Thursday, September 30, 2010

Shopping


My favorite form of shopping is at the grocery. :D It is where I am most relaxed. At other shopping areas, I can be quite tense... almost always afraid to make the wrong choices. But at the grocery-wow! I can be quite thorough and at the same time relaxed. :D

So anyway, I chanced upon Mr. Marketman and was inspired by his post on buying produce. I used to buy at Waltermart when we were still living at Pasong Tamo, until I discovered Landmark. I loved the wider selection, and cheaper products there. I still prefer this grocery for their vegetables and fruits. However- since we moved to Taguig, I frequent Market Market more. I have yet to compare the prices of the produce from here and the other groceries.

So, inspired by Marketman's post, the top 10 produce on my list would be:

1. Bananas

2. Garlic

3. Lettuce

4. Cucumber

5. Tomatoes

6. Ampalaya (Bitter gourd)

7. Apples

8. Carrots

9. Ginger

10. Sweet Peas


So, this is weekly top 10 produce. Sometimes, I sneak in some really good grapes or citrus or strawberries, or whatever is fresh and in season. For meat, I usually buy some ground lean beef and pork steak cuts and some good fish fillet if I can't find any other fresh fish. For the good-but-bad-stuff, I buy some corned beef or hotdogs for breakfast. For healthy breakfast fare staples, I try to stock up on organic eggs and rolled oats. I've learned to like the taste of organic eggs, although they do have a slightly game-y aftertaste. As for oatmeal, I never liked it any other way but the old-fashioned rolled oats type. Also, I buy only the 2kilo bags of organic rice which can last for 2 weeks, so I get a fresh bag every 2 weeks.

And that's what usually fills up the grocery cart. :) What's yours?

2 comments:

Jenny said...

aren't you near the FTI market? have you tried it there? do you buy organic white rice or organic brown? we've switched to brown rice already and after initial resistance, stan has accepted :D he still gets his white rice fix over at his mom's. naima has been on brown rice ever since. you're lucky you have regular organic eggs available - where i shop at (shopwise and hypermart), organic eggs are not always available.

Shalum said...

Hi Jen!

Yes, I think we are, but... I haven't been there. Hehe. Yes, we buy organic brown. I actually prefer brown rice for the nutty flavor. But we use white rice for the occasional arroz caldo.

I know, those organic eggs are not easy to get! Someday, Mark and I will bring you some ;)