Good Morning girlfriends! I have been wanting to share with all of you what a typical grocery haul looks like for Pat and I on a weekly/biweekly basis. Whether you shop at Costco or not, these items, for the most part, can be purchased at your local grocery store. When my parents gave Pat and I a Costco membership for Christmas a little over a year and a half ago, they had said “See how much you use it”. It’s only Pat and I in our household, yet we absolutely get our money’s worth. Obviously it’s nice to be able to stock up on paper towels and toilet paper but a vast portion of our Costco spending is from their grocery section. We eat a ton of fruit and veggies, probably a bit more than the average if I am being honest! I have found that it is CRUCIAL to have easy to grab, healthy food on hand or I will choose something that is less nutritious and doesn’t serve my body as well!
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Food prepping is an absolute must for my own personal diet. I tend to be the person who goes from 1 to 100 real quick. And by that, I mean hangry. As soon as I become hungry, I am ravenous! I like to be able to assemble my salad quickly and get to eating the meal. If I have all fruits and veggies already washed and cut up, then I am able to prepare the meal quickly, able to grab and snack and also able to pack a healthier choice for lunch in the morning when I am running out the door.I enjoy making my own smoothies using my Nutri Bullet however, these Muscle Milk smoothies are great to grab and go. They have 20g of protein which is amazing for a snack. We like to try to hit anywhere between 25g-45g of protein in each meal. Not photographed is the raw meat we pick up on a weekly basis. I just think meat is gross to look at and I would never have it sit on the counter with everything else for a photo 🙂 I try to touch the meat the last amount of times possible! ANYWAYS, we always get ground turkey, chicken breasts (frozen bag from Costco) and the beyond meat burgers (in Costco’s frozen section too). We pick up freshly cut raw chicken from Harris Teeter every so often too. Typical portion for a meal for meat is 4-5oz, we weigh our food on a food scale so we can accurately track our macronutrients (protein, carbs, fats). This food scale has 84k reviews on Amazon with a 4.5 start rating and it’s only $13! Pat always has to get something to “try” out. In the above includes the Rotisserie Chicken Caesar Sandwich, it was delightful!This Black Bean Spaghetti is AMAZING! It has 25g of protein which is awesome and we add ground turkey for another 20-25 grams of protein! Super protein packed meal! We try not to keep chips, candy, desserts in the house too often. We end up picking up something Friday night to enjoy a few bites each day on the weekend but having these things in the house consistently doesn’t serve Pat and I well! If we have it, we eat it! I like to keep this smart food white cheddar popcorn for those days where I am craving something!
We do have to pick a few things up from different places. Fresh chicken from Harris Teeter, tortillas, etc. But this is the bulk of what we purchase from Costco on a weekly/biweekly basis. We only live a few miles from ours so it is easy to swing through and run in. Also, I forgot to include eggs and milk (2% or Almond) that we always get too! I think that is all 🙂 I hope this helps you girls!
I wrote a blog post a while back on 5 ways to keep your partner accountable with health goals, see that post here!
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