Grocery Staples!!! What are your must haves? or Great finds?

sundancer1966

Our Staples:

Breads/Grains/cerial
Ezeikel Breads - Low Sodium, english muffins, corn tortillas
Santa Fe - Whole Grain Tortillas
Quinoa
Wild Rice
Barley
Italian Pearled Farro
Kashi Go Lean
Bran Cerial

NonDairy/Protien
Light Life Italian Sausage (veg)
Tofu
Tempeh
Daiya - vegan cheese shreds
Galaxy Rice Vegan cheese slices
vegan parm alt
Other meat substitues

Veggies:
boston lettuce
organic spring mix
tomatos
onions
garlic
spinach
peppers
carrots
celery
berries

EmmaR84

Bell peppers
chilli peppers
garlic
mushrooms
selection of seasonal veg
bananas and selection of seasonal fruit
muller light yogurts
selection of lean meats, fish or seafood (chicken/pork tenderloin/lamb steaks/turkey mince/prawns/squid/salmon/mussels/whatever is at a good price)
laughing cow extra light cheese triangles
reduced fat cream crackers or ryvita cracker bread
sugar free jelly powder
low fat/low salt cup a soup
chopped tinned tomatoes

kenlad64

Slow down, I'm trying to write all this stuff down.....

RLeighP

greek yogurt
almond milk
45 calorie bread
80 calorie tortillas
some multi-pack of snacks, lately its been the mini bags of Quaker Quakes rice cakes.
green tea, both regular and flavored.
some kind of meat (pork, chicken, fish or shrimp)
frozen veggies.
Sugar free jello and pudding mix
100 calorie mini popcorn bags


That's all I can think of right now.

jessicawrites

My staples:

Greek yogurt
English muffins (because I can't get through a whole loaf before it goes stale)
Low-sodium chicken stock (for cooking)
Olive oil
Frozen cooked shrimp
Any and all fresh fruit, whatever's in season
Farmer's market eggs
Chicken breasts
Lean beef
Avocados
Baby spinach
Dark chocolate
Slow-churned ice cream (less fat, no artificial sweeteners, as yummy as regularly prepared!)
Popcorn

MILFaspirations

i love hidden valley ranch tried light not crazy about it anyone have another great ranch without all the calories

bolthouse farms yogurt blend's dressing has a ranch. 45 calories for 2 tbsp.

its found in fridge section near the bagged salads/produce.

kenlad64

i love hidden valley ranch tried light not crazy about it anyone have another great ranch without all the calories

bolthouse farms yogurt blend's dressing has a ranch. 45 calories for 2 tbsp.

its found in fridge section near the bagged salads/produce.

This IS GREAT STUFF!!!!

Inebriated

My staples:
Chicken breast
Cucumber
Oranges
Broccoli
Carrots
Red/Green peppers
Cinnamon Vanilla tea
Sugar Twin
Apples
Salmon (Either canned or pre-smoked/bqq-ed)
Halibut
Spring mix
Peanut Butter & Co - White Chocolate Wonderful, Mighty Maple and Cinnamon Raisin Swirl
Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing

awwwshux25

flat outs
turkey pepperoni
mozzarella cheese
spaghetti sauce

these items make a wonderful pizza that is less than 400 calories and it is really filling...for those nights that you have the big pizza crave

cjm109

bump

Kate48230

Xtreme Wellness has a low carb, whole grain, 71 calorie tortilla that is soft and even my picky kids like them. I get them at Kroger.

Rubey81

Walden Farms Calorie free, sugar free - Dressings, Mayo & BBQ Sauce & syrups

http://waldenfarms.com/

Arctic Zero 150 cal per pint Ice cream
http://www.myarcticzero.com/

PB2 & PB2 Chocolate - Real peanut butter but less fat and only 45cal per two tbsps
http://bellplantation.com/

Joseph's Bakery's High Protein Flax/Oatbran & Whole Wheat Lavash Bread. - 100cal per wrap. - Great for making pizzas and chips etc.
http://www.josephsbakery.com/p-10222-Flax-Oat-Bran-and-Omega-3-Square-Lavash

Greek yogurt
turkey pepporoni
hard boiled eggs
egg whites
chicken breasts
tuna steaks
laughing cow cheese wedges
spinach
Monster Milk

breakingthepath

chicken
potatoes
carrots
turnip greens / whatever's cheap
dry beans
canned tomatoes
egg noodles
sliced turkey...

My pantry faves are usually at one extreme or the other when it comes to effort and nutrition. Baking powder and yeast sit next to obligatory college staples like spaghettios (and yes, ramen). I have the food budget of an undergrad because I am one and try to make the best of it.

tinam76

thanks for the tip i hope it makes me happy because i love salad but dry salad is sad lol i actually been eating salad with 2tbs and it makes me wanna cry

magerum

Boneless & Skinless Chicken Breast (18 lbs / week. 10.5 for me alone, yay meat)
97% lean ground sirloin 1 lb
Dry roasted almonds 1 lb
Fresh spinach 3 lbs
12 Chobani's
2 loafs 45 cal bread
PB2
2 lbs mixed frozen veggies
60 ozs brocolli & cauliflower
2 lbs pasta
Whey Protein (2 lbs)
Quaker Oats, old school rolled oats tub (lasts 3 weeks @ 1/2 cup a day)
No sugar added ice cream 1 gallon
Frozen potato O'Brien 2 bags
2 6-packs of sugar free jello pudding

The above is my typical weekly consumption, the wife and kids are a different story. I'm also eating 3000-3100 cals daily to maintain so maybe I'm a bad example. When I was on 1200 cals a day (for 7 months) the menu was the same, just a lot less of it!

- M

Kagard11

Great staples! Thank you all for sharing!

AC417

Lots of veggies. Nothing really in particular, just whatever looks good and whatever is on sale at Sprouts.
Onions
Garlic
Mixed greens for salads
Oranges
Bananas
Lemons (for my salads)
Canned tomatoes (for spaghetti sauce, salsa and chili)
Brown rice
Steel-cut oatmeal
Pinto beans (I try to eat a lot of beans for fiber)
Skinless boneless chicken breast and thighs (thigh meat is best for chicken fajitas)
Lean meats (flank steak, sirloin steaks)
Turkey bacon
Eggs
Almond milk
Cow's milk (for my brother. He drinks a gallon every two days all by himself)
Fiber One cereal
Chobani yogurts with fruit (lots of protein)
Santa Fe whole wheat tortillas
Nature's Own whole wheat hamburger buns (lots of wheat and has some vinegar, which is good for me since I'm trying to eat low glycemic)
Olive oil and canola oil