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    What are your must haves?

    Posts: 60 Member
    edited February 22 in Food and Nutrition
    I am planning my grocery trip and was looking for some ideas.

    What are your must haves? Something that is an absolute must for keeping stocked in your kitchen for your cooking self to function?

    Spices, meats, veggies...

    I find my must have spices are cinnamon, chipotle and herbes de provence

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    • Posts: 333 Member
      Spices: Mrs. Dash
      Meats: Chicken Breast
      Veggies: Spinach
      Olive Oil
    • Posts: 23 Member
      strawberries, bananas, fun lettuce boxes (herb, salad), tomatoes, avocados, jalapeno poppers
    • Posts: 17 Member
      Green beans, brussel sprouts, pitas, hummus, steak, and ground turkey.
    • Posts: 63 Member
      Bananas!
      Yoplait whips, especially chocolate
      Bell Peppers
      Chicken Breast
      Popcorn! Yummmy.
    • Posts: 208 Member
      Bananas
      Apples
      Peanut butter
      Sandwich thins
      Mushrooms
      Spinach
      Carrots
      Cucumber
      Chickpeas
    • Posts: 180 Member
      Basil is my top herb choice. Ground turkey breast. Apples. Peanut butter. Greek yogurt. ETA: Quinoa! Love it. Very versatile.
    • Posts: 61 Member
      Everything for a salad, watermelon and seltzer water. And a pack of chicken breast.
    • Posts: 14
      oranges
      tomatoes
      tuna
    • Posts: 9,151 Member
      Chocolate
      Peanut butter/Nutella
      Bread (I eat low sodium stuff, hubby eats normal)
      Bacon
      Margarine
      Miracle Whip (hubby only)
      Sandwich meat
      Cheese slices
    • Posts: 4,899 Member
      beer, ice cream, and steak
    • Posts: 511 Member
      Folgers Mocha Swirl coffee, Coldstone Creamery Sweet Cream coffee creamer, Thomas multi-grain 100 calorie english muffins, peanut butter, chicken breast, Chobani lemon or lime greek yogurt, Nature Valley chocolate & oats high protein granola, Plant Fusion protein powder, PB2, cocoa powder, veggies, brown rice, Aunt Millies Fiber for Life bread, Lara Uber bars (cherry or banana), Babybel cheese rounds, popcorn, coconut oil, olive oil, raw local honey, diet A&W, coke, eggs... I must have a lot!
    • Posts: 9,003 Member
      beer, ice cream, and steak

      This, and tequila and wine.
    • Posts: 1,349 Member
      Cumin
    • Posts: 3,452 Member
      Oil, garlic, salt, basil, baking soda
    • Posts: 22,281 Member
      Spices, Cinnamon, Pepper, Rosemary, Lemon Pepper, Salt, Garlic.
      meats, Chicken, Beef, Eggs.
      veggies... broccoli, broccoli, broccoli.

      I guess I should get a job because right now the person who chooses the food only gets what he likes and broccoli aint' it. I forgot until this post how much I LOVE broccoli.


      How in the eff do you even spell brocolli? Broccoli? Broccolli? I forgot how to spell it. Wha? Oh well if it turns out to be necessary that I remain a stay at home mom, I can always just remember to order brocolli at restaurants. Every. Single. Time.
    • Posts: 22,281 Member
      Broccoli.
    • Posts: 1,131 Member
      My items .. extra dark chocolate, yogurt, baby carrots, flax seed, berries, tuna, oatmeal, bananas, chicken breast. And lots and lots of vegetables.
    • Posts: 395 Member
      Trader Joe's Goat yogurt, bran cereal, bananas, blackberries, raspberries, walnuts, apples, chicken, grape tomatoes, organic salad greens, carrots, Dijon mustard, onions, garlic, broccoli, olives, eggplant, balsamic vinegar (dark and white), sweet potatoes, winter and summer squash, carrots, mushrooms, spinach, peas, black beans, corn meal for polenta, roasted New Mexico green chiles, parmesan reggiano, canned tomatoes, lamb, bison, eggs, white potatoes, and shallots. From the last frost to the first frost, I grow rosemary, thyme, basil, marjoram, oregano, and more basil. Must have spices are dried versions of my fresh herbs during the winter months, cardamon, cinnamon, sage, pepper, garam masala, turmeric, celery seed, caraway, and fennel seed.

      Any other vegetables in season are fair game. Same with fruit.
    • Posts: 26,368 Member
      Eggs
      Egg whites
      Chicken breast
      Fage yogurt
      Fruit (strawberries, raspberries and peaches mostly)
      Oatmeal
      Green tea
      Peppers
      Onions
      Frozen Veggies
      Carrots
      Ice cream
      Reduced fat cheddar
    • Posts: 10,740 Member
      Absolutely must have eggs, some variety of cheese, oatmeal, tomato sauce (no salt added) and lots of frozen and fresh veggies. In the pantry, various nuts, dried fruit, coucous and/or quinoa, TVP, beans & lentils galore. Some type of bread-like product (whole wheat bread, sandwich thins, tortillas)...usually just 1 of these at a time, though.

      We always have tuna, salmon, and shrimp on hand. My husband is pescetarian and I mostly just order meat in restaurants so we don't buy and cook it at home. We usually keep some vegetarian meats on hand...in addition to TVP we usually have tofu, some kind of veggie sausage, veggie burgers, etc.

      Spice wise must have cinnamon, clove, paprika, basil, garlic & onion powders and oregano (Mexican and regular), five spice, cumin, chile powder & ginger.

      Condiments I've gotta have are light olive oil mayo, Sriracha, various mustards, and chipotle ranch dressing. Some kind of jam - usually apricot or fig.
    • Posts: 316 Member
      For me and my own weight loss goals, I MUST have cottage cheese, sliced cheese or cheese sticks, rice cakes, bananas, nuts (almonds are constant, others switch out regularly), almond milk, peanut butter, coffee creamer, and eggs. Those are the things I eat the most, some of them I eat every single day without fail.
    • Posts: 450
      Spices: Curry Powder, Mrs. Dash, Garlic powder
      Meat: Chicken thighs, and fish if they have any that's wild caught and never frozen (yes, I'm a seafood snob)
      Veggies: Asparagus, green beans and brussel sprouts.
    • Posts: 91 Member
      Keurig 8 o'clock coffee
      Half & Half
      Eggs
    • Posts: 181 Member
      I really like zucchini and spinach in my salads :D
    • Posts: 1,170 Member
      Great Value 3lb bag of Frozen Chicken Breast
      Great value dried lentils and green peas
      Fage or Trader Joe Greek yogurt
      Trader Joe Trek Mix
      Body Fortress Protein powder
      Eggs
      Cilantro
      Canned tuna and chicken breast
      Sandwich Thins
      Kraft cracked pepper mayo
      Tabasco and Trader Joe sriracha
      Bananas and Strawberries
      Ms Dash Garlic and Herb
      Nonfat Milk
      Trader Joe's organic whole carrots
      Trader Joe's kale/spinach
      Garlic
      Onions
      Garlic and onion powder
      Tortillas
      Kraft Italian dressing

      Will always see these items in my kitchen.
    • Posts: 69 Member
      As I have diverticulis I can't have seeds or shelled veggies or nuts or popcorn. So I rely on apples, bananas,blue berries, pineapple, clementines, grapes, turkey, ground turkey, chicken, pork, tossed salad stuff, all differetnt spices of course. Snacks, fruit, peanut butter, rice cakes, fiber one bars. I don't eat the best all time but I am trying to get better. Best of luck to you :-)
    • Posts: 81 Member
      baby spinach
      grape tomatoes
      zucchini
      squash
      onions
      garlic
      sliced cheese
      some kind of 100 chocolate calorie snack packs
      pre portioned chicken or turkey (dark meat)
    • Posts: 60 Member
      Wow... I really did not expect so many responses. :)

      Quite a few of these items made it on to my list today to spice up my meals, so a big, big thank you to helping me fight off the boredom.
    • Posts: 3,556 Member
      duplicate post
    • Posts: 3,556 Member
      Coffee, Bacon, and Gelato
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