I don’t know about you, but there are some days I just feel like a disorganized mess. I love my little girl to pieces, but how am I supposed to get anything done when there is a one-and-a-half year old running around my feet all day constantly needing attention? (“I would love to read this book to you for the 10,000th time”, “Of course we should go outside to get a better look at that bunny who will immediately hop away”, “No, sweet heart, we don’t need to step on ants with our bare feet”)
After a day full of toddler antics, I’m supposed to go to the grocery store and actually be coherent enough to purchase groceries for our family (or even remember why I went in the first place!). Some days I can think of meals on the fly and come up with a reasonable grocery list in my head, but most days I need a little help if I’m going to make it past aisle two without going crazy.
To make my life a little easier, I crated this Free Printable Grocery Shopping List:
This printable has a spot to plan your meals at the top and a fillable shopping list broken down into easy categories at the bottom. To print the Grocery Shopping Checklist, just click on the link below!
Click Here to Print the Grocery Shopping List
Here’s how to use this printable: First, print it out on regular paper. Then brainstorm the meals you would like to make this week and record them in the top section. I keep a list of meals I regularly make in the notes section of my phone so that if I get stuck, I can always refer back to that list. I also have Pinterest boards for meal ideas broken down into cold weather, warm weather, and crock pot.
Follow Megan Harney’s board Food – Warm Weather on Pinterest. Follow Megan Harney’s board Food – Cold Weather on Pinterest.
After you have planned your meals, think through the ingredients you will need for each meal and write them in the appropriate category below. They are organized into sections that correspond with the layout of the grocery store. Hopefully this will prevent darting back and forth between sections and save you some time. If you haven’t been keeping a list throughout the week, look around your house and think about any essentials you might be almost out of (hand soap and toilet paper always send me back to the store mid-week) and don’t forget to check your pantry!
This free printable grocery list should help you save time and money at the store, which is a win-win in my book! Do you have any great tips for grocery shopping? Share in the comments below!
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Such a cute printable! I got mine! 🙂 I love the meal planning space at the top!
Thanks for sharing this – I just pinned it – looks super easy to use!
Such a pretty grocery list printable. I have to share it on my FC and Pinterest. Totally love it!
This makes the obsessive organizer in me very very happy!! Thank you!
First off, our lives sound so similar! I just entered toddler life and it’s a whole new beginning. Thank you so much for the free printable, this is going to be my new obsession. So thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
P.S. I consider “mommy brain” to be a real thing, that only gets worse when your little one reaches toddler status. 🙂
-Natalie
http://www.keepingupwithmakayla.com
This is perfect! Thanks for sharing. Pinning this for later.
This is so super cute! My planner nerd is very happy!! 🙂
Thank you, Brea! I’m glad I’m not the only planner nerd, ha!
I really needed something like this. I am great at writing lists down and forgetting them, and I totally have a bi-weekly meal plan going. Thanks for the free download can not wait to use it!
I used to be so good at keeping everything organized in my head before my daughter was born, then POOF! Right out the window, ha! Now I definitely need a little help or we will end up living on potato chips and ice cream!
This is so cute! I tried printing it out and it did not print to scale, its smaller than 8.5×11. Some of the other printables opened as a google doc jpeg and printed fine, but this opened in a separate tab and did not. Is there another way I can download the file for use? Thanks!
Rachel,
Thank you so much for letting me know! I have switched it to a Google Doc, so you should be able to download it just like the rest of them. Please let me know if you have any other issues!
Enjoy!
Megan