Must have foods

rockangel8907
rockangel8907 Posts: 429 Member
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What are the foods you must have in your fridge/freezer/pantry at all times? I'm trying to build a no fail grocery list. Thanks

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  • dawnkwiatek
    dawnkwiatek Posts: 324 Member
    Fruits and Veggies (banana, apples, oranges, carrots, broccoli, celery, lettuce, onion, garlic, peppers)
    Rice
    Potatoes
    Yogurt
    Milk
    OJ
    Bread
    Snacks for the kids - gold fish, chips, cookies

    I try to buy my proteins in bulk and just freeze them.
  • murphy612
    murphy612 Posts: 734 Member
    Chicken, chicken and more chicken :)
    Eggs
    Greek Yogurt
    Fresh and frozen vegetables
    A little fruit
    Peanut Butter
    Cottage Cheese
    Wheat Bread

    Those are the staples anyway. I also make large quantities of different Soups and Chili that I freeze in small lunch size containers.
  • Kelly_Runs_NC
    Kelly_Runs_NC Posts: 474 Member
    What are the foods you must have in your fridge/freezer/pantry at all times? I'm trying to build a no fail grocery list. Thanks

    Oats
    Greek Yogurt (plain low sugar) like FAGE
    Eggs
    tofu
    chicken
    low fat cottage cheese
    bananas
    apples
    broccoli
    protein powder
    quinoa
  • lwagnitz
    lwagnitz Posts: 1,321 Member
    Eggs
    Greek Yogurt
    Raspberries (or any kind of berry)
    Garlic
    Sweet Potatoes
    Lettuce
    Lime
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    I plan out meals for the week and build the grocery list from that. The only extras I add are milk, yogurt, fruit, and bread.
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    Avocado and cottage cheese!!!!
  • samlankford
    samlankford Posts: 334
    yup mine looks pretty much like the same as everyone elses...:bigsmile:
  • rockangel8907
    rockangel8907 Posts: 429 Member
    Thank you!
  • Eat_clean_stay_tiny
    Eat_clean_stay_tiny Posts: 67
    10 grams sodium black beans
    dark chocolate
    peanut butter ( not the crap with hydronated oil )
    old fashioned oats
    eggs
    tomatos
    avocado
    homemade hummus
    spinach
    frozen no sugar added strawberries since the ones at the store are nasty at this time
    greek yogurt
    sweet potatoes
    apples
    almond milk
    almonds
    dates
    pecans
    dried fruit
    truvia
    black organic coffee
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    Chicken breast
    Rice
    Poptarts
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    Ice cream
  • Built_Strong
    Built_Strong Posts: 114 Member
    I pretty much eat the same thing day to day:

    Eggs
    Chicken
    Cottage Cheese
    Beef [usually a roast that I slow cook]
    Pork Tenderloin
    Quest Protein Bars
    Almond Milk
    Almonds
    Cheese - usually Old/Sharp Cheddar
  • mllst18
    mllst18 Posts: 188 Member
    Low fat cheese shreds
    Frozen veggies (def. spinach)
    frozen fruit
    whole wheat pasta/rice
    low sodium chicken broth
    canned veggies like green beans and mushrooms
    A few red potatoes
    MANY different spices to add flavor, not fat
    extra virgin olive oil
    Lean meats like fish, chicken, turkey, etc.
    Eggs


    Hope that helps!!!
  • DeMayr
    DeMayr Posts: 67
    Steak
    Ground Beef
    Tuna
    Mayo
    Ranch Dressing
    American Cheese
    Feta Cheese
    Cheddar Cheese
    Eggs
    Turkey Bacon
    Turkey Deli Meat
    Hebrew National Hotdogs
    Broccoli
    Nacho Cheese Seasoning
    Garlic
    Black Pepper
    Sea Salt
  • Allison22451
    Allison22451 Posts: 686 Member
    *eggs
    *chicken
    *franks red hot buffalo sauce
  • timvet
    timvet Posts: 114 Member
    Good protein powder
    skim milk
    greek yogurt
    lots of fresh veggies and fruit( berries, bananas, spinach, romaine lettuce, peppers, kale, oranges, apples, carrots, celery)
    chicken
    turkey
    string cheese
    whole wheat bread, pasta and rice
    fish
    eggs
    Peanut butter
    turkey burgers
    low fat cheese
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    Freezer: Protein (chicken, tilapia, lean pork, lean beef) packed in single serving sizes, homemade stock

    Fridge: Unsweetened Almond milk, eggs, yogurt, unsalted natural butter, veggies (onions, peppers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, carrots)

    Pantry: Kashi cereals, nuts, brown rice, barley, wholegrain pasta, seasonings, sugar, flour, olive oil, grape seed oil

    These things are always on hand and other stuff gets thrown in for variation.
  • bearkisses
    bearkisses Posts: 1,252 Member
    dark greens
    bananas/apples/grapes/berries (lots of fruit, always, i figure if I have to snack, fruit will not kill me!)
    carrots/celery/frozen veggies/peppers
    chicken breast/pork chops/steaks
    laughing cow cheese
    olives and pickles

    beans...i put them in everything
    lately i have been roasting chickpeas, so good, so crunchy, heaven

    quinoa, i put everything in quinoa
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Fridge: milk, butter, eggs, cheese, mushrooms, bacon, sausage, thawed meat for that night's dinner, thawing meat for the following night

    Pantry: peanut butter, bread, pasta, rice, flour, sugar, oatmeal, seasonings/spices, shortening, cooking oil

    Freezer: a couple weeks worth of meat, ice, veggies
  • WeightWatcherCindy
    WeightWatcherCindy Posts: 121
    Apples , grapes , bananas , peanut butter , eggs, egg beaters , 2% shredded cheese . Cottage cheese , turkey breakfast sausage , turkey bacon , sugar free jams , Greek yogurt , 35 calorie whole wheat bread , I can't believe it's not butter spray , white popcorn to air pop , ground turkey , boneless skinless chicken breasts , lean ground beef . Lettuce , tomato , broccoli , sweet potatoes , mushrooms , onions .
  • shantelmkonop
    shantelmkonop Posts: 1
    I also plan out meals. Its great because my husband and daughter love trying new, healthy foods! I also buy my meats in bulk but some things we try to keep are "seasonal" and this is because we try to buy local but that doesn't always work in Wisconsin.
    Right now we have lots of:

    Citrus
    Bananas
    Lettuce
    WHOLE grain bread w/o corn syrup
    Apples
    Baby Carrots
    Eggs (always!)
    Beans (always a must!)
    Peanut Butter
    VCore Protein Powder
    Old Fashioned Oats
    Flax seed/meal
    Stonyfield Whole Milk Organic French Vanilla Yogurt (I don't like mushy fruit and greek yogurt is not great to me)

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