Shop, Trade, Save: Week of September 5

Guess who did the grocery shopping this week? Not me! There seems to be a lot of “guy food” in the mix, right? I’m grateful that my husband did the grocery shopping this week, but his choices weren’t the most nutritious options out there. Below my shopping list, I provided some easy trade-ups for more nutritious foods.

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In this week’s cart:

  • Peaches (NuVal score: 99)
  • Vans Organic Flax Frozen Waffles (NuVal score: 34)
  • Stonyfield Fat Free French Vanilla Yogurt (NuVal score: 39)
  • Ground Beef (NuVal score: 30)
  • Romaine lettuce (NuVal score: 100)
  • Maple syrup (NuVal score: 1)
  • P.F. Chang’s Beef with Sweet and Savory Sauce
  • Fabulous Flats White Bread Naan (NuVal score: 16)
  • Organic Valley 1% milk (NuVal score: 81)
  • Vanilla soymilk

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  • Bananas (NuVal score: 91)
  • Stonyfield Vanilla Oikos (NuVal score: 41)
  • Green bell pepper (NuVal score: 94)
  • Turkey Hill Lemonade Tea (NuVal score: 1)
  • Boxed macaroni and cheese
  • Breakstone’s Sour Cream (NuVal score: 25)
  • Ragu Chunky Tomato, Garlic & Onion Sauce (NuVal score: 42)
  • Eggland’s Best eggs (NuVal score: 44)

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Trade

Ragu Chunky Tomato, Garlic & Onion Sauce (NuVal score: 42) for Eden Organic Pasta Sauce (NuVal score: 91)

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Stonyfield Vanilla Oikos (NuVal score: 41) for Stonyfield Plain Oikos (NuVal sc0re: 93)

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Fabulous Flats White Bread Naan (NuVal score: 16) for Fabulous Flats Whole Grain Naan (NuVal score: 25)

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Trading Up Downtown Giveaway

Thanks to everyone who entered yesterday’s Peanut Butter Puffins giveaway! Here’s your winner: 85!

85. Erin @ Cooking and the City

I really like the new Kashi GoLean Toasted Berry Crumble cereal – very yummy sprinkled on yogurt!

Congrats, Erin! Please email me at thaupert@nuval.com with your full name and mailing address to claim your prize.

2 Responses to “Shop, Trade, Save: Week of September 5”

  1. I sent my boyfriend to get cheese one night and he came home with yodels, a candy bar, a carvel cake (yes a whole cake), and oh yea cheese! He was then fired from grocery shopping haha!

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