Share your dieting 'staple foods'?

oremus1
oremus1 Posts: 100 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
what foods to you eat everyday and consider your dieting staples?

for example, many cultures might consider rice a staple and base most main meals around it?

for me, bananas, hot chocolate and fat free yoghurt are my staples. must have bananas everyday - easy to carry, cheap and filling. hot choc - staves off sugar cravings. fat free yoghurt - filling and easy to carry around.
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  • p4ulmiller
    p4ulmiller Posts: 588 Member
    what foods to you eat everyday and consider your dieting staples?

    for example, many cultures might consider rice a staple and base most main meals around it?

    for me, bananas, hot chocolate and fat free yoghurt are my staples. must have bananas everyday - easy to carry, cheap and filling. hot choc - staves off sugar cravings. fat free yoghurt - filling and easy to carry around.

    I eat whatever I feel like, provided I stay within my calories.

    Big breakfast 2-3 days per week, nice big sandwich at lunch, curry/pasta for dinner and a glass of wine. All home made so I can control what goes in it.
  • hulamama808
    hulamama808 Posts: 499 Member
    My staple snacks: cutie oranges, string cheese, raw almonds, apples. I usually have an emergency bar in my purse too... fiber one bars and granola bars help me if I really need something STAT. :)
  • Diet_Soda
    Diet_Soda Posts: 124 Member
    Fish, eggs, fruits and veggies, and most importantly, a PLAN! I always have a protein bar with me just in case something happens and I can't eat my planned meal. I love incorporating low calorie, high nutrition, high volume foods into my plan.
  • lebbyloses
    lebbyloses Posts: 133 Member
    Mason jar salads. Just google for ideas if you want to do this, they are all over Pinterest. But I love them, because I can make five salads on Sunday night--often with the leftovers of whatever big meal I experimented with over the weekend, plus some veggies and a ton of spinach--and then lunch is made for the week. HUGE fresh salads, precalculated and entered and requiring no time investment. I've got about three coworkers doing it now too.

    Rice. Brown, black, or wild.

    Roasted vegetables.

    Those green giant broccoli and fake cheese packs. So wrong but oh so right.

    I don't think of this as a staple, but English muffins and cream cheese. Looking at my diary, you'd think I love them, but really I am just not good at cooking breakfast ahead of time like I do my other weekday meals. I didn't use to eat much in the morning, but I find now that I am cranky at work if I don't, especially now that I wake up early to work out. And my office has English muffins, bread, bagels, etc. on hand for us at a reasonable fee, plus free cream cheese in individual packets. No measuring needed! So I do tend to have that pretty often.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Eggs, Greek yogurt, frozen veggies, protein bars and frozen grilled chicken breasts here.
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    From McDonald's: Egg White Delight McMuffin.

    From Taco Bell: Chicken Soft Tacos, Fresco Style.

    From Wendy's: Junior Bacon Cheeseburger, Small Chili, 4-Piece Spicy Chicken Nuggets.

    Other: Progresso soups, 100-Calorie Microwave Popcorn, Safeway prepared salads.
  • gettingmeback2013
    gettingmeback2013 Posts: 114 Member
    Oikos Greek yogurt
    lots and lots of frozen veggies on hand at all times, I always supplement everything I eat with this
    fresh fruit on hand at all times
    Ice cream! LOL for my sweet tooth. Usually no more than 140 cals a serving (Breyer's Blasts are a current addiction)
  • QuincyChick
    QuincyChick Posts: 269 Member
    -eggs and egg whites
    - quest bars
    - asparagus
    - boneless chicken breasts
    - arugula
    - fage greek yogurt
    - quinoa
    - popcorn

    also: chocolate and red wine
  • Supertact
    Supertact Posts: 466 Member
    eggs,almonds,avocado,chicken.
  • endoftheside
    endoftheside Posts: 568 Member
    Kind bars, eggs, canadian bacon, baby spinach, grassfed beef, popcorn, cottage cheese, salmon (that can go straight from freezer to oven), canned tuna and salmon, pork tenderloin, berries of all kinds, protein shakes, wholly guacamole minis.
  • AiimeeDee
    AiimeeDee Posts: 116 Member
    Greek yogurt, raw almonds, chicken, string cheese, cottage cheese, apple, carrots. And beer, not everyday but ya know.....
  • tgrey4
    tgrey4 Posts: 56
    Cherry tomatoes! They're delicious and actually filling? They're the best snack ever and can make up half a meal if you eat enough of them. Same with sliced green or red peppers. The crunch of them is wonderful and replicates whatever chips do for me.

    Also, fat-free Greek yogurt. Its density naturally keeps me from eating too much, and it pairs really well with some fresh fruit and coffee for breakfast or a snack.

    Plain popcorn (a little salt on top is good), rice cakes (a little cinnamon or salt on top).

    A lot of people saying almonds or avocados... I cannot control myself with almonds and inevitably eat avocados whole....
  • O2Bslimagain
    O2Bslimagain Posts: 120 Member
    I guess my staples would be whole grains. I eat a very hearty breakfast which consists of whole grains, seeds, nuts and fruit. For lunch I usually have a sandwich and dinner I really try for veggies and grains.
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    Lollipops and gum. They occupy my mouth for a good 15, 20 minutes for a negligible amount of calories. They've helped me a lot with my "bored eating" habit.
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    Staples for me are Pork Tenderloin and Chicken Breasts. Of course, I eat lots of other things, but these are my staples. I am very busy; work for one ambulance service, one fire department, teach at the local community college and work a homecare job. I also have a very active 3 year old granddaughter that keeps me running in my off-time. I run 7 miles a day, 3.5 miles each for two runs...anyway.... Once a month, or so, I take a couple days and cook FOR THE MONTH. I do Pork one day and chicken the next and then portion out into 5 (pork) or 6 (chicken) ounce portions and stock my freezer. (I don't really cook for 2 days, the pork tenderloins or chicken breasts go into the crockpot! :bigsmile:) The night before I just pull out the portions for the next day. As they are pre-cooked I can eat them cold in salads and wraps, or heat up with other ingredients; everything from stir-fry to soup. Makes life so much easier!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    what foods to you eat everyday and consider your dieting staples?

    for example, many cultures might consider rice a staple and base most main meals around it?

    for me, bananas, hot chocolate and fat free yoghurt are my staples. must have bananas everyday - easy to carry, cheap and filling. hot choc - staves off sugar cravings. fat free yoghurt - filling and easy to carry around.

    I don't have dieting staples because I don't believe in dieting.

    I eat whatever I want as long as I stay within my calorie allowance.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    Rice. Egg noodles. Tuna. Extra lean ground beef. Hot sauce. Salsa. Fat free yoghurt. Chocolate milk. Granola. Bananas.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    I don't have dieting staples because I don't believe in dieting.

    You're on a calorie-counting website - you're dieting.
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    Banana, Dannon Light and Fit Greek Yogurt and coffee with 1% milk. Get's my day going.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    eggs, fresh berries, ground turkey, chicken thighs, spinach, kale, sweet potatoes, smoked salmon, avocadoes, greek yogurt.

    i pretty much buy those every trip to the grocery store

    i also drink a lot of tea.

    also a diet means your usual food and drink, it's not necessarily supposed to mean something that's calorie restrictive. if that were the case then how would nature shows talk about the diet of whatever animal they are researching? :laugh:
  • LiveLoveLift67
    LiveLoveLift67 Posts: 895 Member
    Most of the things i eat consistently are : Eggs, ground turkey, turkey breast sliced, yogurt, almonds and fruit.
  • Kevalicious99
    Kevalicious99 Posts: 1,131 Member
    You're on a calorie-counting website - you're dieting.

    Nice one. Some people are just in denial.

    My staple foods ... tuna, almonds, celery, most fruits and veggies.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Breakfast: Eggs, egg whites, hot cereal, protein powder, banana.
    Lunch: My staple is salad. I eat it almost every day for lunch, with varying toppings. It helps me get in a protein and vegetable filled day. Cottage cheese, turkey or chicken, or sometimes chickpeas for protein. Veggies vary between cherry tomatoes, snap peas, carrot, cucumber, avocado, and sometimes leftover cooked veg -tossed on top of the salad.
    Dinner: chicken, pork chops, or ground beef paired with mixed vegetables and a starch/grain of some sort (usually a rotation of pasta, rice, or potato).
  • tegalicious
    tegalicious Posts: 629
    Old fashioned oatmeal, cinnamon, bananas, pb2, and unsweetened vanilla almond milk. I have some if not all of these daily!
  • _jayciemarie_
    _jayciemarie_ Posts: 574 Member
    I love oatmeal!!! I also love 1% Cottage cheese.
  • sandobr1
    sandobr1 Posts: 319 Member
    Eggs, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, bananas, granola bars, pretzels, brussel sprouts, olive oil, chicken. I have many of these daily.

    Also off to Pinterest to look for mason jar salads.
  • Ithina1
    Ithina1 Posts: 93 Member
    Eggs, rice, beans, chicken, cottage cheese, and milk.

    I too am off to google mason jar salads.
  • bernicesmission
    bernicesmission Posts: 100
    butternut squash i buy a massive whole every week, tuna, tomatoes, oatmeal, sugar free jelly (jello), kiwis!
  • doctorandrew
    doctorandrew Posts: 32
    Chicken Thighs cause it's too hard to eat dry *kitten* chicken breast all day. Mmmmmmm fat.

    Cores:
    Chicken Thigh
    Oatmeal
    Almonds
    Broccoli
    Cauliflower
    Carrots
    Squash
    Whey Protein
    Sweet Potatoes
    Potatoes
    Multi-Vitamin
    WATER

    And then I fill the rest with whatever I want to fill my Macros.
  • lilbearzmom
    lilbearzmom Posts: 600 Member
    eggs
    coconut oil
    greek yogurt
    hummus
    baby carrots
    bananas
    smucker's natural peanut butter
    granola
    cashews
    dried fruit (right now I've got plums, pineapple, and pears in the house)
    almond milk
    apples
    squash (butternut, acorn, or spaghetti)
    ice cream bars (lowfat chocolate fudge)
    Starbucks skinny lattes
    homemade coffee with sf creamer
    quest bars (banana nut muffin or double chocolate chunk)
    power crunch bars
    click coffee protein
    avocado

    edited to add Brach's Mellowcreme pumpkins candy- I have been eating it 1-2 per day since Sept. I have made a whole bag last for 2 months. I am just about out.

    Well, anything and everything as long as it fits in my day! :)

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