If you’re a fellow university student and you’re heading back to school this week, you have plenty to do to get settled back into a routine. First on the list for me is making sure I have my kitchen stocked and ready to go! I’m pretty good at grocery shopping, if I do say so myself.
A post at “Itty Bits of Balance” about her own grocery staples inspired this post. I also wanted to share this article about some triathlon pro’s fav groceries.
Always in my cart:
Produce
- spinach
- mixed greens
- romaine
- apples
- bananas
- veggies that are on sale (zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, snow peas, broccoli, whatever!)
- fruit that’s on sale or looks good (mangos, kiwis, berries, grapes, cherries, apples, apricots, oranges, melons)
- sweet potatoes or squash
- onions
- garlic
- baby carrots
- celery
Dairy
- plain or honey greek yogurt (I love Oikos)
- plain or vanilla yogurt (I like Stoneyfield Farms or Activia vanilla and Astro Plain 0%)
- soy milk or skim milk (often in the tetra packs so I can toss them in my gym bag)
- half and half
- cottage cheese
- light cheddar cheese
Always in my pantry/fridge:
- rice (I love Lundberg’s Wild Blend but I also keep Uncle Ben’s microwaveable brown rice around in case I’m in a hurry)
- whole grain pasta
- granola bars: at least one kind of crunchy and one kind of chewy, (preferably Kashi Roasted Almond for the crunchy and Dark Chocolate Mocha for the chewy)
- energy bars (I like LARA bars and Clif Bars)
- coffee (I prefer Starbucks whole beans now that I have a built in grinder in my coffee pot but I also keep instant around)
- tea (I have way too many options here, mostly decaf and lots of herbal that I should really drink more of)
- hot chocolate mix
- cocoa
- chocolate (dark, milk, mini eggs…you name it! I have a jar that I keep around for chocolate emergencies)
- prepped chicken breasts, pork chops, and salmon for when I’m in a hurry (I do batch cooking and then freeze the goodies)
- tuna steaks (I like the Clover Leaf ones, especially the Fresh Thai Herb flavour that are just in a package if you literally have five minutes and are about to eat your own foot for dinner)
- bread (I like Ezekiel bread a lot since it goes in the freezer and tastes good even after being frozen)
- frozen berries
- dried fruit: raisins, cranberries, apricots
- nuts: walnuts, pecans, almonds
- brown sugar, maple syrup, and honey
- the normal people things: soy sauce, condiments, salad dressings, jams, butters, eggs, etc.
- red wine (I like VOGA)
- Baileys
- canned tuna and salmon
- canned beans
- PC Blue Menu chili (just in case)
- oatmeal (I mix spelt, rye, and oat flakes with trail mix)
- pumpkin
- nut butters: I always have crunchy and smooth natural and regular peanut butter on hand and sometimes almond butter as well (junkie, much?)
- cereals: Fibre 1, Kashi GoLean Crunch (but I prefer the kind from the states), and All Bran x 2 (Buds and Original)
- chocolate chips (mostly for eating straight out of the bag)
- gum (obsessed with Extra Dessert Delights)
What are some of the permanent items in your shopping cart? Cupboards? Fridge?
See anything you’re going to try?
See anything you’re going to try?
Fun! I am so going to do a post like this!
I am obsessed with that wild rice blend! And I’m jealous of all the bars you can buy at the grocery store. I can’t find a granola bar anywhere that doesn’t contain nuts (except for those Quaker ones that have no fiber, no protein, and way too much sugar).
I look forward to it! Do you make bars yourself? I used to eat soooo many that I had to take a break from them for quite a while. Now I do clif bars and luna bars but I still try to keep them for when I’m in a pinch or I need them for training. I used to have one every morning before my swim but then I realized I could probably just eat the oats and nuts and stuff in them in real food form…I’ve still not come up with a good pre swim snack or breakfast balance (i.e. should I save breakfast for after or eat it first, etc.), but it’s all trial and error!
This is such a good idea! I just went grocery shopping tonight, so my kitchen is full. Perhaps a post for tomorrow?
Lookin’ forward to it!