I start with the “buy again” list on the grocery website.
A little of both. As a mom you get used to doing a mental inventory of what you have and what you need to create meals for everyone while trying to reduce waste
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Finally an answer I can relate to.
Grocery list and I take a pen along and mark everything off when it goes into the cart.
Yeah, I’m old.
I’d love to have a database with all my recipes with ingredients and add them at a click of the button. The problem is I have a fairly well stocked kitchen and I still need to go through the list anyway to make sure I’m not buying anything I already have. So having a computerized system really doesn’t save me any time.
I make a list between shopping of stuff I realize I should get (eg: peanut butter). When I go, I sometimes just grab stuff that’s cheap or appealing.
I also live like 5 minutes away on foot from several grocery stores, so it’s not a big deal to go.
I usually do our food shop online, however I plan the meals and write down everything we need for the week. If I’m going to the shop then I’ll write the list down in the order I’ll move through the shop so that i can just work my way down through the list.
Same.
I have a spreadsheet of every meal I’ve cooked for the last three years, with a meals look-up tab that allows me to filter by cuisine, protein, carb, and then also pulls in the date from the planning sheet so I can see how long it is since I last cooked that meal. Makes weekly meal planning a lot easier, eg: I want a chicken and rice dish that I haven’t cooked for at least two months, then a vegetarian pasta dish for next day. No problem!
Wing it
I did worse than wing it actually… half of the groceries I got over the past few weeks were from Too Good To Go, so near-expired food that the grocery store winged-it for me💀
Maybe I should check out their grocery options. I’ve mostly been using Too Good to Go for like a pizza @ $4.
Depending on the store TGTT bags can be amazing or… not so much. One store near me will always include fresh fruit, veg, meats, rolls, cans… another will just hand over a bag with like ten kilos of sliced ham in it.
TGTT with a freezer is a game-changer, though.
I make a menu that includes two breakfasts (6 and 9 am) a lunch (11) and six dinners. I account for what i have and list the rest of the needs. Then i go shopping and add two treats(for snacking or dessert) and two beverages (oj, pop, prebrewed coffee, rtc) and a freezer pizza.
If i have to go back that week for anything, i fucked up.
two breakfasts
My family always made a very careful list which was followed when grocery shopping.
Now that I do my own shopping I also make a list, on my phone though. I note down only the very essentials and leave most things open to what I can find whenever I get to shop. For example, I really need eggs and deodorant so I write that, but if I need veg I don’t list the type of veg, I just note “veg on special” and make my choice on the spot.
I’ve been eating the same things every day for over a decade. I can manage without list.
I make a list, forget the list, and end up winging it.
I make my list on my phone for exactly this reason.
I forget my phone, which had the list. Or worse:
I have my phone, so I have my list, go to pay: Forgot wallet. 😩
Oof, that’s rough. For me, for whatever reason, I’m very consistent any time I leave my house: Phone, wallet, keys.
this is the way. write a list, put it on the table while youre getting ready, get to the store, check your pockets, say FUCK in the store. do your best from there.
In this economic situation, I really need to use grocery list to make my money last till the next month.
There’s a store like half a block from my apartment, so I just treat it like an external pantry.
Yeah, it’s like a 10 minute walk to the next store. Less than 5 mins if you catch the tram. Going shopping is just a 20-30mins round-trip.
I’m an hour rounder to the store so I definitely don’t want to forget anything.
Plan meals for a week. Make list of what’s needed. Shop once a week. Rarely eat out. Never delivery.
