Welcome to Grocery Run, our latest series on how theBuzzFeed communityis grocery shopping in 2024!

Amid rising prices and personal challenges, groceries have become tricky these days.

We hope that by sharing how others cook and shop, we can help readers in similar circumstances.

Grocery basket with assorted food items from Trader Joe's including pretzel bread pudding, Stollen crisps, apricot cherry stilton, and artichoke & jalapeño dip

My mom taught me how to cook at a young age and was such a star in the kitchen.

I also love meal prepping.

when I kick off the fridge.

Summary of text content: An outlined shopping guide consisting of six sections: Basics, Details, Shopping, Plan, Food, and Challenges.

Home-cooked meals were commonplace but kid-friendly as well.

We did chicken nuggets and fish sticks with sides my mom knew we would eat things like that.

I am grateful she taught me things like how to bake and make meals on the fly.

Person holding a cup, seated outdoors with a thoughtful expression, in a casual sleeveless top

I still use so much of that today.

(The King Soopers app literally tells me my regular purchases.

What a dream!).

Illustration of a notepad with "The Basics" written, surrounded by sketches of food items and a coffee cup

I have a VERY meticulous pattern for grocery shopping.

If we have plans to eat out, I’ll write that in there as well.

We have dinner most Thursdays with friends, and I’ll text them on Sunday to confirm.

"The Details" written on a notebook page with doodles of food items around the border

Up until last fall, I had been a vegetarian for 16 years.

I’ll sometimes splurge and plan ahead to make a baked oatmeal.

For lunches, we will often utilize leftovers from the night prior.

A handwritten note on lined paper says "Mom, thank you for everything!" surrounded by illustrations of a tomato, mushrooms, basil, garlic, a glass of wine, and red hearts

To not exhaust ourselves, I venture to stick to portions of four to six for dinner.

Anything beyond that, and we’ll get sick of it.

I strongly lean into finding meals we like and making them on repeat.

Text: "The Shopping. Average spent: $120-160 a week." Illustrations of various grocery items like beans and snacks are displayed around the text

We love Mexican, Chinese, and Indian, so we make a lot of those.

Often, it’s much cheaper to do at home.

I’m currently jobless!

Handwritten grocery list including items like coffee, Greek yogurt, and eggs, with doodles of a coffee cup and jar

Our community is so awesome.

Note: We’ll only use this initial form to learn a bit about you and your grocery habits.

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Illustration of a bag with bread, a flower, and a wine bottle. Text above reads, "Alison's 'Treat Yourself' Purchase: Wine!"

Hand-drawn illustration featuring a meal plan with various doodles of food items like carrots and beans, including text "The Plan"

A cookbook titled "The Feel Good Foodie Cookbook" on a table with coupons and a laptop nearby

Handwritten grocery list on mobile phone for breakfast sandwiches, dill pickle chicken salad, and turkey meatloaves

Illustration with "The Food" written centrally, surrounded by various drawn food-related items and designs

a graphic of a sheet of paper with text: Alison's diet: Newly not vegetarian, allergic to raw celery, carrots, and pineapple, wife allergic to all nuts except peanuts, lower-calorie diet

Open refrigerator stocked with various food items including dairy, produce, and condiments

Menu listing breakfast, lunch, and dinner options. Breakfast includes Faux McGriddles, breakfast tacos, and baked oatmeal. Lunch is leftovers. Dinner features Greek meatballs and cucumber salad

Bowl of cashew chicken with peanuts, cauliflower rice, bell peppers, and green onions. Text above reads: "Cashew Chicken (subbed in peanuts and cauliflower rice)."

Image with the text "The Challenges" overlaid on a background featuring doodles of various food items like pasta, beans, and a box of cereal

Fridge door with papers: one says "Currently Unemployed and Side-Gigging," another "Coupons Coupons Coupons," and a third "Just Started a Small Business!"

A woman wearing sunglasses holds several packs of craft beer cans outdoors, smiling at the camera

A hand holding a long shopping receipt over bags of groceries, including a can, packaged item, and other food products