On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:52:15 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> I usually sit down once a week and plan out what I will be making for the
> week. I make several lists. One for each store I am going to. Sometimes I
> will add an item to more than one list with a question mark. I do this
> because I am not sure if that store carries the item or if it will be a good
> price at that store.
>
> I am leaving soon to go to Albertsons. Am mainly getting ingredients that I
> don't have for the enchiladas I am making. I do have most of the stuff.
> And husband wants some cherries! I think he is finally realizing that diet
> might indeed affect it.
>
> But I will be going to Winco later in the week because they have the best
> prices overall. They are further away though so I don't go there often and
> when I do go, I try to stock up on the non-perishables. I am getting to the
> point of needing more tomato sauce and canned beans.
>
> Once in a while I will make a list on my computer. I only do this when I am
> really low on food. In that case I take the same list to every store and
> just cross things off as I buy them. But it is much easier and quicker to
> tailor my lists to the specific stores. I write things down in the order in
> which they are kept in the store.
>

Oh, god NO! I would never devote that amount of time and effort to a
organizing a grocery list.... or in your case a set of grocery lists.
I'm capable of looking at mine and figuring out which items can be
found in the aisle I'm on at the time. If I need to go somewhere else
for a certain item, the asterisk is in my head - not on a separate
piece of paper.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.