My Grocery Checklist

It took me a while to get good a grocery shopping. What do I mean by that? When we first moved to LA we would go food shopping, spend over $200, get home and feel like we had nothing to eat. Slowly, I figured out what meals I cook the most and what ingredients I need each week. We've also realized what to buy at each grocery store (i.e. if you buy everything at Whole Foods you'll be broke). Every Sunday afternoon Ray and I go to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and Bristol Farms. Here is what we typically buy at each store:


Trader Joe's

• 4 bags of lettuce (usually a mix of romaine and spring mix)
• Veggies (cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, mushrooms)
• Fruits (bananas, strawberries, blueberries, a bag of lemons)
• Dates
• Avocado (bag of 4-5 small ones)
• Sweet Potato (2-3)
• Protein bars for Ray
• Earth balance (once a month)
• Cold Brew for Ray
• Eggs 
• Peanut butter and almond butter (once a month)
• Chips/popcorn for Ray
• Frozen wild miso Cod (so good and easy to prepare)
• Some other frozen stuff depending on the week, like gluten free pizza made with cauliflower crust, veggie dumplings, shrimp stir fry etc. 
• Any sauces we may need
• Tea 
• Wine (so cheap!) 
• Water

Whole Foods 

• Cranberry tuna salad (small container)
• Salmon (premade, I hate cooking it)
• Spinach empanadas 
• Quinoa salad (small container)
• Dave's killer bread (thin slice)
• Miso soup packs
• Unsweetened vanilla Ripple milk
• Vegan chocolate pudding

Bristol Farms

• Ray gets all his meat here and if I'm going to cook fish, I'll buy it here (usually a white fish, salmon or smoked salmon)
• Freshly squeezed orange juice with ginger or green juice (2-3 bottles for the week)
• Starbucks breakfast blend coffee (twice a month)
• Gluten free chia waffles for Ray
• Beer for Ray 
• Bio K probiotic yogurt (twice a month)