Grocery List Suggestions

jenniferarnold619

I am getting myself back into the groove of eating a balanced diet. I do best when I eat Low fat/ High Protien Diet. I allow myself carbs from veggies, fruit and low fat dairy. I do not eat pasta, rice, potatoes or unneccessary carbs. So my question is, what items do you keep stocked at all times in your house? Especially for snacks and quick meals? Share with me your favorite go to foods.

pamperedlinny

Reduced fat cheese sticks
Honey turkey breast sliced really thin from the deli
Joseph's lavash or pita bread (I know it's bread but it low carb, high fiber & protein)
Steam bags of broccoli
Baby carrots
Bell peppers sliced into "scoops" and dipped in salsa
Boneless, skinless chicken breast (I like to rub them with buffalo rub, grill them on the George Foreman grill and dip strips in light ranch dip)
Beef jerky (great snack when I'm starving because it's all protein)
Yogurt
Pistachios
Almonds

There are lots more but these are the first that always come to mind for me.

relentless_hope

Every body is different but here are my go to staples.

Almonds, walnuts or pistachios
Brown rice - very low glycemic index and sticks to your ribs longer than white rice or potatoes
humus & bell peppers
cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, carrots
greens - collards or cabbage or spinach any form of greens
squash
mustard
salsa
eggs
barley used in soups makes soups more hearty and low glycemic index
oatmeal - old fashioned quaker oats
cinnamon, nutmeg
herbs, garlic
low sodium chicken broth
olive oil
cannolini beans, chick peas, tomatoes
frozen berries
chicken
fish

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

Reduced fat cheese sticks
Honey turkey breast sliced really thin from the deli
Joseph's lavash or pita bread (I know it's bread but it low carb, high fiber & protein)
Steam bags of broccoli
Baby carrots
Bell peppers sliced into "scoops" and dipped in salsa
Boneless, skinless chicken breast (I like to rub them with buffalo rub, grill them on the George Foreman grill and dip strips in light ranch dip)
Beef jerky (great snack when I'm starving because it's all protein)
Yogurt
Pistachios
Almonds

There are lots more but these are the first that always come to mind for me.

I could not agree more with having Joseph's lavash on that list. This huge thing of bread is only 100 calories and has 10g protein! It tastes great, too. I either put some sugar free strawberry preserves on it or put lettuce, cucumber slices, and alfalfa spouts in it and make a wrap. Sooooo good.

floralskull

Oatmeal
Cauliflower
Baby potatoes (trying to curb my french fries fix & cutting down on rice, so this will do)
Baby carrots
Broccoli
Yogurt
Olive oil
Almonds
Shrimp (& everything else for my Pad Thai - will avoid tofu as much as possible)
Butter (better than margarine, yes?)
Fresh fruit like mangoes & bananas for my smoothie
Steak (when I'm PMSing, I go crazy without my protein + iron fix)
Whole wheat sugar-free bread
Fresh milk
Muscovado sugar ("Barbados sugar")
Nutella (LOLLLLLLLLLLLL I'm sorry, I'm still adjusting!)
Greens
Feta cheese (I'm still big on dairy)
Fish (but I still break out when I eat insane amounts of it)
Lemons (for cooking & my water jug)

kacarter1017

veggies- all kinds
cheese sticks
hummus
salsa
chicken breasts
fish
fruit- again, a wide variety
yogurt

relentless_hope

lemons and shrimp - excellent suggestions! I love stir fry.

JennyAnnLanders

Black Grapes, Bananas (not the tiny bananas but small ones), Silk Unsweetened Vanilla "milk" that's 30 calories per cup, or the Blue Diamond milk that's 40 cal, Sara Lee Honey roasted turkey breast, Flat out Flat bread-usually the whole wheat-it's 90 cal., weight watchers colby jack or jalapeno cheese sticks, laughing cow lite queso chipotle cheese wedges or the weight watchers jalapeno cheese wedges.

Firefox7275

If you are not getting minerals from wholegrains, beans or lentils you want plenty of nuts or seeds for snacks.

trelm249

eggs
tukey ham ( i dice it for my omelets and keep it in the freezer, goes straight to pan very well}
chicken breast and thighs
sirloin and round steak
salmon (alergic to tuna)

raw spinach
shredded cabbage
sweet potatoes (baked on the weekend, great for lunch with chicken)
tomatoes
bell pepper
poblano pepper
jalapeno pepper
oranges (cuties)
bananas
blueberries
strawberries

fresh garlic (get a press)
onions
cilantro
chili powder
cumin
cinnamon
picante sauce

olive oil

joseph's pitas
oatmeal
coffee
unsweetened almond milk (goes in coffee and protein shakes)
chocolate whey powder (goes in coffee and protein shakes as well)
peanut butter factory dark chocolate dreams peanut butter (good on a pita with strawberry or banana slices)

jha1223

I keep almonds, carrots and broccoli around. Oh and I can't even remotely have enough Braeburn apples.

I have also recently started drinking loose leaf tea. If you can get in to it, there are a number of good blends that are spiced with strawberry, cherry, orange, etc that are much like a treat and help curb the desire to pick up something less good for you.

cheyennetheeventer

Baby carrots and whatever veggies are cheap
Turkey jerky (even healthier than beef jerky with all the protein)
Salsa (Looove celery dipped in it!)
Balsamic Vinegar
heads of lettuce
Nonfat greek yogurt (amazing with pomegranate seeds!)
Whatever fruit is in season
Coffee
Skim Milk
Chicken Breasts
Minced garlic
lemon pepper
Green tea

suzyluzy

Grocery List Staples
Almond or Walnut
Flax Seed
Milk
Egg
Whole wheat bread
Salsa
Celery
Brocolli
Baby carrot
Lemon
Apple
Banana
Peanut Butter
Chicken
Tuna
Yogurt
Green Tea

jenniferarnold619

Thanks for all the suggestions! This is what I ended up buying.

oven roasted chicken breast deli meat
shredded mozzarella cheese
string cheese
almonds
crasins
semi-sweet choc.chips (sounds ridiculous, but I add 1 tbs. to my snack mix of almonds[7] and crasins [1tbs])
laughing cow cheese- chipotle flavor and tomato basil flavor
wheat pitas (use for sandwiches, pizzas, and making pita chips)
skim milk
carrots
apples
bananas
sugar free syrup (for my egg crepes)
nonfat vanilla greek yogurt
packet of ranch dressing seasoning

With this in the fridge I've already made a pizza that was 350ish calories and made ranch chicken pitas 250ish calories. Pizza was good enough to do again. The pita was amazing! My roommate even liked it.