Food Shopping Suggestions

Lyns180

Going food shopping after work, any staple suggestions for me??

I'm thinking of getting stuff to attempt my own chicken stir fry type dish, although possibly with brown rice instead of noodles. Maybe some omelette ingredients and stuffed chicken?

lsorci919

i just recently learned about powdered peanut butter. It tastes just like normal peanut butter but instead of being almost 200 cal. in 2 tablespoons, it's only 45 cal. I like to keep a jar of it in the house to eat with apples or celery. I'm a snacky person so I have to make sure to have healthy low cal snacks in the house.

MinnieInMaine

For stirfry, a really easy veggie choice is to get a bag of broccoli slaw from the produce section. Add in some mushrooms and a red bell peppers for flavor/texture, a little soy sauce and sriracha (hot sauce) and some pork, chicken, beef or sausage and maybe even a little cooked rice and you've got a hearty meal for not that many calories.

For breakfast, I make batches of oatmeal and egg casserole on the weekends. I'm not a morning person at all so this makes my life so much easier and keeps me from being tempted with not so great choices (like bagels/muffins).

Egg casserole: whip up 8-10 eggs, add in 4 oz of crumbled low fat feta, a package of fully cooked bacon (12 slices) chopped up, 2 10oz boxes of chopped spinach (thawed, moisture squeezed out), stir well, pour into a sprayed (Pam) 9x13 pan and cook at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Makes 6 servings, about 240 calories each

Oatmeal: combine 1 cup of steel cut oats, 3 cups water, 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (whatever flavor you like), 1/2 cup raisins, a few dashes of cinnamon and a few dashes of nutmeg. Cook in CrockPot on low for 5 hours, shut off heat and let sit for additional hour. Pour into square container and cut into servings once fully cooled. Makes 6 servings, about 150 calories each

I also buy a big container of Fage 0% greek yogurt every week and divvy that up into 5 of those 1 cup containers. Each serving is about 3/4 of a cup and I add either a Tbsp of all natural strawberry preserves or some fresh or frozen berries and a Tbsp of chia seeds. Makes a great filling snack!

FYI, you may be able to find brown rice pasta or noodles in the gluten free section of your store. I've never tried them but a friend of mine swears by them. As with most whole grain pastas, you may have to cook a bit longer to get a softer consistency.

Good luck and enjoy your food trials!

AmyRhubarb

Fresh fruits & veggies
Greek yogurt (I get the plain and mix fruit & honey into it, or use it as sour cream)
Peanut or almond butter
Raw almonds
Chicken, lean beef, pork tenderloin, fish
Brown rice, quinoa, potatoes, sweet potatoes
Eggs
Oatmeal
String cheese
Avocados
Black beans

Those are some of my staples.

happysherri

I've been eating a lot of eggs lately! Veggie omelettes, over easy, boiled, breakfast burritos with salsa on them, etc.... So many ways to make them. I even have eggs for dinner! Yum

The chicken stir fry idea sounds delish! My go to chicken is grill and put the chicken over a salad. :-)

mabelbabel1

I always have:

Porridge oats - usual I add a vanilla yogurt or greek yogurt and some fruit and maple syrup
Frozen blueberries, mixed fruits etc - berries are really good for you.
Greek Yogurt - Total/Fage 0% - high in protein
Danone Danio Yogurts - high in protein
Activia Vanilla 0% yogurt
Maple syrup - a tablespoon goes a long way and it's a natural sugar.
Skinless boneless chicken breasts
Cashew nuts - good fats
Avocados - good fats
Broccoli
Kelloggs Breakfast biscuits - high fibre & nice with yogurt for pudding!
Weightwatchers Wraps - high fibre and lower calorie than the other makes.
Ainsley Harriotts Couscous - really tasty!
New potatoes - good source of vitamins and fibre.
Special K cracker crisps - yummy!
Coconut oil


Have fun shopping!

Lots of these are on offer in Tesco at the moment!

rachelwilliams93

fresh fruit and veg
chicken breast
tuna/ any fish
almonds
almond milk
porridge
jacket potato
couscous
rice
fat free yogurt
sugar free jelly

jenchamb119

Egg whites
canadian bacon
mushrooms
onions
pam spray
light and fit greek yogurt
tuna
bagged salad
bolthouse dressing
chicken
fish
shrimp
stir fry sauce
low sodium teriyaki and soy sauce
frozen veggies
canned tomato sauce (I cook frozen veggies in it and a piece of fish)
almond nut thin crackers
kavili crackers
sugar free ice cream
dixie cups
popcorn
whipped peanut butter
fruits and vegetables
pickles
100 cal bags of almonds
ff soduium free broth
almond milk
hummus
popcorn