What foods do you consider your essentials?

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)

~ 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

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.

I ALWAYS have the following at home and at work:

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

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.

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

> 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

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)

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!!

At home - Eggs, bacon, coffee, cream.

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

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

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!

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