FSP Week 1

Welcome to the first week!  Start by reviewing the following recipes and coordinating shopping list.  Customize to your family's needs, and then hit the stores running ;)

Mexican Monday: Tortilla Soup

Oriental Tuesday: Hawaiian Haystacks

Twisted Wednesday: Pancakes

Authentic Thursday: Tuna Marinara

TGIFriday: BBQ Chicken

Simple Saturday: cold cereal

Special Sunday: Beef Stew



Shopping list

• butter
• olive oil
• milk (rice, coconut, almond -or- DF milk of your choice)
• eggs
• soy sauce
• beef bouillon
• BBQ sauce
• beef broth (canned/carton, opt)
• chicken broth (can, carton, or bouillon)
• balsamic vinegar
• applesauce
• honey
• corn tortillas/tortilla chips
• 1 head of garlic
• celery (opt)
• cilantro (opt)
• fresh parsley
• green onions
• corn (frozen, canned or dehydrated)
• canned diced tomatoes
• 1 can water chestnuts
• 8 cans of chicken
• 2 cans of black olives
• canned black beans
• 2 cans whole potatoes
• 1 can sliced carrots
• 1 can sliced mushrooms
• 2 cans of beef
• 2 cans of tuna
• canned Italian stewed tomatoes (72.5 oz total)
• canned pineapple chunks
• baking powder
• flax seed (ground or whole, opt)
• brown sugar
• flour (sorghum, brown rice, and tapioca -or- GF flour blend)
• rice
• chow mein noodles
• almonds
• shredded coconut
• whole millet (1 c. worth)
• salt & pepper
• dried onion
• dried herbs/seasoning (garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, bay leaves, ginger, Italian seasoning, basil, red pepper flakes, celery seed, thyme, sage, cayenne pepper)
• cold cereal of your choice

Start building up your year supply weekly by buying one item each week.  This week's Build Your Food Storage is 6 lbs. salt.  Just FYI, I buy most of my bulk items at Costco.  Love them!  You'll also want to find yourself a large binder so you can organize all your printed recipes and make notes as you continue storing...  Hope that helps!  *B

Shopping List, Part I (February)

Make your personal changes; adding and subtracting to this list as needed. And don't forget to check up on what you already have, etc. (shopping tips). If I forgot anything, I'll just make a note in the comments section, m'k? Oh, and just a head's up: this is your more expensive grocery trip, where the bulk of the stuff you'll need comes from. The second trip will only be 30 dollars, give or take... Happy shopping!

Produce:

• frozen veggies (C)
  
• frozen fruit-2 (C)*
• lettuce (C)
• bananas (C)*
• broccoli
• bell peppers-3
• zucchini
• squash
• onions (C)
• tomatoes
• celery*
• garlic, if needed
  

Protein:

• Froze. Chicken (C)
• Froze. Salmon (C)
• sliced turkey (C)*
  
• sliced ham (C)*
• turkey bacon*
• tofu-2 (C)*
• peanut butter (C)*

Dairy:

• Cheese (C)
• Egg whites (C)*
• yogurt (TJ)*
• cottage cheese*

Grains- whole wheat*:

• English Muffins*
• Bagels (C)*
• pasta (TJ)
• flour*
  

Miscellaneous:

• canned mushrooms (C)
• can green chilies
  
• rice milk (TJ) - or substitute milk, both of which can be bought at a reasonable price at (C)
• dried fruit & nut medley (C)*
• broth/bouillon (chicken and beef, if you don't have it on hand)
• can black beans
• mustard
• honey
• protein powder (C/TJ)*
  
• apple sauce*
• raw almonds (C)*
• large can of diced tomatoes-2
• olive oil, if needed (C)
• Italian dressing/recipe mix
• canned tuna (C)*
• canned chicken (C)*
• canned pineapple*
  

C = Costco or some other warehouse
TJ = Trader Joe's; great prices for health-nut food!
*NOTE*: if you plan on following the diet or making the protein shakes and/or protein bars, etc. (all of which we follow every day).

Shopping List, Part I (January)

This list is meant to work with the diet plan and with the meals for the month. Make sure to refer to my shopping tips and then make the necessary changes to this list in order to fit your needs.

Produce:

garlic

cilantro

bell peppers (1 of each)

lettuce (C)

spinach

carrots

limes?

zucchini

squash

broccoli

celery

Canned:

water chestnuts

28 oz. diced tomatoes (3)

mushrooms (C)

black beans

tuna (C)

chicken (C)

oatmeal

pineapple

Grains:

bread (C)

pita (TJ)

baguette?

brown jasmine rice (TJ)

bagels (C)

English muffins

Protein:

hams slices (C)

turkey bacon

chicken (C)

eggs (C)

almonds (C)

other nuts (peanuts/cashews)

Dairy:

cheese (C)

yogurt

cottage cheese

Miscellaneous:

tofu (TJ)

* C = Costco; TJ = Trader Joes

Forced Shopping List, Part I

I had this brilliant idea that I would just delay-post every meal and recipe that I had for this month, but it's not working. So I've decided to post my shopping list for those few of you who are interested. This is just the first trip, so I'll be posting another one when we go shopping again. But this should get you through the 18th (hopefully). Sorry it's a little late as it should have been posted with my Meals for the Month post.

Disclaimer: some items that may be required in the recipes may be missing from this list. But you will most likely have it on hand already. And I will have the posts up the very morning they're due, in case you need to make a quick grocery run. Hopefully I'll get the bugs worked out of this "system" and it will get better each and every time! Thanks for your patience! And don't forget to add to it for your own family needs (like cereal, milk, etc.) and refer to my shopping tips- then add/subtract whatever you do/don't need on this list.

Produce:
-cilantro
-garlic
-onions (W- if you use them all the time like we do)
-potatoes; 1 small bag
-lettuce (W)
-sweet onion
-zucchini
-squash
-tomato
-broccoli; 2-3 lbs
-bell peppers - red & green
-mushrooms; 3 packs, but be careful, they don't keep very well. Buy them a day or two before the recipe that calls for them. Or you can get canned mushrooms to save you the trouble. They just won't taste as good, but they are cheaper...

Canned/dried goods:
-pasta
-peanut butter
-dressing
-rice
-13 bean soup mix
-pecans
-green chilis
-diced tomatoes with green chilis
-1 large can tomato sauce
-1 large and 1 small can of diced tomatoes
-pizza/spaghetti sauce

Frozen foods:
-broccoli
-veggies, stir fry mix (W) and traditional mix

Dairy:
-vanilla yogurt
-eggs (W)
-chees; mozzarella and/or cheddar (W)
-sour cream
-Velveeta/processed cheese

Meat:
-Chicken, frozen/skinless/boneless (W)
-ground meat; 3 lbs

Grains:
-Hamburger buns
-corn tortillas
-bread

Other:
-Soy sauce and/or teriyaki sauce
-taco seasoning
-bacon/bacon bits (W)
-salsa (W- if you like a lot, like I do)
-corn bread muffin mix
-hot sauce; Red Frank's
-honey
-bread crumbs
-olive oil (W)

(W) = Warehouse (Costco) items