Fridge Staples

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  • Happylady123
    Happylady123 Posts: 166 Member
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    fresh fruit and veggies, Chobani yogurt, Smucker's All-Natural Peanut Butter, Almond Milk, homemade hummus, low cal. salad dressings, fat free whipped topping in a can, to name a few... and my hubby's boiled peanuts that he made!
  • laurasimmons
    laurasimmons Posts: 578 Member
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    I always have stuff to make salad, fresh veggies, and chicken in my fridge.
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
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    cottage cheese
    fruit/veg (loads)
    quark
    milk(skimmed)
    low fat bacon
    eggs
    low aft cheese(grated)you use less!
    natural yog
    low fat ham/chicken
    :drinker:
  • cmeade20
    cmeade20 Posts: 1,238 Member
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    Plain Fat Free Greek Yogurt
    Fat Free Cottage Cheese
    Eggs
    Skim Milk
    Almond Milk
    Green Beans
    Romaine Lettuce
    Tomatoes
    Green Peppers
    Celery
    Baby Carrots
    Snap Peas
    Unsweetened Apple Sauce
    Turkey Bacon
    String Cheese
    Laughing Cow Wedges
    Sargento Reduced Fat Swiss slices
    Sargento Thin Sliced Cheddar slices
    Healthy ones deli meat
  • ChapinaGrande
    ChapinaGrande Posts: 289 Member
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    When I do my weekly shopping, after I come home, I spend an hour or so washing and preparing my strawberries, pineapple, melon, celery, etc and putting them into containers. They don't stay fresh as long that way, but it doesn't matter much because I grab them first instead of something sweet when I need a snack or something for my lunch at work. The containers are empty within a few days anyway!
  • seasicksquid
    seasicksquid Posts: 73 Member
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    Bell peppers
    Sharp cheddar, mozzarella, cream, String cheeses
    Bacon
    Ground hamburger
    Chicken breasts
    Eggs
    Celery
    Almond milk
    Lettuce (usually multiple types)
    Spinach
    Buttermilk Ranch
    Blue Plate Mayo
    Rotisserie chicken (I buy one about 2x a week. Yum for 1 meal, then chicken salad!)
    Feta cheese
    Any other veggies as needed
  • trophywife24
    trophywife24 Posts: 1,472 Member
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    eggs
    lemons/limes (mostly for water)
    bell peppers
    mushrooms
    franks hot suace
    sandwich wraps
    string cheese
    greek yogurt
    apples (pink ladies, pinata)
    celery
    baby carrots
    hummus
    slaw mix (just the mix without any dressing, yum on sandwiches)
    pickles
    lettuce and/or baby spinach
    whole milk
    laughing cow cheese
    Plus whatever looks good at my favorite produce stand that week.. cantalopes, peaches, watermelon, pears, corn etc.

    For meat I just buy whatever is on sale that week and make do with that. If it's less than stellar cuts (like chicken thighs), I just eat a small portion :)
  • Amryfal
    Amryfal Posts: 225
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    hummus, boiled eggs, V-8 juice, HOT salsa, cream-top whole milk (i skim the cream and make my own half-and-half for coffee - my must-have treat - and use the skim milk for the occasional bowl of cereal, making yogurt, etc), mayo (small quantities for sandwiches, as i can't stand low-fat variations - sometimes i make my own fresh herb mayo, but not often, for the temptation factor), pickles, a water pitcher. other than that, it varies depending on season/my mood, but those things MUST be available at all times :)
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
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    steak, bacon, pork chops, country style pork ribs, chicken breast, ground beef, pastrami
    broc, zuch, onions, peppers, brussels sprouts, lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, cauli
    cream, cheese, sour cream, almond milk

    its good to know that almond milk is probably low carb (read you are a low carber)

    wanna try it more now.

    yea. its 1 or 2 grams per cup? be sure to get unsweetened!
    my dad didn't like it. he said he had a funny taste in his mouth all day from it, and he only put it in his coffee!
  • teinepalagi
    teinepalagi Posts: 86 Member
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    There are certain things I ALWAYS have:

    FF milk
    corn tortillas
    string cheese
    avocados
    bananas
    strawberries
    blueberries
    apples
    salsa
    chicken, lots and losts of chicken
    limes
    salsa
    hot sauce
    plain greek FF yogurt
    black beans
    eggs
    spinach
    jalapenos
    peppers (green, red, etc)
  • BringingSherriBack
    BringingSherriBack Posts: 607 Member
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    ff/lf cottage cheese
    light cheese sticks
    Laughing Cow wedges
    Sargento Ultra Thin Cheese Slices
    salad veggies
    light Ranch dressing
    lf lunchmeat
    spicy brown mustard
    salsa
    cold grilled chicken breast meat
    Low Sodium V8
    Pitcher of cold water
    bottled water
    Laughing Cow Light Babybels
    lf shredded cheese
  • mama2mila
    mama2mila Posts: 92
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    staples on the shopping list:

    skim milk
    almond milk
    fat free greek yogurt
    butter
    orange juice and apple juice (for the hubby and toddler)
    cream cheese
    reduced fat cheddar cheese
    mozzerella cheese
    cheese sticks
    eggs
    lean ham
    chicken breast
    turkey sausage
    spinach
    spring mix
    romaine
    cucumbers
    bell peppers
    other veggies in season
    berries
    apples
    bananas
    other fruit in season - we eat a lot of fruit!
    ezekial bread
    low carb whole wheat tortillas
    mini pitas
    natural peanut butter
    steel cut oats
    ground flax

    obviously we buy more than that, but these are staples. I pretty much make everything we eat, including granola bars!
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
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    steak, bacon, pork chops, country style pork ribs, chicken breast, ground beef, pastrami
    broc, zuch, onions, peppers, brussels sprouts, lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, cauli
    cream, cheese, sour cream, almond milk

    I wish I could keep steak in my fridge! I hate the cheapo steaks, but I can only afford good steaks on an occasional basis.

    Hip, hip, horray for steak!
  • Romans624
    Romans624 Posts: 822
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    2 Pitchers of filtered water PLUS each person in our house has a large water bottle that gets filled constantly. As soon as it's empty, I refill it with the pitchers of water and then refill the pitchers. That keeps the kids and husband with something to drink without me having to grab glasses each time and that is a reminder to myself to drink up my water.

    love this idea, have had to break the habit of using 10 glasses a day, sticking with 1 or 2 now, but this is a good idea.
  • heatherlee33
    heatherlee33 Posts: 113 Member
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    Cottage cheese, peanut butter, whole wheat full calorie bread, carrots, 2% milk (cuz I hate the fat free stuff...and 1%). I;m more of a pantry person though...granola bars, triscuits, fiber ones, soup. That sort of stuff
  • myukniewicz
    myukniewicz Posts: 906 Member
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    Fridge Must-Have's
    - eggs & eggwhites
    - baby spinach
    - sargento low sodium cheese sticks
    - sargento 40 calorie cheese slices
    - asparagus (fav. veggie)
    - lemons (best thing w/ asparagus)
    - fatfree milk
    - greek yogurt
    - dijon mustard (fav. condiment ever)

    Freezer Must-Have's
    - veggie burgers
    - ezekiel organic low sodium sprouted grain bread
    - soy meat
    - frozen veggies (brussels sprouts, asparagus, broccoli)
    - cheese raviolis
    - vitatops
    - tilapia
    - shrimp
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
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    what's always in my fridge:

    water
    soy milk
    eggs
    butter (yes i said the b word)
    a variety of condiments
    fruit
    some kind of cheese (string, sliced, oh and thanks to my MIL i have 5lbs of provolone)
    white wine
    sweet tea (for hubby)
    juice
    v8
    gatoraide (for hubby - i hate this stuff)
    salad mix
    onions
    carrots

    i think that's it. these are the things ALWAYS in my fridge.
  • AZnewme
    AZnewme Posts: 228 Member
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    I keep lemonade made with splenda to satisfy my sweet tooth, pudding made with almond milk (also for the sweet tooth) and pickles are a great crunchy go-to snack with 0 calories. I keep a lot of pickles :)

    I had never thought of making pudding with almond milk! Great idea!
  • itgeekwoman
    itgeekwoman Posts: 804 Member
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    Bragg's Soy
    Raspberry vinaigrette
    Dijon mustard
    horseradish
    eggs
    mayonnaise
    Newmans Own Olive Oil and Vinegar Salad dressing

    Avocado
    Celery
    cucumber
    spinach
    lettuce
    kale
    Swiss Chard
    feta cheese
    salsa
    Swiss Cheese
    Ezekiel Bread
  • sun33082
    sun33082 Posts: 416 Member
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    Cheese
    Lettuce
    Cheese
    Spinach
    Cheese
    Eggs
    Cheese
    Peppers
    Cheese
    Carrots
    Cheese
    Milk
    Cheese
    Mushrooms
    Cheese
    Low Carb Tortillas
    Sour Cream
    Caesar Dressing

    Did I mention cheese?

    Freezer:
    Chicken
    Ground Beef
    Steak
    Broccoli
    Sweet Freedom Icecream Bars

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