We try to stock up on groceries every week and pick up some of our staples. We have been loving using Walmart’s Online Order and Pickup. Not only is it SO convenient, but they have the best prices, and amazing quality groceries.
We created a comparison of Walmart’s prices to Kroger’s prices for the same exact items, so you could see the difference!
These are some of our staples we use weekly: this ketchup is the bomb and so flavorful. Chickpeas are great for salads, making hummus, and soups.
We love using rolled oats to make oatmeal, bake cookies and desserts with, or add into smoothies.
Peppermint tea is a great tummy soother and we love sipping on it at night!
We love that all we have to do is quickly place an order online, or in their free app, wait for you order to be ready for pickup, and wait in your car while they place it in your trunk, all contact-less.
After getting SO many requests to share an updated grocery list. As you all know, we eat plant-based, so we are sharing all our must haves in fruits and vegetables, pantry items, spices, dips and sauces, drinks, protein, and snacks.
Plant Based Protein
We don’t eat a lot of protein, or track it, but we do have some staples that we include daily in our diet. We use spirulina in our smoothie bowls every morning with this plant-based protein powder.
We love adding beans and quinoa in our bowls and salads.
You need some good flavor to add to your dishes! We always have this ketchup on hand, as well as some salsa.
We get our hummus and guacamole at Costco.
Pantry Essentials
For cooking, we love adding in liquid aminos (kind of like a soy sauce) and tomato sauce can be used for so many things!
For baking, we use coconut flour and rolled oats for tons of things, and maple syrup is a great staple to have!
Spices and Seasonings
We use these so much. Our go-to’s are cinnamon, himalayan salt and pepper.
What is a plant-based diet?
You all know that we have been plant-based for over two years now, and have seen such differences.
Eating plant-based involves eating whole foods (minimally processed), with limited or avoidance of animal products.We focus on eating plants like vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds and nuts, and some grains.
The main difference between eating plant-based and vegan, is that vegans do not eat dairy, meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, or honey. Vegetarians do not eat meat or poultry, but some eat eggs, seafood, or dairy.
What are the benefits of eating a plant-based diet?
There are so many benefits to eating plant based, specifically ones we have seen on our own. We can’t speak for everyone, but for us, these are some of the benefits we have seen:
lower inflammation/swelling
better digestion
clearer and brighter skin
better sleep
clearer thinking
We have also read that it can help with reducing heart disease risk, calms inflammation, lowers diabetes risk, reduces cancer risk, lowers cholesterol, and helps maintain weight.
What foods do we typically avoid?
We don’t think there are any foods that are “bad”, but we have been avoiding certain foods while eating this way like:
seafood
poultry
eggs
dairy
gluten
canola oil
most added sugars
faux meats
Where do we shop for our groceries?
We honestly shop all over. Our favorite spots are Sprouts, Costco, Sam’s Club, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Amazon, and Thrive Market.
How often do you grocery shop?
We typically grocery shop once a week, sometimes twice a week, if needed.
With school starting again, work being busy, and fall picking up, we have been using Walmart’s Online Pickup & Delivery. It is SO easy and convenient. You can pick up tons of items like groceries, party supplies (hello football season!), dinnerware, cookware sets, office supplies, camping materials, and more.
Not only does it save you time, but it is 100% free AND easy to use.
How does it work?
It is so easy and takes just a few minutes to order!
Order products at grocery.walmart.com or through the Walmart mobile app (blue app).
Select your pickup/delivery time and submit order. • you can opt-in to email, text messages and/or app notifications to be notified when your order is ready for pickup/on it’s way **(we recommend doing this!)
Once notified that your order is ready for pickup, check in with the Walmart app to let us know you’re on the way.
Follow the orange signs to the pickup area and park in the designated parking spot.
A Walmart associate will deliver your order to your car/home contactless
Your receipt will be sent via email and/or within the app.
Sounds easy enough, right?
What are the benefits?
Of course, the obvious, it saves you time! There are more benefits including:
No need to even leave your car with pickup, or you can have it delivered right to your door with delivery.
100% contactless for pickup or delivery.
Can order your entire list online from anywhere, at any time.
Always saving money with Walmart’s everyday low prices!
Totally FREE with no additional fees, except for delivery, which is very small.
Easy to use.
Very easy to reorder your past orders with the “Favorites” option –(we love this feature!)
If you’re not happy with your order, you have the ability to reject any items at pickup– the offer a freshness guarantee, and if you are not 100% satisfied, you get your money back.
We LOVE that they have tons of time slots available, so we are never waiting forever for our order to be ready. If we need something even sooner, they offer express delivery, and we can have our order in 2 hours or less!
**There is a $35 minimum and a small delivery fee may apply. Pickup and Delivery available in select markets.
Since we basically live at the grocery store buying food for our bottomless pits ;), we thought we would share our typical grocery lists and where we love to shop! We have gotten so many questions about what is in our fridge, or what we buy, so hope it is helpful for you all. We think it is kind of fun to see what people buy!
We usually love to shop at Costco to get all of our vegetables and fruits because we eat such large quantities of them. We get most of our produce from there, but we will also get some other stuff at Trader Joe’s and Sprouts! We love shopping at Costco because they have so many organic products.
You all have probably noticed most of our groceries are fruits and vegetables. We have been focusing on more of a plant-based diet, with an occasional animal protein once in a while when we are craving it. We wrote more about it in this post and this podcast episode.
We are planning on sharing a post on some recipes soon, so stay tuned!
Here is what we typically buy at Costco:
What We Buy At Trader Joe’s/Sprouts: