Write a grocery list

Posted on: February 25, 2008
Posted by: SiteEditorArianna
Related topics: daily challenge, healthy eating, and mealtime
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours

What you buy at the grocery store really determines what you eat until your next shopping trip…and what you snack on. That’s why it’s very important to plan your meals for the week and write out a grocery list. Other good reasons for making a list: your trip will probably be quicker, you’ll avoid impulse buys, and you might even reduce your grocery bill.

Today, start your grocery list for the next time you make a trip to the store.

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changeisgood
Posted February 25, 2008 at 04:12 PM

I keep an ongoing list hanging on the fridge. Otherwise I’ll inevitably forget something, make another quick trip to the store, and end up with a bunch of other stuff that I didn’t really need. The list is a super time-saver!

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Momsarah
Posted February 26, 2008 at 09:03 AM

This is a fantastic idea. I have been doing it for over 23 years. I look at the weekly ads and make my weekly dinner menu from the specials if possible.

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angelique2650
Posted February 26, 2008 at 09:17 AM

Love this. I make a menu plan and then make my grocery list accordingly and buy only organic.

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ahollen1
Posted February 26, 2008 at 10:00 AM

I love getting to plan on using my coupons! :)

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rnirish
Posted February 26, 2008 at 08:31 PM

I never go to the store without my shopping list…its too easy to buy things that I don’t really need! I would probably be too wasteful if I didn’t use a list.

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punkrawkchef
Posted February 29, 2008 at 06:55 PM

I am all about a grocery list! I also have one on the fridge! Makes life so much easier!

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cshafer
Posted March 04, 2008 at 03:24 PM

I kind of HAVE to have a list or I forget, plus it saves me time, gas (extra trips back) and money! When I make a menu, I go by what I want to eat since I don’t get the paper to look at store ads(saves paper). So I try to make menus with interchangeable ingredients so I don’t have to buy such a large variety of items! We also have a “fend for yourself night” where we eat the leftovers of our choice.

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KellyU
Posted March 24, 2008 at 03:32 PM

I love grocery lists, yet I still make the impulse buys! I keep a note pad on the fridge and add to it whenever we run out of something.

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ccmp1974
Posted March 28, 2008 at 04:57 PM

I always write a list!! It saves me the stree of forgeting something and I don’t overspend!! In and out fast, there are better things to do!!

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katherinehealy08
Posted April 02, 2008 at 02:56 PM

I am so bad writing out shopping lists so I am going to challange myself to start writing them and bring them to the store with me,

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bellen
Posted April 04, 2008 at 08:53 AM

I also keep an ongoing list on the fridge. That way, if my husband uses the last of something, he can also add to it. Before I go to the store on grocer day, I check all of my coupons and mark the list so I know what to watch out for.

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mochamove
Posted May 08, 2008 at 12:32 AM

This is something I’ve been doing for a while now and it works great for me. I learn not to overbuy and save cash by not going to the grocery store hungry!

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llgormley
Posted May 10, 2008 at 05:31 PM

I am now at the point in my life that if I do not write a shopping list, I do not get everything I need. In fact I usually make lists for all my errands. Now I just need to find a fool proof way of not forgetting to bring the list with me.