Share your dieting 'staple foods'?

Chicken, turkey
Almond butter
Oats
Greek yogurt with fruit
Almond milk
Whole wheat pasta

And the occasional piece of chocolate so I don't feel like I'm depriving myself!

My kitchen is ALWAYS stocked with:
Greek Yogurt
Fresh Fruit (berries, bananas, clementines, pomegranates)
Eggs and egg whites
Frozen peaches, mango chunks
Crimini and Portobello mushrooms
Asparagus
Bell peppers
Zucchini or Spaghetti squash
Sweet potatoes
Almonds/Walnuts
PB2, Vega and Optimum Nutrition whey powders
Lean turkey breast
Tilapia or similar fish
Quick rolled oats
Multigrain flatbread with flax seeds
Unsweetened almond milk
Avocados

Rolled oats( I love oatmeal), eggs, milk, fage 2% greek yogurt, green tea, chicken thighs, assorted frozen veggies, assorted fresh fruit

Usually I have corn, spaghetti sauce, ranch dressing, pasta, oatmeal, fruit, protein bars.. Easy things that can be combined and mixed up together easily.

Also things that are cheap. I like cheap things that are available in bulk.

Bananas, eggs, and apples. I might put brown rice on that list, too.

Salmon, tuna, Greek yogurt, apples, black rice, protein bars/shakes, bananas and green vegetables.

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

You're on a calorie-counting website - you're dieting.

No..

Dieting is the restriction of food, and I don't restrict the type of food I eat.

I will count calories for the rest of my life, even when I reach maintenance, because I don't want to gain back the weight I've lost. Does that mean I'm on a diet forever?

The fact that you are counting calories and tracking macros means that by definition you are restricting the type of food you eat.

You are on a diet, just like pretty much everybody else here.

THIS. Dieting is restriction. Either calories, macros or foods....
Anyone who counts or measures or otherwise limits is probably on a diet (even a weight gaining diet).
We all HOPE what we learn by dieting becomes our lifestyle.

This makes me laugh. ^^

Anyhow....

For me:
*Both whole eggs and egg whites.
*Mushrooms.
*Spinach.
*Onions and garlic!
*Sriracha, sriracha, O how I love thee
*Tuna in a packet (or smoked oysters, kippered snacks, etc) for quick protein on the go (in my backpack for work)
*Protein bars for in a pinch (in my backpack for work)
*Lentil and brown rice "burgers" (homemade)
*Those sandwich "thins"
*Coffee
*Water
*Chicken (usually boneless skinless breast, but not always)
*Apples
*Pizza
*Shredded Parmesan, among various other cheeses - preferably more flavorful ones
*Whiskey
*Lots of spices and seasonings, which I don't usually log. I love spicy food!
*Corn tortillas - only around 100 calories for two
*Shredded hash browns - only 70 calories for a cup
*My daughter's amazing little pumpkin mug cakes
*Anything else Pumpkin
*Jalapenos
*Chinese food. Yes, all of it. Okay, maybe it isn't actually a staple, but I wish it was. I'm too cheap for that.
*Sandwiches
*Turkey pepperoni (I actually prefer it; Hormel, not Armour)
*Cauliflower (yes, even for pizza crust. Don't judge.)
*Whatever little calorie-moderate things work for me for breakfast sandwiches. I like different things for this - turkey sausage, prepared veggie sausage like Morningstar, etc, my lentil burgers. I'm going to make veggie sausages one of these days....I have all the stuff (still). No way in the world I'm fooling with bacon grease at 3:30 am and pork sausage uses more calories than I prefer for breakfast (not that I wouldn't eat either).


*And, as odd as this might sound, variety is a staple for me, too. I like different foods, I like cooking, although I don't do as much of it lately, and I like experimenting when I do. So if I didn't have a fair amount of variety, it would not be a good thing for me.

Fun thread. Then again, I love talking about food! lol Thanks!

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.

Calorie counting is a form of dieting ...

That would depend upon your perception. In my perception, dieting is restricting myself from eating certain kinds of foods and eating calories below what I know is healthy. I eat upwards of 2,000 calorie a day, and I eat whatever I want, which is not a diet.

I calorie count because I have a problem knowing when to stop eating in order to lose weight or maintain weight. My trainer told me years ago that eating well and logging calories in and out calories out is a way of life, my I didn't listen to him and eventually gained 33 pounds back.

I never "diet" (defined in the traditional sense of temporary restrictions to lose weight), but my healthy life-long eating staples are:

almond milk
brown rice
oatmeal
olive oil
ground turkey
chicken breast
spinach
oranges
stevia
trail mix

oatmeal, salmon, sweet potatoes, salad, yogurt, whole grains

My GP tells me to stay away from dairy, red meat, take aways, and anything fried. I'm allowed no more than 3 eggs a week.
Other than this, I eat what I fancy, as long as its not a readymade meal, a fatty/sugary pudding or alcohol.

I eat whatever I feel like as long as I stay at my goal calories. That said, the foods I eat most often include string cheese, 2% cheddar, yogurt, every kind of fruit especially bananas, grapefruit, apples, strawberries, watermelon and pineapple, steamed or roasted veggies, boiled eggs, granola, oatmeal, grilled chicken, tuna, salmon, sirloin steak (usually in a stir fry), pork tenderloin, turkey chili. Special treats include Snack Factory pretzel crisps with dark chocolate, Somersaults dutch cocoa snacks, Dreyers frozen fruit bars, ginger snaps, air popped popcorn.

Others have named a lot of my own staples and snack items. So I'll say the #1 thing that I rely on is breakfast tacos.

Sounds weird, but it has helped me a ton. I cook one egg in a bit of canola spray, flip it and toss a SMALL size flour or corn tortilla on top, then flip again. Add about 1/2 T. of southwest dressing (any brand) and I am good to go.

Sometimes I'll include onion, peppers, mushrooms, etc, in the egg, but not always. It is a great breakfast for me with a cup of coffee and at around 200 cal (often less depending on the tortilla and dressing type/brand) it has also served as dinner on days when I went over on my calories at lunch. Some people may think tortillas are the devil ;-) But I find this small meal really filling and delicious.

My hubby pre-cooks a bunch of these (regular tortilla for him, ezekiel for me) and freezes them. They usually have egg, black beans, and whatever else is around (recently various kinds of squash). Super easy to warm up on a cold morning.

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Staple snacks are yogurt, string cheese, almonds, and reduced-fat cheez-its. I'm a filthy *kitten* for those.