What essential products should I buy on my first grocery shopping trip for my first place?

Question

What essential products should I buy on my first grocery shopping trip for my first place?

Answer 1

The basics: milk, bread, eggs, butter.  Ketchup, mustard, salad dressing.  Lunch meat, water or something else to drink.  Cereal, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce and ramen noodles.  Canned or frozen veggies.  There, that ought to get you started.  Oh yeah and basic seasonings like montreal steak or garlic and herb.

Answer 2

Toilet plunger. Bleach. Bin Bags. Gloves. Room deodorant. Shovel & Broom. Many hard & soft sided cleaning sponges. Antiseptic cleansing spray. Outside and Inside scrubbing brush. That's stage 1..

Answer 3

From Every Day with Rachael Ray

Check this list against the contents of your cupboards, refrigerator and freezer. Then print out this page and take a trip to the supermarket to pick up what you don't already have on hand.

FRIDGE

   milk

   butter

   eggs

   sour cream

   cream cheese

   parmesan cheese

   ketchup

   mayonnaise

   mustard

   soy sauce

   steak sauce

   bacon

   bread crumbs

   lemons

   limes

   carrots

   celery

FREEZER

   frozen fruit

   frozen vegetables

SPICE RACK

   salt

   black pepper

   cayenne pepper

   crushed red pepper

   chili powder

   paprika

   ground cumin

   bay leaves

   ground cinnamon

   ground nutmeg

CUPBOARD

   garlic

   onions

   potatoes

   extra-virgin olive oil

   vegetable oil

   cooking spray

   vinegar

   hot pepper sauce

   Worcestershire sauce

   dried pasta

   couscous

   rice

   broth

   canned or jarred chiles

   canned tomatoes

   pasta sauce

   canned beans

   canned tuna

   flour

   cornstarch

   confectioners' sugar

   granulated sugar

   brown sugar

   baking powder

   baking soda

   unsweetened cocoa powder

   pure vanilla extract

   honey

   jam

   pure maple syrup

   peanut butter

   chocolate chips

   nuts

   raisins

Answer 4

Something to drink in the morning (like coffee, tea or juice)

Bread and/or Tortillas

Peanut butter, jelly, or cream cheese for sandwiches that won't spoil right away

Salt/Pepper shakers

Milk or creamer (for guests even if you don't use)

Sugar or Splenda

Butter or Margarine

Oil and/or Pam spray

Dish Detergent

Foil and or plastic wrap

Cheese and eggs

Soups and/or Ramen noodles

Ground meat

Chicken

Tuna

Mayo, salsa, ketchup or mustard depending on your preferences

A good dessert (like ice cream or a nice cake) to have when you relax at night and to share with a friend.

Start off with premade stuff that don't take a lot of ingredients or spices and aren't expensive, and each trip add another staple to your pantry so eventually you will be able to cook anything pretty much at will.

Things to have on hand - onions, flour, cornstarch, potatoes, rice, garlic, tomato sauce/paste, pasta, chicken/beef stock or bullion, carrots, celery, mushrooms, some cream soups maybe, beans, canned or frozen veggies - these can be added as you go along.

Answer 5

a microwave and paper towl.

and food, that could be handy =]

Answer 6

Basic non perishable groceries:

a) pasta, rice, tinned tuna, lentils, some frozen vegetables, some sliced bread for the freezer (for toast when you have no fresh bread) coffee, tea, sugar, salt, pepper, biscuits, jam, cereals, some eggs, long life milk, water and other drinks, some packet soups, oil, balsamic vinegar.

b) Basic cleaning and other stuff: washing tablets and conditioner for the washing machine, liquid detergent (for dishes) plus tablets/powder if you have a dishwasher. A bottle of bleach, a general cleaning spray for kitchen and bathroom, a glass cleaner spray, a dusting cloth, a mop and bucket, sponge for the kitchen. Toilette tissue, kleenex, paper towels. For the kitchen: aluminium foil and cling film.

It looks like a lot, but they really are basics, even the food, you can always eat something if you keep groceries like rice, pasta, some onions and eggs at home, even if have not had time to go shopping.

Answer 7

toilet paper and cereal.

Answer 8

Toiletries (toothpaste, toilet paper, etc.)

Cleaning supplies (multipurpose)

Staple food items (sugar, milk, eggs, pasta, soups, etc.)

Condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, whatever you like)

The first shopping trip can be really expensive if you're outfitting a new home with everything you need.  Think about the types of foods you enjoy eating on a regular basis.  IT's not necessary to buy all the essentials at once, but plan to pick up a few on each shopping trip.  Over a few months you'll have acquired all the essentials.

Answer 9

what ever

Answer 10

Here's what I bought:

Toilet paper, paper towels,

cleaning agents (multi-surface, floor, toilet, carpet, glass, dish soap, hand soap, dishwashing detergent, laundry detergent and fabric softener, toilet brush, dish rags & scrubbies),

flashlight or candles & lighter for emergency power outages, first aid kit, along with some good ol' ibuprofen.

basic spices- salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic, oregano, sugar, cinnamon, flower, tea, coffee, baking soda

supplies for hanging decorations / just generally having "fix-it" tools around the house - hammer, nails, screwdriver, screws, level

sheets and towels: bath, hand, kitchen, face, bath mat, shower curtain

Misc: scissors, pens, pwer strip, extension cord, spare light bulbs, Febreeze, Lysol, coffee filters, iron, ironing board

flatware, serving spoons, cutting board, knives, pots & pans, cookie sheet, tupperware, corkscrew/ bottle opener, can opener, pot holders, refrigerator magnets, mop, broom, dust pan, trash bags, trash can,

(Not to mention all your favorite foods - make sure you get some produce!)

The list goes on and on, and the first trip is always waaaaay more expensive than the regular trips you'll make in the future.  I hope this helps.

Answer 11

BUY NOTHING FROM CHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  =)

Answer 12

Milk, Bread, any condiments (like ketchup and A1 sauce and mayonnaise... they will stay in your fridge forever), lots of toilet paper, some freezer items (i would suggest doing something like Sam's club and just get a stock of chicken b*****s or something, unless you like fresh)

Answer 13

ketchup mustard bread milk eggs

all the staples

Answer 14

the basics are

bread

butter

milk

baked beans

sausages

bacon

eggs

pasta

tin toms

potatoes

loo roll

washing up liquid

soap

good luck x

Answer 15

cleaning agents

Answer 16

toilet paper...peanut butter, bologna, bread, light bulbs or candles, if you have no electric yet...something to hold water to drink...

Answer 17

Toilet paper

Paper towels or napkins

Soap

Shampoo and conditioner

Dish washing liquid or detergent for a dishwasher

Laundry detergent

Bleach

Toilet bowl cleaner

General cleaner (I use Windex for wiping windows, mirrors, counter-tops, vanity tops, etc.)

Mop

Broom and dustpan

Scrubbers to wash dishes and clean with (or dishcloths)

Dish towels

Pot holders

Hot plate

Cereal (or oatmeal or cream of wheat)

Milk

Bread and sandwich stuff (peanut butter, jelly, etc)

Drinks (Pepsi, Orange juice, etc)

Meat (bologna, chicken, ground beef, etc if you cook)

Eggs

Vegetable oil (if you cook)

Snacks (popcorn, chips, pretzels, ice cream)

Ice cube trays (if needed)

Spices for cooking (salt, pepper, etc)

Canned pasta (ravioli's, spaghetti o's, etc)

Ramen noodles (cheap and easy to fix)

TV dinners (if you don't cook)

Hope this helps!  Congratulations on your first place!

Answer 18

Cleaning supplies would be one item, also basic sanitary supplies such as toilet paper and Kleenex. Paper towels, sponges are needed as well. All of the basic food items you would normally expect to eat in a week- bread,milk, OJ, eggs, fruits, vegetables, canned and instant soups, frozen foods including microwavable entrees, laundry detergent, stain remover, fabric softener, and all fabric bleach. Meat products are another food item you may want to add in- as well as seafood products, if you eat them, including canned tuna. Think about what you eat each week where you are currently living, and use that as a reference point when you make your shopping list.

If your new place has carpeting, you will want to look into getting a vacumn cleaner and bags for it. You will also want a mop for the kitchen floor, broom(s) for sweeping linoleum or tile floors, and a dust pan. Garbage cans and trash bags of different sizes are another must have item. Find out in advance of your move when trash day is at your new home, and be ready to put your trash out for the collectors when they come. Depending on what kind of furniture you have and how much of it you have, you may want to get some furniture polish for it.

If you don't already have these, you will need to get sheets for your bed, towels for the bathroom, a bath mat, and possibly a throw rug or two for the floor of your bedroom.  A lot of these decisions will depend on how big your new place is, how much furniture you have, and how many people will be living there.  Hope this helps.

Answer 19

Toilet paper, paper towel, soap, detergent, toothpaste, food.  Think of all the things you do from the time you wake up until the time you go to sleep and write down all the items you use to do those things, and thats what you buy.

Answer 20

Toiletries!

Non-perishables (To stock up)

Answer 21

All the spices you like, veggies, the other 2 answers are right also, get the cabinets full of stuff you like to eat.

Answer 22

bread, milk, marge, tea, cleaning stuff, bin bags, some cheap crockery, supernoodles for quick snacks - you'll be busy arranging your furniture!  toilet roll, too - very important!

Answer 23

You should buy products that you use the most.

How about napkins, toilet paper, toothpaste, dish washing soap, detergent, spunge, towel, a vacuum cleaner.

Answer 24

If you are shopping for food the biggest pointer I can give anyone is you must make a menu first for the week. Figure what you'll be eating for breakfast, lunch and dinner and even snacks.  Then you'll know what food to buy for each meal. If you don't do this you'll end up bringing odds & ends of food home that caught your eye but have nothing to put together a meal with. So have a  plan on paper and happy shopping!

Answer 25

breakfast food,snack food ,pick5

Answer 26

toilet paper, papertowels, luandry soap, airfreshener, dishsoap, bathsoap, cleaning products,broom and a mop.dust pan,