Grocery list Must haves

RM10003

I keep my pantry stocked with vegetable broth and canned diced tomatoes because I like to make vegan soups and stews. I prefer the "No-Chicken Broth" by Imagine. It's not as sweet as other veggie broths.

My other staple is low fat hummus by Oasis Mediterranean Cuisine. I use it for sandwich spread or veggie dip.

My mother was telling me about the No-Chicken Broth when I was whining to her about the taste of the Trader Joe's Low-Sodium Veggie Broth (too carrot/tomato-heavy, not good for a more delicately flavored soup). Thanks for the reminder!

Do you ever make your own hummus? I've recently discovered how amazing the pressure cooker is for cooking dried chickpeas--absolutely no soak needed. I generally make a batch of hummus on the weekend to snack on over the week. This week's version includes sweet potato and curry powder, which is a little odd, but it's good to mix it up every once in a while.

veganpancakes

Granola
bell peppers
spinach/kale
banana
carrots
blueberries<3
avocado
cucumber
peanut butter
firm tofu
sometimes Gardein meat substitutes
whole wheat bread
PISTACHIOS
almond milk (unsweet and unflavored)
dried or canned beans/lentils
whole wheat pastas
brown rice
Luna bars

psych0kitty

I don't eat the same things every week... I would get bored out of my skull eating the same foods all the time.

Yeah man I see people do that when I look at their diaries. I would cry.

People have my list generally covered, but I don't buy bread because I make my own! Got a 10-lb bag of WW flour at Costco. This week I'm going to try my hand at making pita.

jackieomara

eggs, chicken breast, brown rice, frozen veggies, spinach, peppers, apples, mangos, grapefruit, strawberries, vanilla chobani, bananas, oatmeal, whole grain bread, morningstar veggie burgers, peanut butter

ericadawn92

Probably the #1 thing on my list is Greek yogurt after that...

Eggs
Egg whites
Low fat cottage cheese
Shredded cheese (usually reduced fat)
Light string cheese (great snack)
Ultra thin cheese slices (I don't need more than one for a normal sandwhich...get sharp cheddar for more flavor)
Veggies (carrots, lettuce, SPINACH, zucchini, asparagus, BELL PEPPERS, onions, mushrooms, BROCCOLI, PEAS, corn--but broccoli, peas, and corn frozen)
Fruit (APPLES, BANANAS, kiwi, CLEMENTINES, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries --usually buy the berries frozen cause it's cheaper)
Potatoes
Sliced turkey
Salami
Chicken breast
Ground turkey (as lean as I can afford)
Tilapia
Swai
Salmon (if I can afford it)
Village Hearth Light 12 Grain Bread (only 40 cals a slice)
Thomas Bagel Thins (Everything or 100% Whole Wheat)

judydelo1

This is what I always have on hand. I don't necessarily buy each week because I also buy in bulk.

All Organic . . .

Variety of Fruits
Variety of Veggies
Legumes
Lentils
Quinoa
Brown Rice
Rolled Oats/Steel Cut Oats
Ezekiel Sprouted No Flour Bread
Coconut Milk no added sugar
Coffee & Herbal Teas
Olives
Roasted Red Peppers (as a treat - fairly high sodium)
Hummus
Olive Oil
Wine Vinegar and Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother
Unrefined Coconut Oil
Chia, Flax, Sesame, Hemp Seeds
Raw Pistachios, Cashews, Walnuts, Almonds
Peanut Butter (don't eat as much as the whole nuts though)
70 - 80% Dark Chocolate
RAW Honey
"just blueberry" juice, "just cranberry juice", pineapple juice (for shakes)
Rice Cakes

MarshCat79

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acogg

Bananas, avocados, yogurt, Dave's Killer Bread. Someday I should try a sandwich with those ingredients.:happy:

RepsnSets

Eggs
Chicken breast
Salad stuff
Sandwich thins
Feta
Yoghurt
Almond Milk unsweetened
Frozen berries

KassLamb

Beans (kidney or black)
boneless skinless chicken breast
bell peppers
brown rice
tilapia fillets
frozen broccoli
frozen mixed veggies
fat free cottage cheese
carrots
celery
approximately all of the apples on sale in the store

Edit: I don't know how I missed berries. I get all sulky when I open the fridge and see that the blackberries or blueberries are gone.

SuZQz173

Almond milk unsweetened
Mushrooms, more mushrooms bella, white any I can get
red, orange yellow peppers
garbonzo beans, either for a bean sald or to mix with tuna for yummy tuna salad
spaghetti squash to use rather than psta, with sauce--or in soup (yum!!)
butternut or acorn squash
banas, to peel and freeze for smoothies
whichever good fruit for smoothies is on sale
cantalope when it's on sale, because I seem to lose weight with it
always have an extra Brita water tap filter on hand
always have cinnamon, nutmeg for smoothies
thyme for near any dish
canned peaches, because I won't eat real fuzzy ones

brilynn79

Zucchini, I buy zucchini pretty much every time I go to the store. It is extremely versatile, filling, and low calorie. I like it cooked in stir fry with teriyaki sauce, cooked in garlic and olive oil with parmesan cheese on top, added to an omelet, and so much more.

Eggs (or egg beaters or both)

OroWheat Sandwich thins. A hundred calories of delicious bread with tons of fiber.

Fresh Salmon (at 7.99/lb at my local grocery store) Amazing, tons of protein and can be cooked with just lemon and pepper on top or with something like a raspberry chipotle sauce.

Chicken breast meat (either whole chicken breasts or the tenders whichever are cheaper)

Frozen fruits to put in oatmeal especially berries. Cheaper than fresh, keep for longer, can be thrown in oatmeal or yogurt. In yogurt they will keep it cool for quite a while, in oatmeal, they cook with the oatmeal. Also can be used as a dessert alternative, cook with a little brown sugar.

Frozen veggies. Sometimes, I just feel too lazy to cook fresh veggies and other times, I run out and don't want to have to go to the store yet.

Canned (or packaged tuna). I like tuna melts with the OroWheat sandwich thins an ultra thin slice of swiss cheese (220 calories of amazing for the sandwich)

Cheese. I either buy it in the Sargento ultra thin slices or a block. Shredded cheese goes a long way for the calories and I find that shredding it myself with a micro planar gives me a nice fine shred I can spread all over a couple servings of eggs or bread, etc...

Oatmeal. I buy the minute or steel cut in canisters. It is cheaper and just as easy to carry around with some tuperware. Also can be added to some frozen fruit and brown sugar and cooked to resemble a fruit crisp for relatively low calories.

Pork loin. Can be cooked in a variety of ways, it is a leaner meat and delicious.

Baby carrots. I like them with hummus or cooked in a stir fry or as a snack by themselves

Apples. I have found that I am hungrier for apples lately (not sure why)

Uncle Ben's Brown ready rice. Takes 90 seconds to cook, I portion it out by weight and can get several servings from a single package and I can add it when I want more calories or feel like eating something carb loaded.

Sweet Potatoes. I can bake them whole or chop them up into "fries" toss in olive oil and rosemary and then cook for 20 minutes (350-400F) and have delicious sweet and salty fries full of fiber.

I think those are the things I try to make sure I have around. Hope that is helpful

Edited to add: Extra virgin olive oil. Couldn't go a week without it.

Nice list:)

patty1138

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The_Outlaw_Torn

Cucumbers for the wife, eggs and energy drinks.

wtw0n

Carrots, carrots, carrots lol

Also Leader Protein 40 drink for my strength training days (3 times a week), bell peppers, Greek yoghurt, fast oatmeal porridge, chicken tenderloin...

fitnessmare

great food ideas!

faybayer

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Suzyqall72

I like Laughing cow Light cheese, especially the onion kind. It's good smeared on Special K multigrain crackers. I also make sure I have apples and I eat them with a Tbsp of peanut butter for a snack.

mlogantra76

I eat the same thing for breakfast every single day. In fact, I've probably eaten an egg white omelet with spinach or yellow squash and cheese for YEARS:) My other meals vary week to week but not day to day. I am notorious at work for bringing the exact same thing for lunch every day. Lately its been non fat plain greek yogurt with cinnamon and steel cut oats with berries. I only have 25 minutes to eat.

KimberlyDCZ

I also go for English muffins, Nature's Own whole wheat or grain bread and deli meat (prima della peppered turkey or black forest ham) Crystal Farms string cheese, Emerald natural almonds, bananas, oranges, apples, pears, strawberries (when in season) cucumber, lettuce, baby carrots, Kashi Go Lean Crunch - Honey Almond Flax, Fiber One brownies, 1 Dove dark chocolate bar (to keep in my desk at work for any sudden chocolate cravings- takes the entire week to eat it all), stock up on whatever meat is on sale at Kroger (chicken breast, pork tenderloin, ribeye steak, turkey breast) and Lean Cuisine for lunch at work (herb roasted chicken, salad toppers, santa fe rice, beef tips with broccoli) Whatever shredded cheese is on sale, yogurt for my man, and of course eggs.

At Aldi: Whatever Fit & Active snacks I'm in the mood for. Clancy's sweet potato chips or veggie chips, and Savoritz wheat thins.

Edit: Whatever other produce is on sale: bell peppers, zucchini, spaghetti squash, etc. Blueberries for my boyfriend's pancakes. I plan my dinner based on whatever meat and produce is on sale. For example, if chicken is on sale along with bell peppers; I'll use them to make a quesadilla. Cabbage along with pork tenderloin? Pulled pork bbq sandwiches with cole slaw. Sometimes if jar spaghetti sauce is on sale, I'll grab spaghetti squash and make a meat sauce. If cream cheese is on sale, I make homemade alfredo for the spaghetti squash. Then it also depends on time of year. I like my produce in season so in the Summer, I eat more salads. In the winter, I eat more soups.