Grocery List Suggestions

jenniferarnold619
jenniferarnold619 Posts: 68
in Food and Nutrition
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.

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  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,670 Member
    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
    relentless_hope Posts: 15 Member
    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
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    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
    floralskull Posts: 4 Member
    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
    kacarter1017 Posts: 651 Member
    veggies- all kinds
    cheese sticks
    hummus
    salsa
    chicken breasts
    fish
    fruit- again, a wide variety
    yogurt
  • relentless_hope
    relentless_hope Posts: 15 Member
    lemons and shrimp - excellent suggestions! I love stir fry.
  • JennyAnnLanders
    JennyAnnLanders Posts: 79 Member
    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
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    If you are not getting minerals from wholegrains, beans or lentils you want plenty of nuts or seeds for snacks.
  • trelm249
    trelm249 Posts: 777 Member
    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
    jha1223 Posts: 141 Member
    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
    cheyennetheeventer Posts: 29 Member
    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
    suzyluzy Posts: 78
    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
    jenniferarnold619 Posts: 68
    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.

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