Please don’t peek too closely at my long list of groceries but I have a household to nourish you know 😉
For this week’s The great book of lists, our grocery shopping list is the prompting word.
I have a love and hate relationship with shopping, but it’s unavoidable and since I cook virtually every day except on evenings that we eat out thus, my grocery/shopping list is a quite lengthy.
I actually have a typed list on my computer which I print off and take along with me, even though taking the list has never stopped me from buying something that’s not on it, especially if it looks like a good bargain 😉
I have two phases of shopping. Regular shopping marts for everything and a visit to the African store for condiments to make our native soups and delicacies 😉
I always like a full larder and I do bulk shopping twice a month and then pick up fresh goods like vegetables, bread, milk etc as the need arises.
My children accompany me and sometimes Dear Himself can be talked into tagging along when he’s not at work.
My kiddos are learning to sniff out good bargains too which is a mix of joy at their company and exasperation 😉
The list runs from food items in one trolley and other needed household items in another basket.
Meat: We are Carnivores. Sometimes I think I am breeding little Tigers.
Fish: To balance out the meat.
Chicken:
Ham, sausages etc:
Eggs: We ate lots of eggs. Scrambled, poached, boiled, omelette…
Cheese: Yess!!! I love cheese
Beverages. My children like Nesquick or Nestle Milo.
Milk. Everyone takes full cream except me *not that it’s helped much
Yoghurt
Waffle mix
Pasta
Rice
Beans
Fresh vegetables
Fresh fruits: Lots and lots of mix of oranges, grapefruit, pomegranates,
watermelon, bananas, dates, clementines, avocado ….
This list could go on for ages so I will let your imagination do the rest.
Somehow, a bar or several of chocolate have a way of sneaking into my trolley 🙂
Hey! Don’t judge! What’s a girl to do anyway? Chocolate always goes well with a good book 😉
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Dark Chocolate is really good for you (in moderation: the caveat!)
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True statement. It’s the moderation that’s the challenge 😉
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Ohh I love shopping of all kinds, even grocery shopping! Especially shopping in Dubai!
And no, not judging, what girl doesn’t like chocolates? 😀
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Shopping over here is almost a decadent experience 🙂
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I need a more varied diet!
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Varied is better any time
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I love shopping in general including grocery shopping.
Meat: We are Carnivores. Sometimes I think I am breeding little Tigers.<<<Oh I can relate, my family are carnivores they can't have enough meat, it sucks for me to be the only vegetarian in my family
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That must be a bit of a challenge having to prepare separate dishes.
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Oh it is struggle 😀
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I am disappointed. Thought this was the shopping list for the month end party. I was about to book my ticket, thank God I did not😭😭
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Ha,ha. Don’t give up too soon. Party still rocks this coming weekend and we shall have lots to eat and drink 😉
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We are spoilt here in Dubai with availability of food, but that spoiling makes it harder to compact the list! My shopping always ends up with “off-the-list” stuff , including chocolate (it is so NOT on my list) but then you come across such delights as pear and blackberry 80% dark chocolate bars and well….I am currently, yet again dieting…I blame dubai 🙂
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Sounds like you need to start adding chocolate to the list!! 🙂
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The variety available is absolutely delightful that one can’t help but succumb to temptation.
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I’m getting hungry reading your list! Seems we run out of things, so have to go back almost every day for something or other.
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I know what you mean. Keeping a household is certainly not easy.
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The chocolate is a definite must! I agree 🙂
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Those chocolate bars have a way of sneaking in!
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Sometimes, I can’t just explain it, but I enjoy it. Thanks Lynz 🙂
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As long as the lil cubs are being fed…that’s all that matters!!
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Ha,ha! True. They eat me out of house and town 🙂
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Haha. I loved the list 😀 And of course chocolates are a must 😛 No judging of course.
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Ha! You are my type of girl. Chocolates are good for the soul 😉
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