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  • SymphonynSonata
    SymphonynSonata Posts: 533 Member
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    -Nature's Own Bread
    -Turkey Lunch Meat
    -American Cheese Slices
    -Cottage Cheese (now that you all reminded me!)
    -Lettuce and Spinach
    -TV Dinners (Particularly Banquet's fried chicken dinner and Santa Fe Rice from Smart Ones)
    -Fudgecicles!
    -Hot dogs
  • crystalflame
    crystalflame Posts: 1,049 Member
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    What are some must-have foods, prepackaged foods, snacks, fruits, vegetables, drinks, liquor, whatever that you ALWAYS have to have on hand that are a big part of your ability to stay focused on your calories and comfortably meet your goals? Or that you just have to keep around because it's so good, or that is surprisingly low calorie for how good it is?

    I typically have the following on hand.

    Greek yogurt (yoplait non fat 50 cal 8g protien)
    Lean cuisine chicken in wine sauce...for quick lunches
    Stouffers skillet meals - quick dinners
    Shrimp to add to skillet meals for protien
    Canned salmon, crab, marble cheese, toppable crackers, avocadoes for lunch
    chocolate (milk chocolate)
    vodka 40 calories an oz, mixed with club soda and water flavor or diet cran/pom juice (10calories a cup)
    Eggs always

    Where are you getting this magical 40 calorie vodka? I've always seen it as 70 cals/oz.

    I'm part of a CSA, so the vegetables in my house vary every week, and what I cook revolves around the vegetables. I don't have any staple items, really, but things that are always in my house:
    -Tea
    -Milk
    -Protein powder
    -Wine
    -Dark chocolate
    -More wine
    -More chocolate
  • kmglennie
    kmglennie Posts: 40
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    Pretty similar to everyone else:

    Greek yogurt!
    Eggs (always been obsessed with eggs)
    lean deli meats
    cottage cheese
    turkey sticks
    Silver Hills Bread
    chicken chicken chicken
    broccoli
    baby spinach
    guacamole
    mustard
    cinnamon
    SALT (I know, I know.)
  • raggiemom
    raggiemom Posts: 139 Member
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  • WickedPineapple
    WickedPineapple Posts: 698 Member
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    What are some must-have foods, prepackaged foods, snacks, fruits, vegetables, drinks, liquor, whatever that you ALWAYS have to have on hand that are a big part of your ability to stay focused on your calories and comfortably meet your goals? Or that you just have to keep around because it's so good, or that is surprisingly low calorie for how good it is?

    Buitoni Pasta (ravioli or tortellini... these are a great replacement for restaurant pasta)
    Whole Wheat Pasta
    Marinara Sauce
    Raw Almonds
    Red Wine
    Dark Chocolate (in squares rather than a whole bar, I usually eat one and am satisfied)
    Raw Spinach & Carrots
    Multigrain Cheerios
    Tea/Coffee
    Raw Apples
    Frozen Blueberries/Strawberries
    Cheese
    Popcorn Kernels/Olive Oil (I even have a pot just for popcorn)
    Rotisserie Chicken (I love chicken in general but the rotisserie is delicious!)
    Spices - Garlic & Cinnamon in particular
  • Jotis1983
    Jotis1983 Posts: 48
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    Nuts (almonds, cashews)
    Jerky
    Skim Milk
    sliced turkey
    Peanut butter and celery
    Limes (for the Corona)
    Tuna
    boiled eggs
    Chocolate Thunder from down under....(wait...what?)
  • AsaThorsWoman
    AsaThorsWoman Posts: 2,303 Member
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    Ya'll totally inspired me to buy apples and peanut butter.
  • NotFab40
    NotFab40 Posts: 13
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    Kettle One vodka, Boscoli Dirty Martini olive juice, garlic and blue cheese stuffed jumbo olives

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