Grocery shopping while pregnant

RachelCA29 · January 2014

I know we're all crazy hungry all the time and have some weird cravings, but do you find grocery shopping just plain dangerous lately?

I'm trying to be good for budget and health reasons, and avoid buying junk food. I focus on meal planning and stock up on healthy, easy snacks. But last time I went grocery shopping I bought a BAG of avocados. They are a nice, healthy, somewhat portable for work snack. But instead of buying a couple or a few, I bought a freaking bag of them. Now I have 3 rapidly softening avocados left to eat and I just ran out of tortilla chips ...

What was the last "crazy pregnant lady" grocery purchase you made?

hfooter · January 2014

I just got back from the store and thought I was doing good. Got food for dinner and some fruit and veggies for the rest of the week... But then, I decided to get a box of Drum Sticks, Swiss Cake Rolls and Nutter Butters.

oops.

momthatlifts · January 2014

That's like grocery shopping when you're high

jjones59 · January 2014

I would say right now I Chili and Cheese Fritos....they are so wonderful, but grocery shopping has been hard I feel like all I wanna do is eat everything.

shaunamw · January 2014

Completely dangerous. DH has been loving it, I've been bringing home really random snacks and making all kinds of dinners just because they sound good at the moment. But last weekend I made the mistake of bringing a hungry DH and DS with me to Whole Foods and I thought I might have to take a mortgage out when I got to the check stand.

dogsombrero · January 2014

I have only been buying the minimal items needed. I did buy a 5 pound bag of frozen strawberries at Sams last weekend apparently I needed that huge bag for smoothies and strawberries'n'cream oatmeal.

dogsombrero · January 2014

I have only been buying the minimal items needed. I did buy a 5 pound bag of frozen strawberries at Sams last weekend apparently I needed that huge bag for smoothies and strawberries'n'cream oatmeal.

kiyamurph · January 2014

I was literally just thinking about this when I was at the store yesterday. Being pregnant while grocery shopping is bad enough, but on top of that I was STARVING! Yesterday was the first time I had a real deal craving. I wanted some sweet tea so bad it was to the point where I would literally kill someone to get it. Now I know what it's really like to have a craving. I was a good a girl and didn't guy the giant jug of sweet tea like I wanted to. I just had to think about the amount of sugar I would've put in my body and walked away. But good god it was hard. I just went and got a $1 sweet tea from McDonald's instead and that satisfied my craving.

Bootsie327 · January 2014

I MUST bring a list or I am done for. I try to limit myself to 3 non-list items...like pop tarts or random items that look yummy.

theoryofwhat · January 2014

I'll make a list and forget to bring it. Last time I went grocery shopping I only ended up with 1 item from my original list (paper towels) and a cart full of pop tarts. Who knew they had so many flavors, my jaw dropped when I saw the hot fudge sundae ones!

Lizmullen · January 2014

Rice crispies treats keep finding their way home each time lately... I need a new box already

awc1986 · January 2014

I went to buy some chocolate yesterday. Just one bar. I needed a treat as I was having a stressful day at work.

I came back with 3 bars and a bag of chips.

I have just 1 bar left in my desk.

I need an intervention.

chillypenguin · January 2014

Not grocery shopping, but I just had to get some chocolate cake from the Cheesecake Factory the other day... then after dinner I was too tired to eat it... Fail!

2014poppy · January 2014

Big bag of gummies which I ate one the way home. Checked the label after and the bag was 600calories and 100 grams of sugar. Oooooops

theoryofwhat · January 2014

aimee223 said:

I have the opposite problem. Looking at all the food and my store just has a smell that bothers me and I feel so sick and nothing looks good at all while I'm there. I went last night and felt so gross I rushed through and forgot a million things. Now i have to go back.

I'm the same way in certain aisles. For some reason I can't go down the bread aisle without getting nauseous (though I crave toast with butter ALL THE TIME). Every other aisle is fair game.

christieep · January 2014

Salty snacks are always my weakness. Not pregnant I pretty much don't purchase them, now I use my pregnancy as an excuse, which is so pathetic. Last night it was salt and vinegar chips.

hatrats · January 2014

I seriously need a chaperone when I go grocery shopping. I bought like 5-6 different random chocolate items I happened across when walking down the aisles. I need horse blinders or something. And now I wish I had a big bag of avocados too. Mmmmm.

bumpuser10194737 · January 2014

Sushi (cooked- they make it fresh in the store) and strawberry ice cream. It was an amazing lunch.

bumpuser10194737 · January 2014

chillypenguin said:
Not grocery shopping, but I just had to get some chocolate cake from the Cheesecake Factory the other day... then after dinner I was too tired to eat it... Fail!

Too tired to eat chocolate cake??!? ;-)

jackdustin · January 2014

HatchetFace said:
Make avocado chicken salad! Delish!

I don't purchase anything too crazy. DH makes fun of me because I buy a million different kinds of pizza. I love pizza.

This. I seem to always buy lots of pizza at the grocery store. Love all the pizza.

danagmauro · January 2014

Thanks ladies now I'm starving

bduncan1112 · January 2014

I think my husband is worse than I am.. I met him at the store yesterday and all he had in the cart was junk food. Lol! I have been craving chili dogs with cheese. I could eat like 5 at a time.. But going to the store is super hard. I know I have to eat healthy but the healthy stuff doesn't look as good as the bad stuff... Haha, the joys of being pregnant I guess!

sarahjanisse · January 2014

Not the grocery store- but my sweet husband is made to stop at a gas station every time we go somewhere for sour candy.

ekgray82 · January 2014

Not necessarily grocery store related but earlier on I craved anything cinnamon, especially cinnamon toast. Now it's mint...mint chip ice cream, peppermint patties, etc. I try hard to stick to my grocery store list with just minor splurges once in a while. It's definitely hard though...I feel your pain!

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