Never Forget an Item on Your Grocery List + Free Printables

Well, I can't promise that you'll NEVER forget another item at the grocery store, but this grocery shopping technique should help. {If my husband were reading this, he'd laugh because well, let's face it, I haven't been the best shopper lately.} I'm working on it and really trying to get back into the habit of doing one shopping trip per week. It's much easier and there's less stress involved. And we could all use some of that, right?

If you're like me, you shop at the same grocery stores every week. I shop at two sometimes three stores a week. By now, I've been there enough that I know the layout pretty well. So, think through your store's layout and the route you usually take through the store.

I always go to the right when I enter my store. It starts with the Deli > Cheeses & Lunch/Breakfast Meats > Meats > Dairy > Then, I go up and down the aisles inside this perimeter. Cereals/Coffee/Tea > Juice/Baby > Snacks/Condiments > Ethnics > Canned Vegs/Boxed sides > Households > Chips > Drinks > Frozen > Bread > Produce/Floral > Pharmacy. Then, to the checkout! So, when making my list, I write each dept down on paper  in the order in which I'll be going through the store. Then, as I look over each day's menu, I write in items I need right into the category listed. Some stores have a store map at the front of their store or online to help you better plan your shopping experience.

Meal Plan & Shopping List

I also like to have my weekly menu somewhere on the list so that I can remember what I'm having in case I decide at the last minute to change something up depending on a sale item or whathaveyou.

Weekly Meal Planner

Weekly Menu/List

Click the links below each picture to go to the original site and print out the ones you'd like to try! Some of these may not be in the order you'll be walking through your store, but you may find something here that would benefit you and make your shopping trips a little less forgetful.

Do you love to grocery shop? How do you keep from forgetting things? Do you make one shopping trip per week or multiple? I'd love to hear from you!

This is part of my 31 Days of Home Economics series. You can find the other links here or under the tap at the top labelled {Home Economics}.

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