alisoncooks Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Am I the only one who gets worn out by grocery shopping? I am grateful for food and the money to buy it, but MAN! The last thing I want to do after grocery shopping is go home and cook a full dinner. (And then I feel a bit guilty for having just spent $$ on all that fresh, new food...only to run to the diner and pick up something quick for the next meal.) Please tell me I'm not the only one like this. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 You're not the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Growing up grocery shopping night was Thursday night and we always went out to eat first. Now I tend to shop on Saturday or Sunday. I usually end up with a rotisserie chicken or pizza from the store. So, nope, you are not alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Costco shopping day(I buy for the whole month) always includes something premade from their deli/ hot food section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWillSoar Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Usually I get deli meat and rolls for that night, or I'll pick up a rotisserie chicken. And yes, it is exhausting and time consuming, when you figure that planning that goes into it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmseB Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Yes! The day we get the food stocked in the house is the day I'm least likely to want to cook it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Costco shopping day(I buy for the whole month) always includes something premade from their deli/ hot food section. It usually takes me 2-3 days to find my kitchen counters again after the monthly Costco trip, and I'm always afraid to buy something premade because I might not have any fridge room for it. We shopped last Saturday morning, ordered pizza that night. I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets worn out from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Grocery shopping is exhausting! When my dc were young I did a big grocery shopping trip once a month on a day dh could be home with the dc. It took several hours to get everything and I was wiped out by the end of it. That was always a take out night for us too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Exhausting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Would it solve the problem if you went shopping more frequently, but just briefly each time, instead of a once-monthly mammoth shopping trip? I shop several times per week, just quickly stop on my way from work and hop in the store to get fresh stuff. (Of course, only doable if you don't live dozens of miles away from the store) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Would it solve the problem if you went shopping more frequently, but just briefly each time, instead of a once-monthly mammoth shopping trip? I shop several times per week, just quickly stop on my way from work and hop in the store to get fresh stuff. (Of course, only doable if you don't live dozens of miles away from the store) I do stop at Aldi every week for milk and produce, but I was sick of having half of my weekend, every weekend, consumed by grocery shopping. The drive (about 15 minute drive to Costco), the shopping, the unloading, the package dividing upping, the chopping, the prepping. I'd rather spend one exhausting day a month doing that than 1/2 to 3/4 of a day every week, while DH and the kids are out hiking or playing games or whatever. I think I spend less only going to Costco once, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 It is so much easier to have a simple plan for dinner on shopping days. It varies what we do, depending on the season. Nice weather usually means hamburgers or hotdogs or sausage on the grill with fruit and salad. Cold weather usually means grilled sandwiches or frozen pizza. I dislike doing a big shopping trip and not having a plan for dinner that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 No, you're not the only one. It is exhausting. Maybe a good day for a crockpot meal, or like one poster said, bring something pre-made or just to warm from the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Grocery shopping means sandwiches on fresh bread and fresh raw produce. I only buy deli meat on grocery day and only enough for dinner that night. Boar's Head is too expensive to make it an every day or even every week thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 We go after dinner, on Thursday night. Of course, I have it easy--dh goes, and takes ds with him. It takes them about an hour or so, and everybody helps put groceries away. I know. I'm lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I shop weekly and my pay off for the big job is bringing home dinner, lol, It's always on a weekend, and I figure I have given up enough of my weekend to food. Someone else can make dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I'd still cook if I did a big shopping trip like that, but I'd cook a box of corn dogs! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Mouse Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 When I was a kid, my siblings and I loved grocery day because we got to eat cold cereal and milk for dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 I'd still cook if I did a big shopping trip like that, but I'd cook a box of corn dogs! :D Ha! The girls actually ended up eating corn dogs and leftover soup. DH and I had grilled cheese + soup. (Soup we've been eating on for 3 days and are so glad to be done with it! :p) So glad to know that I'm not alone in this! I was seriously feeling guilty over it, LOL. Not that it's stopped me from getting the take-out, week-after-week, :D but still... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I always do my shopping in one day...everything that needs to be bought for 2+ weeks are purchased on that day. Since that's the case..I don't cook dinner that night. I either pick up something from Costco or we order out. I never cook on shopping day and my family loves it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Especially after hauling it all in and putting it away - even with help from the kids it is tiring! We usually do grocery shopping in the morning, so it's not quite as hard as making dinner for everyone, but even on those days I plan something very easy for lunch - cottage cheese with fruit or something that takes little-to-no preparation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 We schedule spaghetti for grocery day. The kids know how to cook that :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfABunch Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 We always have frozen pizza on grocery shopping day. Shopping, putting it all away AND cooking is too much for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yep. I do crockpot meals or the last of the leftovers on grocery shopping day, and the crockpot is in before leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I usually will get a rotisserie chicken from Costco and make a salad of some sort to go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Not alone. Grocery shopping wears me out. Lazy shopper tip here - see if your grocery store has an option to shop for you. For $4.95, our grocery will shop for your order, call when it's ready, and load it in the car. They won't even take tips. We use Harris Teeter, but other stores probably have the same option! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageRebel Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I shop for 2 weeks at a time. I am using a R.V. fridge so I cannot fit too much, and most doesn't have to be fridged anyway. I am an hour away from main shopping area and that's one way. I am exhausted!! I thought it was just me! My dh thanks I am just trying to be lazy and he has no idea the magnitude. So I pick something up. Chicken, or stop by a pizza place. Delivery nope, not even the ambulance could find us when we needed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatteMama Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 DH knows to pick up dinner on grocery shopping day! :laugh: Some day I will have enough energy to go shopping and cook dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 we have a 100 km trip each direction to the closest decent shopping center. unfortunately ( or perhaps fortunately) take away is extremely limited, and would involve a 20 minute drive. When we do a big shopping trip. I buy shop bread ( A treat) and we make jaffles for tea. Each person making their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
housemouse Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I do shopping 7am once a week just as the stores open and I am home in 1-2 hours depending how many stores I have to hit. No traffic, stores are empty, get in, get out, go home. Kids make their own breakfast that morning for sure. I get mandatory half hour sit in a chair and relax with my tea once the food is put away- no debating over that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 we have a 100 km trip each direction to the closest decent shopping center. unfortunately ( or perhaps fortunately) take away is extremely limited, and would involve a 20 minute drive. When we do a big shopping trip. I buy shop bread ( A treat) and we make jaffles for tea. Each person making their own. I had to go look up jaffles. Sounds yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I start the pizza dough (a package--just add water) and see how far I get in making 3 pizzas. One for dh, one each for the boys. At 5:30, when DH comes home, I hand off whatever is left of cooking the pizzas to him. They stay home and eat pizzas. I head out to Sonic and get a Jr. Deluxe Burger and sit in the car for a good hour. Then, I go shopping. I get home between 9 and 10. It works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Not that I cook much anyway, but since I work 7 days and the girls usually have evening extracurriculars, I can't cook and shop on the same day. But sometimes I buy a pre-assembled pizza to bring home and bake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I usually grab a rotisserie chicken or similar pre-cooke/heat and serve food and serve it with veggies w/dip or a bagged salad. That's even less effort than getting take-out. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Hmm, I don't find grocery shopping to be exhausting. Maybe I am weird. My problem is that our favorite grocery store is a half hour away from home. It's hard enough to find time to get all the way there and back. I only go there about once in 3 weeks, and in between I go to our second choice, next door to our TKD place. That's where I buy those pizzas. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Costco day means Costco food counter because seriously, where else can you feed a family out for like $5-10? I totally get it. But Costco day is like every couple of months and isn't that big of a trip anymore. We shop a lot of different places to get the best prices but not all on the same day so grocery shopping isn't too much for one day here. I have a couple of produce markets I hit en route to other things for holes and in season stuff. I go to an Asian grocery store every few months to stock up on various things like rice noodles, peanut oil, curry pastes, tamarind, soy sauce, rice vinegar. I go to a discount grocery store to see what their specials are. I stop by an Ethiopian market for spices and injera and clarified butter. I go to the bakery outlet on the way home from homeschool classes when I don't have time to bake and buy sandwich bread and English muffins and bob stuff. I pick up my co-op stuff ordered online 2x a month. When I need a pepper or lemon for a recipe or a fast rotisserie chicken dinner, I swing by the grocery store across the street and get those things and also check their managers specials, loss leaders and clearance shelves. Essentially buying food is rarely too big of a production. It's rare to spend more than 20 minutes at any one store or to go to more than one store in a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Post Costco trip, we nearly always have a meal known at our house as "the Costco." It's rotisserie chicken, nuked green beans with salt and pepper and a bit of butter, and a croissant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Post Costco trip, we nearly always have a meal known at our house as "the Costco." It's rotisserie chicken, nuked green beans with salt and pepper and a bit of butter, and a croissant. Ours is usually their chicken salad on croissants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I try to do something easy for grocery night. If we shop late enough it's hot chicken. It most of the time I will buy a loaf of nice bread and might do a bagged mix leaf salad and just fry chicken or steak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Did someone say croissants?!?! Yum! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yes, we always eat something quick and easy after a major grocery shop. Most often some variation of pre-roasted chicken with salad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 When I do major shopping, OR, if I am at Costco anyway, I always pick up a rotisserie chicken for dinner. Last week I spent $600 at Costco, almost all food! We were almost out of basics when we got sick, and between being almost out and sickness, we were in need of just about everything. We are now pretty much stocked up for the month, and will just need to do some produce runs. In fact, some things will last more than a month, but since we were out, I went ahead and bought it. I had to take a boy with me as I knew we would need 2 carts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 When I do major shopping, OR, if I am at Costco anyway, I always pick up a rotisserie chicken for dinner. Last week I spent $600 at Costco, almost all food! We were almost out of basics when we got sick, and between being almost out and sickness, we were in need of just about everything. We are now pretty much stocked up for the month, and will just need to do some produce runs. In fact, some things will last more than a month, but since we were out, I went ahead and bought it. I had to take a boy with me as I knew we would need 2 carts. No matter how long the food would last, if I ever spent $600 on groceries at one time I would need an ambulance. g I totally forget what it's like to feed a growing family since we're now down to just dh, me, and ds. He's 20, so he's past those 'eat everything in sight' teenage years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 When I do major shopping, OR, if I am at Costco anyway, I always pick up a rotisserie chicken for dinner. Last week I spent $600 at Costco, almost all food! We were almost out of basics when we got sick, and between being almost out and sickness, we were in need of just about everything. We are now pretty much stocked up for the month, and will just need to do some produce runs. In fact, some things will last more than a month, but since we were out, I went ahead and bought it. I had to take a boy with me as I knew we would need 2 carts. Our total is usually about that, but this Saturday was $702. To be fair, we had a few expensive non-food things (dishwasher tabs, diapers, smoke detector batteries), and bourbon. I needed that to make DH's bourbon butter birthday cake, and to drink and forget that I spent $700 at Costco. My legs were sore after pushing those carts around. I needed Salt 'n Pepa there for encouragement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I totally forget what it's like to feed a growing family since we're now down to just dh, me, and ds. He's 20, so he's past those 'eat everything in sight' teenage years. Are you telling me they eventually outgrow it and won't eat like this forever? You just made my day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 On grocery night I have either picked up a rotisserie chicken while shopping or orser in. Too tired to cook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunflowerlady Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 You are not alone. Sometimes I pick up a frozen pizza while I shop. Or, I might have dh pick up a pizza or something else on his way home from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottonmama Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Y'all, just reading this thread I think I need to lie down. I pretty much never cook after going to the store. Rotisserie chicken with sides made by dh, or a whole meal made by dh, or it's pizza or leftovers. It's not as bad if it's a Saturday, because I usually go midday and have some time to recover. But if it's Costco, it's always worse than a regular grocery trip... I spend more time driving there, more time navigating the store, and more time putting everything away. I try to go every other month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 we have a 100 km trip each direction to the closest decent shopping center. unfortunately ( or perhaps fortunately) take away is extremely limited, and would involve a 20 minute drive. When we do a big shopping trip. I buy shop bread ( A treat) and we make jaffles for tea. Each person making their own. I learned a new food word today! Jaffles--we will be trying out different combos and practicing saying 'jaffles' with our best Aussie accent. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthyfamily Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Costco day means Costco food counter because seriously, where else can you feed a family out for like $5-10? I totally get it. But Costco day is like every couple of months and isn't that big of a trip anymore. My goodness, that's cheap...what kind of food do you get for that price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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