What are staples of your grocery shopping list?
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Lean meat
cheese
Quark
whatever fruits I'm feeling like at the moment
cucumber/bellpeppers
Especially quark. Everyone should get quark. Quark is love. Quark is life. (well mostly protein.)0 -
Lots of milk.
Even more eggs and bacon.
Yogurt.
Bagel bites and lunchables (because I still eat like I'm 8 years old every once in a while).0 -
1% fat cottage cheese
ground turkey
chicken breast
cilantro, tomatoes chiles - i make a huge bowl of salsa every week
bananas
V8 light fusion
35 calorie multigrain bread
variety of frozen fruit
spinach
vanilla yogurt light
mini bagels
laughing cow wedges
dried fruits
frozen greek yogurt - my new fav - healthy choice caramel swirl YUMMY!!0 -
Bacon
Cheese
Eggs
Steaks
Chicken
Fish
Bananas
Pudding cups
Chocolate Milk
Ritz
Ice Cream
Spinach
Butter
Ground Beef
BACON
Apples
Pears0 -
Stuff I get every week includes:
Whole grain Cream of Wheat
Oatmeal
Strawberries
Blackberries
Green apples
Spinach
2% Greek yogurt
2% cottage cheese
5% cream (for coffee)
Almonds
Eggs
Broccoli
Zucchini
Bell peppers
Carrots
Chicken breast
Ground turkey
Lean sausages
Extra-lean ground beef
Salmon
Steak
Then I try to get a variety of other fresh veggies & fruits depending on the cost and season.0 -
1% milk
Danone Silhouette Yogurt
Bananas
Ambrosia Apples
Boneless Skinless Turkey breast
Hummas
Armstrong Light Cheese (18% MF)
V8 Diet Splash
Peas -low sodium
Green beans - low sodium
Bagel Thins
Triscuts - Sour Cream and Chive
Everything else various but the above are must haves!0 -
Egg whites (always!!)
Boneless skinless chicken breasts
TONS of frozen veggies
Extra lean ground turkey or turkey patties
Almond milk
Salad stuff
Oatmeal.
Then some random stuff.. that I probably don't need lol0 -
Fat free plain Greek yogurt
Mootopia fat free milk
Slimfast vanilla power (high protein)
OJ
(Mix the above ingredients (1/2 cup each, 1 scoop of slimfast) and ice for a nice orange cream smoothie, tastes kinda like orange julius = yum)
Lean Cuisines (fast, easy and low cal)
chicken breasts
steak once or twice a month
mushrooms
red onion
diet coke
frozen fruit
fresh fruit (blueberries, strawberries, bananas)
coffee
fat free coffeemate0 -
Frozen veggies
Peaches (when I find them ripe, so once in a blue moon)
Strawberries
Fage 0% plain
Chicken breast
Eggs
Egg whites
Onions
Light cheddar
Ice cream
Chicken sausage
Lean ground meat
2% milk
That's what I pretty much eat more than once a week.0 -
gingerale
frozen juice
fig newtons
akmak or wasa crackers
pb
peanuts
cottage cheese
cheese
eggs
chicken breast
ground turkey
produce0 -
eggs (free range organic brown), free range organic boneless skinless chicken, super 7 salad mix, tomatoes, dempster's ancient grains bread, Steel cut oats, walnuts, pecans, plain fat free yogurt, lentils, sirloin tip, whey protein isolate (kaizen ( new Zealand), mixed filed berries (Costco), cara cara oranges, apples, carrots, bell peppers, AND Cheetos... *grin*0
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Eggs
All natural peanut butter
fruits and veggies (raw and frozen-lately it's fresh beets, apples, bananas, mesculin greens, organic carrots, sugar snap peas and bell peppers)
Greek yogurt
Almond milk
Coffee
Cheese (sharp cheddar, goat cheese, muenster)0 -
These are items we almost always have in the house:
Low fat Milk
Greek Yogurt
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk - for smoothies
Protein Bars
Whey Protein Powder
Cashews
Sunflower seed kernels
Turkey Jerky
Whole Wheat English Muffins
Whole Wheat sandwich bread
Sandwich meat and cheese
All - Whites
Some type of cracker (wheat thins, etc.)
Peanut Butter
Spinach
Bananas0 -
I don't eat staples.0
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I don't eat staples.
^^ winner :bigsmile:0 -
Meals and snacks-
Bananas
blueberries
chicken breasts
turkey lunch meat
broccoli
snap peas
cottage cheese
English muffins
eggs
coffee
diet pepsi
Treats-
baked potato chips and peach salsa
ice cream
It can differ week to week but this is what I've been getting lately.
also I never go to the grocery store if I'm hungry. I tend to buy way more sweets on an empty stomach.0 -
grocery:
organic chicken breast
organic salmon
organic smoked salmon
organic free range eggs
organic blueberries and other berries
organic apples
organic veggies
organic fat free greek yoghurt
canned salmon and tuna
packaged wholegrain basmati rice
healthy food store:
protein powder
organic rye bread
organic nut butters
organic nuts and seeds
organic wholegrains
organic steel cut oats and oatbran
organic almond and coconut milk0 -
Staples would be:
Egg white egg beaters
Turkey sausage links
Healthy Life 35 calorie/slice bread
Almond milk-unsweetened
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Reduced fat feta cheese
Chicken
Salsa
Balsamic vinegar
Veggie spring rolls
Chocolate PB2
Sugar free jelly
100 calorie bags of microwave popcorn
100 calorie instant oatmeal
Frozen dinners under 300 calories for my lazy days lol
Potatoes
Grapes
Bananas
Broccoli0 -
These are things I try to always keep on hand and restock as needed.
Lots of fruit and veggies!
Grapes
Apples
Oranges
Some kind of berry - usually strawberries
Baby carrots
Salad greens, usually spring mix, baby spinach or dark leafy romaine
Yams
Then possibly watermelon, pineapple, or a grapefruit or two
Mini cheddar cheese rice cakes - I think they taste just like Cheetos. Well kinda, but I love them just as much!
100 calorie multi grain sandwich thins
Nonfat greek yogurt - flavored and plain to use in place of mayo
Hummus
Chicken breasts/tenderloins
Deli turkey
String cheese/reduced fat cheddar cubes/Babybels or something of the sort
Protein granola bars
Vinaigrette dressing
Frozen steamable veggie pouches
Instant oatmeal pouches
Whipped peanut butter
Special K or similar cereal
Turkey sausage links or patties
Eggs0 -
I try to mainly focus on eating a clean, plant based diet. I buy lots of produce, lemons, apples, bananas, strawberries, dates, watermelon, blueberries, blackberries, mangos and whatever produce is on sale for that week. For dinner I eat a big, green salad with lots of veggies. Other things I buy, soy milk coffee creamer, coffee, natural granola, yogurt, eggs, almond milk, rice, coconut oil, kind and Laura bars.
Hope that helps!0 -
liter bottles of water
small bottles of water
almond milk
Chobani simply 100 flavored greek yogurts
100 calorie english miffins
organic valley egg whites
thin sliced sharp cheddar
Boars Head cajun turkey
sandwich rounds
fake bacon (meatless)
scallops
spring mix
baby kale
cherry tomatoes
yellow tomatoes
carrots
cucumber
red, yellow, orange bell peppers
green olives
on the vine tomatoes
baby bella mushrooms for tacos
taco packet
tortillas
whatever dressings I may find interesting
chilean sea bass
watermelon
peaches
lemon
strawberries
backberries
blueberries
kiwi
starfruits
black bean pesto
lite mayo, mustard
black bean burgers
chicken breast
ground turkey
kalamata olives
frozen corn and peas for salad
shrimp
asparagus
broccoli
snow peas
I occasionally purchase these things so I don't feel deprived, but I rarely eat them:
smart one's and healthy choice frozen dinners for quick lunches
a portion controlled or low calorie sweet
a junk food like snack option or portion controlled option
small bags of popcorn0 -
Wow, awesome!! Thank you for all the replies, I definitely don't log on enough! I'm excited to go grocery shopping with all these suggestions0
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Whole wheat sandwich bread (I like wonderbread!)
Miracle Whip (calorie-wise)
Tuna
Sliced turkey breast or ham
Eggs
Individual Greek yogurts
String cheese
Apples
Bananas
Berries (whatever's on sale)
Frozen dinners (typically indian-style or turkey-dinner style, less than 350 calories)
Hummus
Crispbread or crackers
Pita bread
Pizza sauce
Lowfat shredded cheese
Pickled vegetables (love beets)
Frozen hamburgers (low fat)
Frozen fish fillets
Frozen chicken
Low fat frozen french fries
Frozen sweet potato fries
I'm a big fan of frozen stuff that I can just throw in the oven.
Pretty much 80% of my meals for the week are made from the above ingredients.0 -
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chicken breast
oats
protein powder
milk
protein bars (quest)
cheesticks
feta cheese
semi dried tomatos
popcorn
avocados
baby spinach0 -
eggs
bread (for my boyfriend, i'm diabetic and low carb)
cheese (love cheese, normally get american, cheddar, mozzarella, and feta lol)
chicken
lunch meat (normally turkey, but also somepepperoni and salami that will stay good for awhile)
egg whites
sugar free creamer
sugar free jello
lettuce and baby spinach
zuchinis
peppers
pita chips
salsa
carrots
onions
i normally get at least two types of salad dressing. right now i'm loving garlic italian vinaigrette.
Oatmeal
I buy everything to bake from scratch and keep those ingredients around so I can substitute with splenda and have a low-carb post insulin snack. right now I'm out of unsweetened cocoa powder, so that's on the list.
I'll normally also get some frozen pizzas and frozen burrittos for my boyfriend to eat when I work late.
I love salsa, but the pita chips are not that low carb, so I normally buy some type of veggie to cut up and make into "chips"0
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