Starting to eat healthy- is this a good grocery list?

[Anonymous]

Fruits
-Blueberries, bananas, apples, grapes, oranges, watermelon

Veggies
-Lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, avacados, green and red peppers, carrots

Dairy
-2% milk, yogurt, cream cheese, and shredded cheese. Also soymilk- not dairy, but still.

Meat
-Lean chicken
-Salmon

Also: nuts, whole grain bread, quinoa, peanut butter, frozen yogurt, soy bars

My goal isn't weight loss at all. If anything I wouldn't mind gaining 5 pounds. But I'm sick of eating bad (frozen food, takeout, etc)

-But is it expensive to eat healthy?
-Also, am I leaving out anything really important in my list?
-and do you know of any recipes that are really healthy using items in the list? Especially the quinoa since I've never had it before.

Updates

+1 y

Ah I also forgot about green tea.
And I am not concerned with anything being "fattening."

[kheserthorpe]

I make quinoa, add a bit of honey, apple cider vinegar, chopped: green onions, bell pepper, dried apriocot and nuts. Serve cold.

If you wouldn't mind gaining weight, get full fat milk, no reason to drink skim in your case. Are you lactose intolerant? I'd go dairy over soy for SURE otherwise.

Again, if weight loss isn't a goal, fish, chicken are great, but don't avoid beef, pork, etc. Forget lean chicken, eat legs or whatever as well.

[Asker]

I don't like the taste of full fat milk that's why. :P
And soy is very healthy but the only way I can stand it is in "milk" form.
Thanks for the quinoa recipe, and, noted about the meat.

[kheserthorpe]

Soy often has hormone shifting affects. I eat it in limited amounts, but not as a staple.

[Asker]

I've heard that. I used to drink a lot of soy milk but I never noticed anything weird going on. But they do say to avoid it if breast cancer runs in your family.

[kheserthorpe]

I've heard of more males having big problems still... i don't think i'd go out of my way to load up on it, especially the more modern stuff. Tempeh I like better, a more natural product.

[Asker]

I haven't tried tempeh nor tofu but it doesn't look too good

[behindthemask]

That sounds perfect to me! Eating healthy can be expensive but set yourself a budget and you should do okay to make it work. Brown organic pasta is great for you and tastes great so maybe you could throw some of that in if you're into pasta:)

[Asker]

I loooove pasta. Forgot about it :P

[SamuelB]

I didn't know they made -2% milk.

[Asker]

That's a bullet mark. You cheeky asshole

[repetron]

Looks good, it might be spendy though.

[Ihav2fart]

I don't know about that cream cheese.