Grocery Shopping Staples (Eating Clean)

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  • CaoimheAine
    CaoimheAine Posts: 195
    Chicken, ham, steak, eggs, vegieesss, fruit, Natural peanut butter, greek yoghurt, nutssss, water
    as for spaghetti sauce, I have extra lean beef mince with crushed tomatoes, pepper and veggies :):)

    and I love making light jelly!
  • missjewl
    missjewl Posts: 214 Member
    I am a far cry from eating really clean, but I am eating tons better. I have a new love affair with tilapia. You can do so many things with it. Fish tacos, baked, grilled, pan cooked with veggies and brown rice. And sweet potatoes too. Sliced, baked with some cumin on them! Yum! I love burgers. If you are wanting to go easy on the breads, use lettuce as a "bun" or whole grain sandwich thins. I make turkey burgers all the time. I just try to stay away from anything in a box. Unless its low fat wheat thins. I have to have those! lol

    Congratulations on eating better! But did you know that tilapia has very high levels of the potentially dangerous omega-6 fatty acids. Eating tilapia could be worse for your heart than eating doughnuts or hamburger, and only slightly better than eating pork bacon. You should try to eat more cold-water fish - such as salmon, rainbow trout, sardines, tuna and anchovies. All of these are high in healthy omega-3s and low in harmful omega-6s.
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    Feta cheese
    Olive oil
    Shrimp
    Lean ground beef
    Salmon
    Tilapia
    Chicken
    Almond Milk
    Canned Tuna
    Spinach
    Strawberries
    Blueberries
    Bananas
    Kale
    Eggs
    Greek Yogurt
    Pita bread
    Sweet potatoes
    Tomato sauce
    Mozzarella cheese
    365 Fruit Spread
    Frozen Fruit
    Frozen Veggies
    - Broccoli
    - Mixed peppers
    - Spinach
    - Carrots
    - Onions
    Spring Mix Salad
    Pineapples
    Mangoes
    Granola
    Steel cut oats
    Cinnamon
    Raw Unsalted Mixed Nuts
    Unsalted Peanuts
    Walnuts
  • jerrbear67
    jerrbear67 Posts: 36 Member
    Bumpity bump bump

    Skim Milk
    chicken breast
    quinoa
    fresh and frozen veggies
    brown rice
    salsa
    eggs/egg whites
    oats
    back bacon
    tuna
    salmon
    apples


    This is my list so far, for tomorrow.
  • ginnylee74
    ginnylee74 Posts: 398 Member
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  • samalarky
    samalarky Posts: 2
    I have been making a continuous effort to eat clean and natural foods. I buy organic whenever possible, especially if it is a food known to be heavy in pesticides or something which is commonly a GMO crop. I buy my meat and dairy from a local place where all the animal products are from livestock which is pasture-raised. No factory-farmed products! I also avoid gluten and processed sugar 95% of the time. Aside from that, my staples are:

    Quinoa
    Sweet potatoes
    Tilapia, cod, turbot (if I can find it)
    Corn tortillas
    Organic (whenever possible) veggies like tomatoes, peppers, avocados, onions, asparagus, scallions,
    Beef and chicken from pasture-raised animals
    Cheese from pasture-raised animals, sometimes a little butter from pasture-raised animals
    Gluten-free bread and pasta, infrequently
    Brown rice
    Coconut oil
    Olive oil
    Organic black beans or lentils

    And now I juice with oranges, apples, kale, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, strawberries, ginger, and some of the veggies mentioned above.
  • k_sharp
    k_sharp Posts: 100 Member
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  • NicholeRobb
    NicholeRobb Posts: 166 Member
    Bump. Awesome thread. This is so helpful. Thanks for posting this & thanks to those who actually have some experience in this area :)
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    I am a far cry from eating really clean, but I am eating tons better. I have a new love affair with tilapia. You can do so many things with it. Fish tacos, baked, grilled, pan cooked with veggies and brown rice. And sweet potatoes too. Sliced, baked with some cumin on them! Yum! I love burgers. If you are wanting to go easy on the breads, use lettuce as a "bun" or whole grain sandwich thins. I make turkey burgers all the time. I just try to stay away from anything in a box. Unless its low fat wheat thins. I have to have those! lol

    Congratulations on eating better! But did you know that tilapia has very high levels of the potentially dangerous omega-6 fatty acids. Eating tilapia could be worse for your heart than eating doughnuts or hamburger, and only slightly better than eating pork bacon. You should try to eat more cold-water fish - such as salmon, rainbow trout, sardines, tuna and anchovies. All of these are high in healthy omega-3s and low in harmful omega-6s.
    I SO did not know this about Tiilapia, thanks so much for giving the heads up! Appreciate you educating me about this.
  • ashjdavis88
    ashjdavis88 Posts: 31 Member
    Save!!! Bump!!
  • LovelyNFit
    LovelyNFit Posts: 92 Member
    Fema frozen mix veggies, egge whites, skinny cow ice cream for the craving days that could lead you to a bad place. 140 cal. For a sandwich.
  • Pururin
    Pururin Posts: 16
    Lot's of good foods mentioned here. Thanks everyone, you gave me some good ideas of things to add to my grocery list for tomorrow. :]

    So far my only "staple" has been steamer bags of frozen veggies. Though I don't like to microwave them in the plastic bag they come in, so I usually wind up steaming them myself on the stove.
  • kenlad64
    kenlad64 Posts: 377 Member
    A list I made out of everyone else's list (copy and paste):

    1% Milk 
    45 Calories Bread 
    70 calorie tortillas 
    90/10% Ground chuck
    Almond butter 
    Almond milk (unsweetened) 
    almond milk 
    Almond Milk 
    Almonds 
    annies naturals honey mustard dressing 
    apples (mostly granny smith, but branching out lately) 
    Asparagus 
    Atkins bars - lots of protein, quick snack if on the go, not horrible for you. 
    avacados 
    Avocado 
    Baba Ganoush/Hummus 
    Baby Carrots 
    Baby spinach 
    Bacon 
    baked chips (my treat)
    Balsalmic Vinegar 
    balsamic vingerette 
    Bananas 
    Bean Sprouts 
    beans 
    Bell Peppers 
    Berries (blueberries/strawberries) 
    Black beans (no salt added) 
    black berries (when on sale) 
    blue berries (when on sale) 
    Bok Choy 
    Bolthouse Farms Smoothies and Protein Shakes 
    Bolthouse Farms Yogurt Dressing 
    Bolthouse smoothies 
    Boneless skinless chicken breast 
    bottled water 
    Bread/Pita 
    Broccoli 
    Brown Rice
    Brummel and Brown yogurt spread (instead of butter) 
    cantelope 
    Carrots 
    Cauliflower 
    Cereal 
    cheddar shredded cheese 
    Cheese - blocks and shredded 
    Cheese 
    cherry tomatoes 
    Chick peas 
    chicken breast tenderloins 
    Chicken Sausage (breakfast and italian) 
    Chicken tenders and boneless/skinless breasts 
    Chickpeas 
    chilies 
    Chocolate Almond Milk 
    Coconut milk 
    Coconut oil 
    coffee 
    colby jack sliced cheese 
    Cottage Cheese 
    cranberries dried 
    Cream Cheese 
    creamer (I can't give it up) 
    Crystal Light energy packets 
    Cucumbers (prefer Persian but English do in a pinch)
    cuties 
    Dark Chocolate 
    Diet Coke 
    Dill pickles 
    Dr. Pregger burgers (I love all the flavors) 
    dried cherries 
    Edy's 1/2 Fat Slow-Churned (usually coffee flavored) 
    Egg whites 
    eggo lowfat nutrigrain waffles 
    Eggplant 
    Eggs 
    Ezekiel Bread 
    Falafel Mix 
    fat free cottage cheese 
    Fat free cream cheese 
    fat free half n half 
    fat free tortillas 
    feta cheese - flavored kind 
    Feta cheese 
    Fiber One Bar
    Fish fillets (usually flounder, orange roughy or mahi-mahi) 
    Flatout Wraps 
    flax seed 
    food for life GF english muffins 
    food for life GF tortillas 
    Frozen asparagus 
    frozen berry mix 
    Frozen broccoli 
    Frozen fruits - strawberries, raspberries, blueberries 
    Frozen green beans 
    fruits and veggies vary depending on what s available
    fuji apples 
    Garbanzo beans 
    Garlic (fresh) 
    Goat Cheese 
    Granny Smith apples 
    granola bars 
    granola 
    grape/cherry tomatoes 
    Grapefruit 
    Grapes (Red or Green) 
    Grapes or Strawberries 
    grapes 
    Greek yogurt -Plain (I use instead of sour cream) 
    Greek Yogurt 
    Green onions 
    Green Peppers 
    grits 
    Ground turkey 
    Guacamole/Salsa 
    Ham 
    Healthy life 40 calorie flaxseed omega 3 bread 
    honey mustard vinagrette 
    honey roasted turkey lunch meat 
    Honey Vanilla Camomile Tea 
    honey 
    Hot sauce 
    Hummus 
    Jalapenos 
    Jennie -O 95/5 turkey patties 
    jewel steamy frozen vegetables 
    Jicama 
    Kale 
    Kiwi 
    Laughing Cow cheese wedges 
    Lean Cuisine - Chicken in Wine Sauce 
    Lean Cuisines (for those oh shoot moments that seem to happen) 
    Lentils 
    Lettuce 
    Lettuce/baby spinach 
    low fat cheese slices
    Low-fat feta 
    mandrian oranges 
    mangos 
    Maple Grove Farms Balsamic 
    Melba Toast 
    Melons (only in season) 
    Morning Star breakfast sausages
    muenster sliced cheese 
    Multigrain crackers of whatever's on sale 
    Mushrooms 
    Mustards 
    natural skippy no sugar peanut butter 
    Naturally Fresh Ginger Dressing 
    nutella 
    nutritional yeast 
    Nuts - ALMONDS & walnuts, pecans sometimes. 
    oat bran 
    Oatmeal 
    Olive Oil 
    Olives - green and black 
    Onions - white and red 
    Oranges 
    organic sharp cheddar cheese 
    Parsnip 
    PB2 
    peanut butter natural or some other nut butter 
    Peanut butter 
    pears 
    Peppers - green, red, yellow, orange 
    Pineapple 
    pistacios and almonds 
    Plain greek yogurt 
    Popcorn 
    Pork rinds - great for breading chicken if you're gluten-free 
    Potatoes 
    Pure coco Quinoa cookiesJ 
    Quinoa 
    Raisin Bran Crunch YUMMMMMM 
    Raisins 
    raspberries
    raspberry vinaigrette 
    Raw mixed nuts 
    reduced fat wheat thins 
    Rice Krispies 
    Rice 
    romaine lettuce blend 
    Salmon 
    Salsa 
    sandwich thins 
    Sargento cheese sticks (colby and the mozzarella are my favorites) 
    Sargento Ultra Thin sliced cheese 
    SF pudding mix (for the Greek yogurt) 
    shrimp 
    Simply fruit blackberry
    Snap peas 
    Snow peas 
    Social Tea Cookies (6 for 138 cals) 
    Some shaved turkey from a local deli 
    SPINACH - I can easily eat 1-1 1/2 bags of the fresh stuff each week. 
    Squash 
    stir fry veggies 
    Strawberries 
    Strawberry Jam 
    String Cheese 
    Sugar free (Smucker's) fruit preserves (jam) 
    Sugar free jello cups - great little snack. 
    Sweet potatoes 
    Taco Seasoning - low sodium
    Tea 
    tilapia 
    Tofu 
    Tomato 
    truvia 
    Tumaro's wheat low carb tortillas 60 cal 
    Tuna canned or fresh 
    Turkey Bacon 
    Turkey burgers, lean ones, seasoned. 
    Turkey sausages 
    turkey tenderloin 
    Turkey 
    Watermelon 
    whipped cream cheese 
    Whole grain pitta bread 
    Whole wheat bagels or english muffins 
    Whole Wheat Bread 
    Whole wheat tortillas 
    Wholegrain Pasta 
    wild caught salmon 
    Yams 
    yellow onions 
    Zucchini 
  • rlv2680
    rlv2680 Posts: 289 Member
    bump!
  • itsall4younow
    itsall4younow Posts: 31
    save - bump
  • EthanJeremiahsMama
    EthanJeremiahsMama Posts: 534 Member
    Extra lean ground turkey
    Tilapia
    Chicken breasts
    Egg whites
    Shrimp
    Tuna
    Broccoli
    Asparagus
    Green beans
    Baby Spinach
    Kale
    Spring mix packages for salads
    Birds Eye Veggie Mix
    Zucchini
    Lettuce
    Mushrooms
    Bok Choy
    Bell Peppers
    Tomatoes
    Onions
    Garlic Cloves
    Avocado
    Ginger
    Salsa
    Hummus
    Sweet Potatoes
    Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spray
    Coconut Oil
    Braggs Soy Aminos (perfect alternative to soy sauce!)
    Cholula - Original Hot Sauce (natural ingredients)
    Garlic Powder
    Mrs Dash Salt Free seasonings - Lemon Pepper is my fav!
    Cayenne Red Pepper
    Shirataki Noodles
    Apples
    Blueberries
    Strawberries
    Raspberries
    Raw Almond Butter
    Unsweetened Almond Milk
    Flax Seed Meal
    Ground Cinnamon
    Raw nuts - almonds/cashews/mix
    Organic brown rice cakes
    Ezekiel bread - low sodium
    Brown Rice
    Quinoa
    Quest Protein bars
    Sun Warrior Raw Plant Based Protein in "Chocolate" flavor
    Green Tea
    Fage 0% Greek Yogurt
    Raw Slivered Almonds (great in salads and greek yogurt)
    Stevia in the raw - if needed


    Also.... When i'm craving something like icecream // sweet.. I buy the brand "So Delicious" Sugar Free "IceCream" made of Coconut Milk or the Almond milk one.. really good & guilt free! :)

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  • jcohio85
    jcohio85 Posts: 43
    Jello - 10 cal individual cups
    Smart Whole Wheat Bread
    Lettuce
    Salsa
    Reduced Fat Cheese (shredded)
    Turkey
    Ground Turkey
    Smart Pop Kettle Corn - 100 calorie microwave bags
    Unsweetened Apple Sauce
    Chicken Breast
    Egg Whites
    Peppers
    Low Fat or Fat Free Cottage Cheese
    Lite String Cheese
    Peanut Butter
    Grape Jelly
    Low Sodium V8 Juice
    Steam Fresh Frozen Veggies
    Mustard
    Low Fat Mayo
    Brown Rice
  • neverendingnights
    neverendingnights Posts: 10
    bump
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Extra lean ground turkey
    Tilapia
    Chicken breasts
    Egg whites
    Shrimp
    Tuna
    Broccoli
    Asparagus
    Green beans
    Baby Spinach
    Kale
    Spring mix packages for salads
    Birds Eye Veggie Mix
    Zucchini
    Lettuce
    Mushrooms
    Bok Choy
    Bell Peppers
    Tomatoes
    Onions
    Garlic Cloves
    Avocado
    Ginger
    Salsa
    Hummus
    Sweet Potatoes
    Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spray
    Coconut Oil
    Braggs Soy Aminos (perfect alternative to soy sauce!)
    Cholula - Original Hot Sauce (natural ingredients)
    Garlic Powder
    Mrs Dash Salt Free seasonings - Lemon Pepper is my fav!
    Cayenne Red Pepper
    Shirataki Noodles
    Apples
    Blueberries
    Strawberries
    Raspberries
    Raw Almond Butter
    Unsweetened Almond Milk
    Flax Seed Meal
    Ground Cinnamon
    Raw nuts - almonds/cashews/mix
    Organic brown rice cakes
    Ezekiel bread - low sodium
    Brown Rice
    Quinoa
    Quest Protein bars
    Sun Warrior Raw Plant Based Protein in "Chocolate" flavor
    Green Tea
    Fage 0% Greek Yogurt
    Raw Slivered Almonds (great in salads and greek yogurt)
    Stevia in the raw - if needed


    Also.... When i'm craving something like icecream // sweet.. I buy the brand "So Delicious" Sugar Free "IceCream" made of Coconut Milk or the Almond milk one.. really good & guilt free! :)

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    I'll vouch for the SO Delicious brand, tried it the other day. I got the mini bars and they tasted like licking Mounds bars, very tasty only not like junk food, like it really had good things in it. I'd definitely buy them again on occasion and eat them now and again. Hm, though I'm not sure I've seen the sugar free? The type I purchased was pretty low on carbs so either the product is in general or I did get the sugar free and never noticed the label.
  • mississippi_queen
    mississippi_queen Posts: 474 Member
    Awesome lists!
  • jobro6
    jobro6 Posts: 11
    My first **BUMP**. :blushing:
  • jobro6
    jobro6 Posts: 11
    Newbie here....
    What does BUMP mean??

    Thanks!
    :embarassed:

    Great question! I am fairly new here too and I was so confused with everyone's 'bumps'. :tongue:
    I Googled it and found if you post 'bump' or any word will do, it will save that topic under "My Topics" and can be read later.
  • janiscurry
    janiscurry Posts: 109
    Bump....great topic. Thanks!
  • Shawnjay75
    Shawnjay75 Posts: 81 Member
    eggs
    carrots
    berries
    apples
    turkey burgers
    frozen fish
    chicken breast
    frozen shrimp
    sweet potatoes
    olive oil
    asparagus
    brown rice
    almonds
    greens (kale,collard,mustard)
  • hanna1210
    hanna1210 Posts: 286 Member
    Bump - putting these lists to use later
  • AimersBee
    AimersBee Posts: 775 Member
    Bumpity Bump!
  • susieqa6699
    susieqa6699 Posts: 42 Member
    bump
  • tripn404
    tripn404 Posts: 109 Member
    Oats
    quiona
    brown rice
    onions
    bell peppers
    cucumbers
    spinach
    greek yogurt
    almonds
    natural almond butter
    blue berries
    apples
    cinnamon!!
    unsweetened applesauce
    almond milk
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    :drinker:
  • Its_My_Time
    Its_My_Time Posts: 156 Member
    Thanks..great list! Bump :wink:

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