Losing Weight Costs $$$ !!!

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Registered: 04-19-2004
Losing Weight Costs $$$ !!!
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Sat, 05-29-2004 - 9:54pm
This is a rather bizarre post, but everyone is used to that by now I suppose. I had this idea of posting my shopping list from yesterday, and wondered what everyone else's shopping cart looks like(being the horrendously nosey shark that I am)and would like to debate/discuss food prices, whether processed food costs more than fresh whole foods, does anybody find it expensive to shop healthy, and does anyone enjoy grocery shopping (Or am I the only freakziod that does?)

I'll start by answering my own questions: I love to grocery shop, especially by myself. I can get it done faster, but have more time to choose, select, think without the distractions of my boyfriend. What an A$$PAIN he is to shop with. When I did Atkin's full-on, by-the-book, it seemed like I spent alot more on groceries and found myself making more trips for little crap that I ran out of. I feel it can be a bit more expensive in some ways to eat healthy, especially produce, because it's glacial in NH 9 months out of the year and the only thing that grow here are pine trees and cows. I know frozen entrees and highly procesde foods can get expensive, because you have to pay for the extra packaging, so on and so forth. I think some prices are higher for things regionally, so fill me in if this is the case. I would be interested in everyone's thoughts and what you shop for and your ideas.

***What $127.87 Got Me at the Store***

(This is for 2 adults, and generally lasts us two-three weeks, and we usually get more produce/fruit in between trips. Anything with an * next to it is an new or unusual item that I picked up just 'because'.)

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Joseph's Low-Carb Pita Bread

1 lb. Starbucks French Roast - Whole Bean

1 gallon Arizona Diet Green tea w/Ginseng * (Kyle is SO spoiled)

Whole Grain Low Carb Bread

Diet Lemon Tea Mix

ChiChi's Hot Salsa *

12-pack Diet Cherry Coke (SPOILED, I tell you !)

Fat Free Cool Whip (my personal crack cocaine)

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Bag of frozen berries

2 boxes of Jell-O Fat Free Sugar Free Pudding, Chocolate (DUH)

Cracker Barrel Sharp Cheddar (brick/log/whatever)

5 boxes of Lean Pockets (for Mr. Lazy)

1/2 gallon of Land O'Lakes Fat Free Half n' Half

2 bottles of Fat Free Cranberry Balsalmic Vinagrette (LINDA! Hurry up and buy some before Kyle gets it all!)

Potato Bread

Two 2 liters of Schwepps Diet Ginger Ale

Skippy SuperChunk PB

Big-A$$ bag of Splenda

Two 32oz. tubs of Stonyfield Fat Free Plain Yogurt (for all those beries and Splenda)

2 cans of tuna

Chicken boobs, boneless, skinless

Boneless pork loin chops

Low Carb Tortilla Wraps

Whole Almonds (bulk)

Head of Broccoli

2 bags celery hearts

Romaine Hearts

Mixed Field Greens (Lawn clippings/weeds)

English Cucumber

Rainbow pack of peppers (red, orange,yellow)

Pack of Cilantro

Two Salmon steaks

One Tuna steak

One 16 oz cup of coffee for my little adventure

God love you if you made it to the bottom here!

Amy







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Registered: 07-27-2003
Fri, 06-04-2004 - 2:38pm
ahhh all that MSG!! O well I like them too.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 06-04-2004 - 2:41pm
No I didnt buy the strawberries OR the grapes.

  Shawna-- Proud Cl for 100 Pounds or More to Go 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 06-04-2004 - 2:41pm
What has MSG?

Shawna Guinea Pig 4

  Shawna-- Proud Cl for 100 Pounds or More to Go 

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Registered: 01-07-2004
Fri, 06-04-2004 - 2:44pm
ohhh...but 6!!!!!

good grief and i am fussing over what we pay

how much is milk?

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Registered: 07-27-2003
Fri, 06-04-2004 - 2:46pm
I almost paid 6 bucks for grapes the other day!!
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Registered: 07-27-2003
Fri, 06-04-2004 - 2:50pm
Spaghetti O's. Some brands are MSG free tho. Those frozen foods are high in sodium too.
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Registered: 01-07-2004
Fri, 06-04-2004 - 2:55pm
FOR GRAPES!!!!


sheesh it's 79 cents a pound here

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 06-04-2004 - 2:57pm
Ahh yes the spagettios....those are good, especially with meatballs lol

  Shawna-- Proud Cl for 100 Pounds or More to Go 

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Registered: 06-17-2003
Fri, 06-04-2004 - 3:16pm
Fruit is really expensive here. The other day cherries were 5 per pound and strawberries were 4-54/pint. Milk is bad because it is shipped from the states and last week they were having a dock workers strike. The only milk they had was whole. I usually spend $150 a week for 5 people. It has gone up about $30.00 since I started eating healthy.sharla
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Registered: 04-19-2004
Fri, 06-04-2004 - 3:34pm
I bet it has something to do with trucking them in from warmer climes...In TX, they can be grown locally longer...Where Shawna is (and me in NH) out of season produce costs an arm and a leg!