free milk
grape tomatoes
cucumbers
red cabbage
potatoes
cut green beans
granny smith apples
green grapes
strawberries
fresh grated parmesan cheese
morning star garden veggie patties
belle and evans antibiotic free chicken
vermont sharp white cheddar
multi grain crackers
bite size tostitos
salsa
pretzel goldfish
jam
sandwich foods
chips ahoy chocolate chip cookies
strawberry poptarts
100% fruit juice/sugar free
bottled water
ginger ale
coke
molsen ice

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Yesterday was history
Tomorrow is a mystery
Today is a gift - that's why it's called the present
- Babatunde Olatunji (and Kung Fu Panda)

I tend to get:

Numerous cartons of OJ
Numerous cartons of UHT skimmed milk
Bag of muesli
A big-ass bag of pasta
Bread
Eggs
Cheese
Brocolli
Tinned chopped tomatoes (for pasta sauce)
Onions
Peppers
Jars of pasta sauce (for the lazy moments, which are often)
Lettuce
Cucumber

Occasionally I'll break out and buy a couple of bags of bagels and some cream cheese.

As you can tell, my diet isn't at all varied or exciting. I rarely buy snack foods because I know that, as good as my intentions are, I cannot just have one small bowl of ice cream or one bag of crisps without taking it to the extreme and eating it all in one sitting. Sucks to be a fat person just waiting to bust out.


Edit: and my less frequent purchases, only less frequent because they actually last a while so don't have to buy 'em often:

Margarine (usually the "omg can you actually beleive this shit is not butter? taste it, man, just taste it" variety)
Loose tea (always earl grey)
Granulated sweetener
Extra light mayonnaise

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Deux hommes font une promenade amicale. L'un des deux porte un parapluie à son bras.
Il se met à pleuvoir. L'homme n'ouvre pas son parapluie et l'autre lui demande pourquoi.
- Parce que ça ne servirait à rien, lui répond son ami. Il est plein de trous.
- Alors, pourquoi l'as-tu pris?
- Parce que je ne pensais pas qu'il pleuvrait.

approx. how much do you guys spend on your supermarket shopping?
and how frequently do you go?

:sscar wants to be normal:

I spend about £40 per month on my main monthly grocery shopping trip, and probably about £10 throughout the rest of the month topping up on stuff that I've run out of too quickly. I live alone.

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Deux hommes font une promenade amicale. L'un des deux porte un parapluie à son bras.
Il se met à pleuvoir. L'homme n'ouvre pas son parapluie et l'autre lui demande pourquoi.
- Parce que ça ne servirait à rien, lui répond son ami. Il est plein de trous.
- Alors, pourquoi l'as-tu pris?
- Parce que je ne pensais pas qu'il pleuvrait.

once a week usually. and spend about $100-120 per month. (note: we're two people and a cat in this madhouse so everything's divided in two.)

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then she dances skirt swaying in the half-light she dances white blossom in the black sky
'I need new clothes', she thinks, 'new skin, a mind I can bear to live in'.

org. kumara and leek soup
org. tomato soup
unsalted raw cashews
org. baked beans
org. black beans
org. kidney beans
wholemeal bread
a mango
kiwifruit
apples
brazil nuts
dried apricots
amaranth
basil pesto
enriched rice milk
sunflower seeds
spinach
brocolli
sea kelp
some herbal teas

Veggies (capsicum, carrots, lettuce, etc)
Wholemeal bread
Pack of spaghetti & penne pasta
Jar or two of stir in sauce
Jasmine rice
Two teriyaki stir fry sauce sachets
Pack of little Mars Bars or some other chocolate
Ginger Nut cookies
Box of cheese biscuits or something to snack on at school
Box of mini Cheezles every now and then (it takes me about a month to eat a whole pack)
Two 1.5L bottles of diet vanilla coke
Special K
Milo
Coffee, i'm liking Nestle Noir atm
Tofu
Veggie sausages and/or fillets
Pizza, i like Arnotts Shapes cheese
Oven bake wedges or potatoes
Weight Watchers microwave meal thing (if i'm feeling rich - they're like $5 each)
Milk
TV Week
I spend like $100 every week & a half - fortnight. I'm so damn expensive. I hardly ever eat out though so i probably save in the long run.

todays supermarket shop:

1 bag of Tender leaf salad
1 tub of taramasalata
3 muller crunch corners
ham
cheddar cheese
white bread
1 tub of broccolli and stilton soup
bacon
leeks
chicken
pasta

we were pretty well stocked for alot of things, so not a massive shop this week. At most I spend about £15 a week on food.

i picked up, today:

amy's organic black bean burritos (frozen, 70 seconds reheat. i highly recommend)
amy's organic cheese pita-pocket
amy's organic vegetable layered lasagna
teeny tiny (like for a toddler) ben and jerry's ice creams: cherry garcia, and brownie something
ak mak whole wheat sesame stone ground crackers
chocolate pudding cups
mozzarella string cheese
canned green olives
chineese hot mustard
organic spinach
organic tangellos.
diet dr. pepper

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Today I got:

Bananas
Canned nopalitos
Green grapes
Avocados
Plantain Chips

where do you shop at??

Today I went to a store that caters to mostly Spanish shoppers. They even had mariachi music playing in the background. I usually only go to those type of grocery stores if they have something on sale like napolitos.

I bought four cans for .99 each

ohh i love going ot those places. i end up getting kicked out for being loud or making a mess

filo pastry
mushrooms
blade steak
onion?
evian