What diet/healthy food could you not do without?

shazland

I'd be interested in finding out what food you really couldn't do without whilst watching your weight/dieting. Might help give me some ideas on what to eat :-)
I think crumpets are good. Only 98 calories and they're practical for lunch.

PotentiallyCrazy

Chicken, popcorn, veggies, eggs, beans... things that are high in protein & fiber are best

999tigger

Porridge oats.or cauliflower and broccoli.

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shazland

Thanks for the ideas guys!

4daluvof_candice

yogurt

rbfdac

greek yogurt, protein bars in a pinch, meatless meat, fish (I'm a pescatarian), spinach (I have a salad with every meal), laughing cow cheese, and popcorn. Oh, and hummus

Holly_Roman_Empire

fish and chicken.

libbydoodle11

Rice, yams, delicata and butternut squash, hummus.

PotentiallyCrazy

protein shakes & protein bars at times also. spinach, kale, green leafies, cucumber. a big salad with some grilled chicken or hard boiled eggs & veggies & light dressing like balsamic or vinaigrette is very good

wilsoncl6

Chicken and turkey breast, I love breast. Umm, that sounded a little creepy. Greek nonfat yogurt, fish (preferably tuna or salmon) and spinach.

shazland

haha wilsoncl6!

gothchiq

Chicken! Also, broccoli.

jgnatca

I'm not in to "good foods" and "bad foods", but there are some go-to's that I always have on hand. I stash Taste of Nature bars cut in half and Premier Protein shakes just in case I am caught without good choices around.

Once, starving in the afternoon at work, I finished off a Costco muffin because that was all that was available at work other than candy bars and chips. What is that sucker, 1,000 calories?

I make home-made Hummus and freeze it in to tablespoon size cups. I spread this on Finn crackers, my favourite cracker right now. I also buy a large block of low-fat old cheddar and pre-cut it in to 30 gm squares, and freeze it. That's one of my milk portions taken care of for the day.

The other milk portion is from greek yogurt cups or cottage cheese cups.

I shop several times a week for fruits and vegetables in season. They are much more palatable when super-fresh. I keep frozen fruit and veggies in the freezer also just in case.

Then there's the dried beans and lentils I keep on hand for those weekends I feel like getting creative. A crock-pot recipe can make up a lot of high-fiber portions pretty quickly, especially when it is just hubby and me.

For meats, I have a bulk bag of cod fillets and chicken breasts in the freezer.

gothchiq

... and I had to go look up what a crumpet was in the first place. lol. Seems like something cool I could try making on the weekend.

Hornsby

Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream

annette_15

Eggs and quest bars

annette_15

And fruit too

amylynn82784

Definitely egg whites!

socalkay

fruit, fruit, fruit


and protein shakes with fruit.

jesiann2014

Shrooms!!!

MoeHameed

Yams and fruits, cant live without them

cstevenson86

• Fat free milk
• Fat free cottage cheese
• Fruit
• Special k breakfast flat breads
• Fiber

One brownies/lemon bars

cstevenson86

*Fiber One brownies/lemon bars

111YoYo111

spagetti squash

I've gotten hooked on it and eat it twice a week now.

avecheverria

steam in the bag frozen vegetables. they've saved me many an evening

shazland

Thanks everyone! Wish there was a 'like' button on here! What is spaghetti squash?

cherrychoc67

egg whites, I make a 3 egg white omelette for tea with frozen spinach, spring onion and a little chicken stock powder, I let it go cold then put a little tomato paste and cottage cheese on top and yummo that's my dinner

addy_leigh

Fruit! All kinds. And Greek yogurt

drabbits3

greek yogurt, egg whites, raw veggies + hummus, oatmeal, sweet potatoes

kpk54

Plain Greek yogurt, egg white omelets, steel cut oats, canned tuna, fresh fish, chicken, legumes, all fresh vegetable except okra, fruit, plenty of herbs and spices.