What foods do you consider your essentials?

medrewiske

I don't always eat the same thing every single day, but there are a lot of foods that are a part of my routine:

Fiber One Blueberry Muffins
Light & Fit Yogurt
salad full of veggies with a little bit of reduced fat feta, craisins and light dressing
Arnold sandwich thin with 2 slices of meat, 1 slice of cheese and dijon mustard
Jenny O Turkey burgers (frozen, individually wrapped)
Broccoli (microwave)
Sweet potatoes (microwave)
Treasure of the Sea parmesan crusted tilapia (delicious and I'm not a big fish person, frozen, bake for 20 min)

The reason I eat so much of these foods are they are relatively healthy, tasty and easy to prepare (or take no preparation at all)

jurgitafit

> my fruit, most of the time apples, oranges, kiwi, berries
> my veggies (frozen or fresh, many and any)
> low fat farmer cheese or cottage cheese, plain yogurt
> almonds
> pumpkin seed rice cakes
> fish, chicken and eggs
> black coffee
> water
> tea (green, black, herbal)
> red wine
> dark chocolate with whole hazelnuts
> good quality spices-- they make a huge difference in taste!

These foods make me healthy and happy! :-)

allykat8

~ Peanut Butter
~ Slim-A-Bear Klondike Bar
~ Greek Yogurt
~ Watermelon, Apple, Strawberry, or Oranges
~ Special K Protein Meal Bar

I forgot a few things

~Almonds
~Broccoli
~Black Bean Chipotle Garden Burgers

KarenECunningham

almonds
dried apricots
Adams natural peanut butter
unsweetened applesauce
skinless and boneless chicken breast
coffee
corn tortillas
brown rice
oatmeal
steevia
agave
any fresh fruit and veggies

cmw72

I have become addicted to fish tacos!

On most work days, I get them for lunch from this little Mexican taqueria near where I work.

In the evenings, or on weekends ... I'll make homemade fish-wraps using frozen tilapia filets.

I'll cook one tilapia fillet on the George Foreman, adding lots of pepper and lemon pepper ... sometimes fresh lemon if I have it. Next, I'll warm up a couple of 8" flour tortillas. If I have fresh pico de gallo (another staple), I'll load them up with that, otherwise, I'll just dice up a bunch of tomato and onion. Then I add some lettuce, a teeny bit of cheese, some fat free sour cream, avocado (if I have it), and the best part of all ... a little raspberry chipotle sauce. They are amazing (if I do say so myself).

This has become my primary food source, and I would eat it for lunch and dinner every day if I could!

Other than that, I eat a lot of Kashi bars, bananas, hard boiled eggs, and the occasional yogurt & granola.

Vallandingham

TVP
Quinao
Eggs
Shrimp
Brown Rice
Roasted Veggies
Kim Chee (Homemade)
Black Beans

porkchopz

I ALWAYS have the following at home and at work:

Fage Total 2% greek yogurt
bananas
organic peanut butter, full fat

sassyg

banana
milk
grain bread

robin52077

I eat different foods every day, I don't like to be in a set routine or I get bored, but there are a few staples that MUST be in the house at all times or I head to the store!

-lettuce, onions, and green, red, yellow, and orange peppers
-yogurt
-tilapia or chicken (at least one must be in the fridge)
-peanut butter
-oatmeal, not instant
-fresh fruit of some kind

any of those threatens to run out and I make sure I get more before it does.

selbyhutch

Cheese... I think I could live without everything else... but not cheese.

mythicals

Whole wheat bread. I eat at least one slice a meal.
Whole Foods Hummus
Bananas
Graham crackers
Frozen peas and corn
Sweet potato

newbierun14

Hummus! I eat it literally everyday Other than that greek yogurt, oatmeal, granny smith apples, carrots, boca burgers, tofu, avocados, almonds, pistachios and craisins. So much yummy food!

somigliana

> Oats with almonds, linseed and sunflower seeds
> milk
> coffee
> rooibos tea
> green beans
> hummus
> vanilla yogurt
> frozen berries
> carrots
> apple or pear
> chocolate protein powder

nevertellen35

My absolute essential is laughing cow herb and garlic cheese wedges..

merguson

whole grain bread chalk full of seeds
activia
cheerios (easy to snack on at work, without milk)
mini rice cakes (dill pickle)
chicken
lean turkey lunch meat
mustard
clemintines
fresh blue berries (I like to freeze them)
Kozy Shack chocolate pudding cups (only 60cals:happy: )
chicken skewers (Our grocery store has some low cal/fat that are awesome)
mushrooms
cabbage (Love it bbqed)

aproc

Cereal
Coffee
Strawberries
blueberries
pb
some kind of chocolate.
Yogurt

I eat all of this almost every day. XP Must have my cereal with berries in the morning. And I go through a thing of strawberries within a day most of the time. I was very upset to wake up and find no blueberries or strawberries for my cereal this morning. Luckily, I had frozen strawberries which I have never tried in cereal but it was so good. I might just have to start eating frozen ones with cereal from now on.

ellesi

While i do not eat this everyday, i sure do love it!
I found a way to make a sandwich with only 263 calories, 17g protein, 34g carbs, and 6g of fat.

2 slices of Alvardo street bakery sprouted sourdough bread -160 cal (can be found in some health food stores)
Romaine lettuce- 8 cal
1 slice of tomato- 2 cal
1 slice provolone cheese- 60 cal
3 slices of oscar Myers deli fresh honey smoked turkey breast- 25 cal
1/2 serving of helman's reduced fat mayo- 8 cal
mustard- as much as i feel like! (no cals!!

Like i said, i do not eat this everyday, but when i do it destroys all of my cravings until dinner!!

Happyoceangirl

What a GREAT thread. I love reading about all this food!

Here are my lifelines:

Oatmeal
Peanut butter
English muffins
Nuts/Seeds
Zone Perfect chocolate caramel cluster bar (gets me by in a pinch, if I don't have time to make a real lunch)
carrots
apples
spinach

Barneystinson

At home - Eggs, bacon, coffee, cream.

Or on the go - quiche cups (sans crust), Fage Total w/frozen blueberries & cinnamon, coffee, cream.

lilmissy2

I'm more of a believer in everything in moderation...

I definitely have icecream (40g) most days after dinner - would have been low fat in Australia but the low fat versions here are rubbish haha

If I'm working, I usually have 20g of chocolate too...

and there's my recommended 2 serves of 'extra foods' !!

I won't tell you about all my healthy foods but I make sure I have carbs at each meal and try to have vegetables with breakfast and lunch. I definitely have protein at dinner but sometimes breakfast lunch and dinner! I try to eat a variety of protein sources and I usually try to make one vegetarian dinner per week.

The only foods I make a truely conscious effort to ensure that I eat (the only ones that don't come completely naturally) is dairy. Somehow I always feel that as long as I'm getting 2-3 serves of dairy, all is right with the world!

sonjavon

Eggs
Spinach
Rice Cakes
Low Sodium Turkey breast
hummus
baby carrots
Apples
Oranges
Zucchini
Yellow Squash
Chicken Breasts
Natural Almonds
Crystal Light - I don't do it often... but on days that I'm having trouble drinking enough - it's a MUST have for me. I like the Crystal Light fitness powder
Some sort of skinny cow ice cream.... there are just days when I NEED dessert and if I don't have something handy - I'll eat the whole kitchen to satisfy that need

Pril2000

Mango (always have at least 2 in the house)
salmon
brown rice
green beans
bananas
pork chops
oatmeal
apples
8th continent vanilla soy milk

I don't eat all of these every day, but I do have each thing more than once a week and some every day. Like bananas. If I run out of bananas, I get pretty upset. Lol

derocherl

Chicken
Fish
Greens
Celery
Avocados
Grapefruit
Oranges
Strawberries
Ginger
Tea
Apple cider vinegar
Olive Oil
Stevia or Truvia

Last month, the list would have included coffee and cheese, but I've given those up!

artsystacey

Mmm...this is a tough one!

Greek Yogurt is almost always in my fridge
All Natural Peanut Butter
Milk
Kettle Corn or Popcorn...perfect snack!
Fresh Salsa
Hummus
Green Tea
Chai Tea
Strawberries
Chicken
Laughing Cow Cheese

SkinnyCate

morning star burgers!
pickles
luna bars (coconut dipped chocolate!)
almond milk
arnolds flat bread
skippy reduced fat peanut butter
baby spinach
amy's asian sesame dressing
goat cheese

jataijah

Boneless chicken breast.
Also Fiber One bars. I must have one everynight before bed