Top 10 Foods you have in the house at all times
NeuroticVirgo
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I was wondering what are your Top 10 foods you keep in your house all the time that keep you away from junk food. Or that are you favorite healthy choices when it comes to breakfast, lunch, and dinner etc.
I need to mix mine up. All my old go too foods aren't sounding good anymore
Some of mine were Eggs, Low Cal Bread, Sugar Free Jello, Sugar Free Pudding, Rice Cakes, Soups in hand (70 cal), Veggie Trays, Fish Fillets.
I think my biggest problem is I work at home, and I'm home alone all day until dinner time. So everything I make has to be for one person until dinner time, then I'm trying to cook for the whole family.
I need to mix mine up. All my old go too foods aren't sounding good anymore
Some of mine were Eggs, Low Cal Bread, Sugar Free Jello, Sugar Free Pudding, Rice Cakes, Soups in hand (70 cal), Veggie Trays, Fish Fillets.
I think my biggest problem is I work at home, and I'm home alone all day until dinner time. So everything I make has to be for one person until dinner time, then I'm trying to cook for the whole family.
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vitatops muffin tops. yummy, little sugar, can cover chocolate cravings, generous amount of soluble and insoluble fiber, protein and only 100 calories.0
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Ooh ooh! I really like your question! This should start a good thread.
My top ten foods that are ALWAYS in my house are:
1) Raw Cashews
2) Grain Sweetened Chocolate Chips (which I eat w/ the cashews. so good.)
3) Rice Milk (I don't drink cow milk. ew.)
4) Yeast Free Oatmeal Bread (I have a bad yeast allergy.)
5) Mary's Gone Crackers - Original flavor
6) Hummus
7) Baby Carrots
8) Tuna Fish
9) Brown Rice (We eat a LOT of brown rice!)
10) Plain Greek Yogurt0 -
i don't know about 10 foods, but I try to keep fiber one bars, skinny cow ice creams, low sugar fudgecicles, and tea.0
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pre washed baby spinach
whole almonds or walnuts
low carb, high fiber, 80 cal whole wheat tortillas
green peppers
garbanzo bean veggie dip (for extra protein)0 -
Romaine lettuce
tomatoes
turkey/turkey burgers
rice cakes/triscuits
peanut butter
bananas
hummus
light mayo/taziki sauce
eggs(whites)
potatoes0 -
ryvita crackerbreads
red onion
garlic
tinned chopped tomatoes
tomatoe puree
spices
flour
apples
low fat yoghurt
nutella chocolate spread ( for a cheeky choocy fix with half the calslol )0 -
Romaine lettuce
tomatoes
turkey/turkey burgers
rice cakes/triscuits
peanut butter
bananas
hummus
light mayo/taziki sauce
eggs(whites)
potatoes0 -
ryvita crackerbreads
red onion
garlic
tinned chopped tomatoes
tomatoe puree
spices
flour
apples
low fat yoghurt
nutella chocolate spread ( for a cheeky choocy fix with half the calslol )0 -
Fuji Apples
Laughing cow cheese and special K crackers
Sabra hummus
Unsalted roasted almonds
Cyrstal Light (free it up like a slushie... yum!)0 -
Fuji Apples
Laughing cow cheese and special K crackers
Sabra hummus
Unsalted roasted almonds
Cyrstal Light (free it up like a slushie... yum!)0 -
Funny that the only veg mentioned on this page is the highest on the glycemic index. I try and keep everything out of my house that I really want. I always have oatmeal or some sort of high fiber cereal that I can have as a treat. I do admit I have more fruit than veg in my house.0
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1) Fage 0% Greek Yogurt
2) All-natural Honey
3) Oats & Flax Oatmeal (its instant and tastes amazing for a quick breakfast)
4) Cage-free Eggs
5) Turkey Bacon
6) Trader Joe's Lite Kettle Corn (single serving bags)
7) Organic Chicken Breast or Tenderloins
8) Alaskan SALMON! Yum!!!
9) Skippy's Natural Crunch Peanut Butter
10) Whole Wheat English Muffins!0 -
fruits::bananas, apples, grapes, melon, ect
peanut butter---great for apples, english muffins, or just on a spoon :laugh:
almonds
egg whites
pita chips/hummus (kind of junky)
carrots w/ranch
stuff for a salad---lettuce, cumbers, onions, green & red peppers, ect----already cut up!!
string cheese
yogurt/cottage cheese
tuna
Those are my most common go to foods...
Favorites for breakfast are: piece of fruit, egg whites, english muffin with PB, Egg muff (egg whites, cheese, ham and english muffin)
Lunch: tuna, salad, tyson grilled and ready chicken breasts, english muffin pizzas
Snacks, almonds,cottage cheese, apples and PB, carrots and ranch....
Dinners,I just eat whatever I make for the family! So no specifics there0 -
Almonds
Prunes
Sunflower seeds
Oranges
Lemons
Frozen Berries
Peanut Butter
Baby Carrots
Yams
Beans0 -
Almonds (raw)
Prunes(breakfast)
Sunflower seeds(shelled or unshelled)
Oranges ( to eat)
Lemons ( to drink in my water)
Frozen Berries ( for smoothies)
Peanut Butter
Baby Carrots
Yams
Beans
and all types of TEA!- Chamomile, Oolong, Green, Herbal,Breakfast, Licorice
A really good one when you are craving chocolate is Yerba Mate Chocolatte by Guyuaki0 -
fruits::bananas, apples, grapes, melon, ect
peanut butter---great for apples, english muffins, or just on a spoon :laugh:
almonds
egg whites
pita chips/hummus (kind of junky)
carrots w/ranch
stuff for a salad---lettuce, cumbers, onions, green & red peppers, ect----already cut up!!
string cheese
yogurt/cottage cheese
tuna
Those are my most common go to foods...
Favorites for breakfast are: piece of fruit, egg whites, english muffin with PB, Egg muff (egg whites, cheese, ham and english muffin)
Lunch: tuna, salad, tyson grilled and ready chicken breasts, english muffin pizzas
Snacks, almonds,cottage cheese, apples and PB, carrots and ranch....
Dinners,I just eat whatever I make for the family! So no specifics there0 -
Mine are
1)almonds
2)baby spinach
3)Egg Beaters
4)Whole grain bread (no HFCS)
5)peppers (green, red bell, poblano, jalepeno)
6)Whole wheat wraps (high fiber, low carb)
7)yogurt
8)Oats (steel cut)
9)onion
10)mushrooms0 -
I like this question too! These are all also low oxalate foods for anyone dealing with kidney stones!
1. skim milk
2. apples
3. browm rice
4. fruitless yogurt
5. low butter popcorn
6. peaches
7. starburst (a few go a long way and kick the sweet tooth)
8. rice cakes
9. country time lemonade
10. seedless grapes0 -
Mainly Pantry items because fruits and veggies will vary depending on what's in season, but these items are staples for us.
Colombian Coffee
Creamer
Natra Taste Sweetener
Kaizen Whey Protein Powder
Frozen Fruit
Spaghetti
Rice
Beans (Pinto and/or Navy)
Soup (low sodium)
Tuna and/or Canned Salmon (in water)0 -
Cheese sticks (reduced fat)
Nuts (cashews, pistachios mostly)
Baby carrots
FAGE 0% greek yogurt
Fat-free cottage cheese
FUZE slenderize drinks (for when water doesn't appeal)
Propel flavor sticks (ditto)
Luna Protein bars and/or my homemade version with half the sugar
Healthwise Protein Hot Chocolate
Dried fruit (cherries, cranberries and mangos mostly)
Tuna fish
Frozen jumbo shrimp
Okay, that's more than 10. :laugh:0 -
In no perticular order;
1. eggs
2. wheat tortillas
3. wheat bread
4. gala apples
5. 2% cheddar cheese
6. wheat pasta
7. chicken
8. ground beef
9. ground turkey
10. eggs
Yes, I put eggs twice.0 -
@ ValueMe--wow you sounds like you are a kaiser member0
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I have a ton of really weird food allergies (like certain dyes, flavors, and seemingly most things that are supposed to be really good for me - tomatoes, strawberries, grape juice, pineapples!)
Here are my top 10 snacky foods:
1. 100 calorie chips ahoy
2. pouches of tuna (90 calories and tons of protein!)
3. LIGHT micorwave popcorn (not so great for sodium, but decently low in calories and SUPER high in fiber, so very filling.)
4. chocolate or peanut butter chips (I frequently add about 1tbsp of these to my microwaved popcorn RIGHT when it comes out and shake the bag. It only adds about 50 calories and kills the chocolate craving while filling me up with all of the fiber from the popcorn. It's a little messy to eat but OH so good!)
5. eggs (usually boiled)
6. string cheese
7. special K bars. I eat them a lot for breakfasts too, though.
8. apples
9. peanut butter, which I like to spread on the apples
10. cucumbers
11, Celery - sometimes i eat it with the peanut butter, sometimes I very lightly salt it. Virtually calorie free and satisfies the need to eat without guilt. Plus tons of fiber there too!!0 -
ginger tea
chicken broth
rice pudding - 1/2 a cup is only 130 calories so if you have a sweet tooth a couple of spoonfuls won't kill your count for the day
precut bagged apples
apricots
pumpkin seeds
edamame0 -
Oooh, I like this one...
1. Eggs
2. Brown rice
3. Wholemeal granary bread
4. Nuts (almonds and walnuts to be exact)
5. Carrots
6. Onions
7. Some type of fish
8. Soy sauce
9. Mirin
10. Clementine0 -
1. Whole Wheat Bread
2. Cage-free Eggs
3. Tuna
4. Turkey Burger Patties
5. Milk
6. Bottled water
7. Unsalted Butter
8. Olive oil
9. Sweet Pea Cans
10. Spagetti O's?0 -
low cal/fat free vanilla yogurt w/ granola
bagel thins w/veggie sausage patty & 1/4 cup of egg beaters (btw, it tastes EXACTLY like real sausage)
Vanilla yogurt/banana/ dash of cinnamon blended = yummy smoothie
celery w/peanut butter
apples
carrots (I prefer to make my own carrot sticks instead of getting the baby carrots)
fiber one bars
bran cereal
string cheese
chicken (all types)
lettuce
oops, was that more than 10? sorry!0 -
- Egg Whites and Reduced Fat Swiss Cheese (for mushroom and reduced fat Swiss omelettes)
- Fiber One Cereal and unsweetened chocolate and vanilla almond milk
- Hormel Maple Bacon (only 80 cal for 2 slices)
- Pork Tenderloin (I change the seasoning to keep it interesting)
- Containers of mixed roasted veggies (baby carrots, Brussels sprouts, yellow squash, eggplant, mushrooms, green beans, sweet onion, green/yellow/red peppers coarsely chopped, tossed in EVOO, salt and pepper and roasted at 400 degrees until I think they're good and done)
- Calorie free carbonated fruit water. Awesome craving killer0 -
I drink a lot of tea so there are always teabags, sweeteners and milk.
The ingredients for 5 minute pita bread pizza - wholemeal pita bread, tomato puree and low fat cheese.
I have a really sweet tooth so I usually have Shapers bars from Boots (Sweet snack bars for under 100 calories), Sponge fingers for dunking in tea, Skinny Cow Triple Chocolate Ice cream sticks and Tesco Creme Caramels (110 calories surprisingly)
And for when I get urge to make a crisp sandwich there are pom bears, wholemeal bread, extra light butter and ketchup.0 -
I have so many "staples" that it isn't even funny. So I think I will stick to snacks!
- Eggs: For hard boiled eggs
- Low Sodium Pretzels
- Clementines
- Nuts: Right now its walnuts, yummy!
- Yogurt: Usually Greek for the protein
- Kashi Go Lean Cereal
- Granola Bars
- Crackers: Some variety for my son
- Tuna
- Occasionally cheese
- Grapes or Raisins0
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