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rmwinters

Help me grocery shop! I'm going tomorrow and need new ideas. What are your favorite "health" foods, staples and treats?

lizard053

Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Lean meats.
Whole grains.

And for a yummy treat - skinny cow ice cream!

lambertj

99% fat free ground turkey (great in chili and tacos), make a batch and freeze for lunches. Boneless chicken, put in crockpot with chicken broth for shredded chicken all week (great as wraps), eggs, greek yogurt, tilapia (fish) and bags of frozen veggies, sunflower seeds, salad fixings, Wishbone spray dressing

msjenjenp

I second the Skinny Cow bars, but I'm trying not to eat any sweets, so I haven't bought them since I started over a week ago.
Fresh berries - a must
Other fresh fruit
Low-fat Granola
High-Fiber Bran Cereal
Low-Fat Vanilla Yogurt
Wholegrain Corn & Flour Tortillas
Wholegrain Rice Cakes
Peanut Butter
Brummel & Brown Yogurt Spread or Smart Balance
Parmesan Cheese
Laughing Cow Light Cheese
Babybel Light Cheese
Diet Green Tea
Black Currant Juice - in the refer healthy section - full of antioxidants - I use it as a wine replacement - LOL
Lean Deli Turkey
Ground Turkey Breast
Salmon, salmon and more salmon -- expensive, but worth it
Ezekial bread - in the frozen foods section - sprouted grain - no flour - I love this stuff toasted
Pasta Sauce
Pumpkin seeds
Almonds
Flax Seed Meal
Dark Chocolate Chips - for snacking
Lots of fresh or frozen green veggies
Sweet potatoes, red potatoes, Russett potatoes
Fat-free Refried Beans and other canned beans
Salsa
Sour Cream - i use regular, but light is ok, too
Frozen sweet potato fries
Kalamata olives
Feta cheese crumbles
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray

Eggroll Wrappers - I keep meaning to buy these -- you can stuff them with all kinds of things, bake them in a muffin cup, roll them & bake -- there are lots of recipes on line for these and everyone raves about them -- there was a thread on this today

kbmnurse

Fresh fruit salad stuff skinny cow ice cream single serve (150 cal), tuna, cheese stix, almonds, trail mix, granola bars, cereal, skim milk, lean cuisine, lite english muffins, pizza sauce, eggs, yogurt



enjoy

dr_tina

I really like mixing high end cheeses (feta, goat, etc.) with veggies...sooo good. I would advise that you buy some meal replacement bars that are lower in carbs to have on hand in case you have a day where you work out a lot and are running out the door, are at work, or too busy to make something. It is better than not eating at all.

I go crazy with olives, pickles and hummus. We usually buy about 5-8 packs of those pre-cooked chicken strips weekly because they are super easy to throw into a meal and cook up in a snap.

I am trying to stay away from as much processed stuff as possible, but if your going to have a treat, the Warm Delights are incredible. They are only 150 calories and very rich and chocolaty, and the carbs aren't so bad either. And you know I have to have my good chocolate :-)