What to put on a basic grocery list
Most weekly grocery lists come down to the same groups: fruit and vegetables, dairy and eggs, bread, meat or fish, cupboard staples like pasta, rice and tins, and household items like washing up liquid and bin bags. Starting with those as categories gives you a list that follows the shop.
Write down amounts. “Milk” on a list means different things to different people; “2 bottles” doesn’t. Units like packs, cans, grams and kilos make the list exact enough that whoever is shopping can just follow it.
Keep it shared and keep it current. When anyone in the house finishes something, they add it then, and when it goes in the basket it gets ticked off for everyone.