Hey Everyone,
I found this site a few weeks ago and have finally decided that I need to stop eating crap. The healthiest I ever eat is the occasional turkey sandwich and banana for lunch, but other than that it's just the standard college student crap. So monday i'm going to go shopping and tuesday i'm going to start my visits to Purdue's AWESOME $5 million one year old student workout center. I'm currently 20 years old, 6'2", and 197#. My initial goal is to lose 10#, get my feet wet with the cardio and weights, and go from there. This shouldn't be too hard, being that i've put on 5# since the end of football/marching season (marching band big 10 style is a VERY under rated work out)

Anyways, what i need is a shopping list. The only healthing thing i have now is water and i'm not quite sure where to start to get a good rounded diet going. The only thing i'd really like to avoid that i've seen on a lot of diets here is tuna...can't stand it, other than that i'm pretty open. Another thing i'm curious about and have no knowledge of is supplements/powders (whey, protein, ect.) I probably can't afford them this week (maybe next) but i'd like more information on their use and effect.

Thanks for the advice, I'll be back from my trip sunday night to ask any follow up questions.

This is my grocery list, which I print out and highlight what I need before I go shopping. Granted, it contains a few "unclean" foods like ketchup and fudgsicles, but it will at least give you a place to start.

Dairy
Breakstone's Cottage Cheese Low Fat 2% Small Curd 4 oz ea - 4 pk
Butterball sliced roasted turkey breast
Cool Whip Whipped Topping Lite
Dannon Yogurt Light 'n Fit Carb Control Peaches 'n Cream 4 oz ea - 4 ct
Egg Beaters Southwest (Pour Spout)
Healthy Choice Chicken Breast Roasted Thin Sliced
Healthy Choice Ham Honey Thin Sliced
Healthy Choice Turkey Breast Honey Thin Sliced
Hood Carb Countdown Dairy Beverage 2% Reduced Fat Chocolate
Hood Carb Countdown Dairy Beverage Fat Free
Hood Milk Skim
Jell-O Gelatin Cups Sugar Free Cherry & Black Cherry 3.2 oz ea - 6 ct
Kraft Cheese 2% Sharp Cheddar Shredded
Kraft Cheese American White 2% Milk Reduced Fat Singles - 16 ct
Kraft Cheese Mozzarella Light Naturals Shredded
Laughing Cow Cheese Light Wedges - 8 ct
Stop & Shop Eggs Grade A Brown Jumbo

Meat
Beef, Lean
Boneless chicken breast (8oz)
Fish
Salmon steaks (7oz)
Shrimp

Frozen foods
Boca Burger Meatless Patties Original - 4 ct
Boca Burgers Vegan Sausage Links
Boca Chicken Patties Spicy - 4 ct
Broccoli
Chicken Breast Skinless Boneless
Corn
Good Humor Fudgsicle 1.75 oz ea - 12 ct
Green Beans
Mixed vegetables
Peas

Beverages
Coffee
Diet Coke
Diet Pepsi
Green tea
Red Rose tea

Snacks
Beef jerky
Natural peanut butter
Roasted almonds

Bread
Home Pride Low-Carb Bread
Nature’s Own whole grain wheat bread
Pepperidge Farm Jewish Seedless Rye Bread
Peppridge Farm Hamburger Rolls
Sahara Mini Wheat Pita Bread 8 Count

Breakfast foods
Atkins Kitchen Low Carb Sugar Free Syrup
Kashi Go Lean Crunch Cereal
Kellogg’s Bran Flakes
Kellogg’s Mueslix
Kellogg's All Bran Extra Fiber
Quaker Oatmeal Nutrition for Women, Brown Sugar
Quaker Oatmeal Nutrition for Women, Vanilla Cinnamon
Quaker Quick-Cook Oats

Soups and canned goods
3 Diamond Tiny Whole Shrimp
Bumble Bee Alaska Pink Salmon
Campbell's Chunky Beef With Country Vegetable Soup
Campbell's Chunky Bowl Sirloin Burger
Campbell's Chunky Sirloin Burger With Country Vegetable Soup
Hormel Hot Chili With Beans
Tuna fish

Vegetables
Asparagus
Baby carrots
Bell peppers
Broccoli
Cilantro
Garlic
Mushrooms, Portabella
Mushrooms, Sliced
Onions
Ready Mix salad
String beans

Fruits
Apples
Avocado
Bananas
Grapefruit
Lime
Mangoes
Red seedless grapes
Tomato
Watermelon

Condiments
Balsamic Vinegar
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Heinz 57 Ketchup
Light Mayo
Relish, Unsweetened

The only thing i'd really like to avoid that i've seen on a lot of diets here is tuna...can't stand it, other than that i'm pretty open.

Don't discount tuna entirely. I hate the canned stuff too, but I love a grilled tuna steak, especially with a salad nicoise.

What I find more helpful to do is to make up my menu for the week. I write down what I'm going to eat, every day. Then I make my list from that. I exchange foods if I'm not totally in the mood for something, but this way I know I have what I need to make 5-6 clean meals for six days.