The Side Effects of Endorphins

Before listing the top five grocery store items, one must list the most frequent grocery stores as each has their own uniqueness.

Unless we’re traveling, we shop at these three or four stores

1. Winco – they have the best prices and generally everything we need
2. New Seasons – this is generally for higher-end items or specialty items almost always higher in price.
3. Trader Joe’s – I enjoy shopping at Trader Joe’s. Their prices are pretty good however the merchandise tends to have too much packaging.
4. Sketchy Safeway – it is the closest to our house and generally used for things I forgot or need in a hurry. It’s a short little bike ride away.

Being retired I almost do all our grocery shopping. Here are our five staples.

Garbanzo Beans – very versatile and I have many recipes for different items using garbanzo beans.

Tomatoes – in the winter time I do buy canned tomatoes, and they are in many recipes. This pattern changes in late summer.

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables This makes up half my grocery list. I’m a rather good cook and do a pretty good job of using all the ingredients.

Rice Noodles – I like having these around to make Pad Thai and various soups.

Condiments and Essentials

I love Crispy chili’s and get a jar on most weeks. I keep on top of Tamari, Vegetable bullion, vegan butter, olive oil etc.

Tracking

We use an app called Listmaker to make lists for groceries. It’s a very simple app. We also use it to track meal ideas. we recently started making our own Tofurkey. I try out a new recipe about once a week.

In case you are wondering

Lebensmittel it’s one of my favorite German words. I love the way it flows off your tongue. It simply means food