Favorite Packaged Foods for (mostly) Clean Eating?

thinking_thinly
thinking_thinly Posts: 143 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I try to eat a whole food diet, but unfortunately working full time that isn't always possible. Some of my favorite packaged foods are Sabra Hummus (yummy 60 calories per 2tbs) 90 calorie Flatouts (90 calorie per flatout) Kraft Strawberry Balsamic dressing (50 calories per 2tbs) and Sensible Portion Veggie Straws (130 calories per 28g). Most have very few ingredients, and are mostly clean. Do you have any favourite yummy foods that are also convenient and healthy :)

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  • thinking_thinly
    thinking_thinly Posts: 143 Member
    Bump?
  • sixtyinchesoffury
    sixtyinchesoffury Posts: 321 Member
    I do hummus, also precut fruits and veggies from the produce section. also I like to package up any of my leftovers and take them for lunch
  • SLBrazeau
    SLBrazeau Posts: 1 Member
    I just recently came across Protein Chips (http://www.thesimplybar.com/simply-protein-chips) they're pretty tasty and satisfy that need for a crunchy snack.
  • thinking_thinly
    thinking_thinly Posts: 143 Member
    Those look interesting! They must not carry them in stores though... poo!
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    packaged premade food is sorta the opposite of what clean eating is.. it's really easy to throw something together in the morning if you keep it simple..

    portabella mushroom with sauce cheese and whatever veggie topping you like - nuke at work..
    banana honey and greek yogurt with or without granola
    oats with fruit of strawberry jam (easy to make yourself.. strawberries with a little water and boil until they are mostly liquid.. i put some lemon and a little bit of real sugar in mine)

    Leftover dinner that you make yourself
    organic/natural bread is usually your best bet
    egg salad (super easy to make. sub avocado for mayo)
    i love doing a salad with apple sweetened cranberries, feta and squeezing a lemon over the whole thing. add chicken breast and it's amazing.

    I guess i didn't answer your question much.. but I've found the only way to really eat clean is to make the stuff yourself, you can also do better in a natural/organic focused grocery store. I'm not 100 percent clean, but i'd say around 90%..

    Also depends on your definition of clean..
  • thestrawberrysays
    thestrawberrysays Posts: 31 Member
    Larabars and Green Smoothie Juices like Naked or Bolthouse Farms. Don't care if they are good for you, they taste good. LOL
  • Lorix94
    Lorix94 Posts: 108 Member
    Fresh fruit / dried fruit / good protein shakes / poked homemade sandwiches :)
  • sozisraw
    sozisraw Posts: 418 Member
    packaged : nakd bars:happy: , juicemaster juice in a bar yummy yummy and healthy:love:
  • thinking_thinly
    thinking_thinly Posts: 143 Member
    Thank you for all the helpful suggestions :)
  • ahmadfahmy
    ahmadfahmy Posts: 214 Member
    canned salmon, quest bars, oatmeal, peanut/almond butter
  • brainzap
    brainzap Posts: 145 Member
    Larabars, canned tuna, and bananas
  • oddspongeout
    oddspongeout Posts: 2
    Lara bars, hummus (various brands), Triscuit crackers (Nabisco? Am I joking? Nope - only whole wheat, oil, and salt! And the reduced fat is one of those few reduced fat snacks where they literally only cut down on fat and don't add anything else), some tortilla chips, unsweetened applesauce (ingredients: apples, maybe vitamin C), and Amy's burritos are my go-to choices.

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