Grocery list staples!

Almond Milk (unsweetened)
Organic baby Spinach (packed w Protein) I have w every meal even as garnish
Kale
Egglands Best Eggs
Avocados
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
Oatmeal (not instant)
Lemons, Apples
EXTRA Virgin Olive Oil (cold Pressed) or Coconut Oil
large bag of Frozen Chicken breast (you can cut in half for those smaller lunch portions)
large bag of frozen Tilapia
(Both of these are packed with Protein and great to have on hand for quick healthy meals and salads and can be prepared so many ways on a countertop grill.)
A variety of Frozen Fruits:Strawberries, Bluberries, Blackberries, Rasberries (for smoothies & garnishes)
Mrs. Dash & a variety of Herbs & Spices (for your Chicken & Fish)
A Good protein Powder (I Love Pure Protein PLUS French vanilla) is packed with extra vitamins, fiber and Omegas avail at Sam's/WMart. Tastes great in shakes, smoothies, and in your oatmeal and I make a delish Gelato with Frozen fruit
100% natural raw honey
Stevia Powder and Luo Han Guo (Monk fruit)
Green Tea (Bags not pre-made stuff)

And MOST Important!!! Purified water drink, drink, drink! try to shoot for a gallon a day but never less than 75oz. (helps you lose weight and you will feel healthier and your skin and hair will look better too!

And Finally... A George Foreman Type Counter top Grill! These grills come in different brands are very inexpensive. they offer a healthy way to cook your food quickly and without any oil.

I Pretty much have been living off of these foods for the fast 4 mos and have lost 33lbs. I'm eating well eating often and have no problem getting hungry. You can Prepare your fish and chicken so many different ways on your grill and I experiment a lot with different herbs and spices. I'll usually make a nice colorful salad and top with my fish or chicken and I may even grill my veggies as well as a side dish.Get creative and have fun with your food! you can have Beautiful appetizing meals in under 15min that are Good for you!!! :happy:

Lots of fresh veggies and fruit
Milk
Yogurt
Canned soup (for lunch, because I'm too lazy to make something to take to work with me)

kale:boil them and eat as a salad. It tastes better than raw. I do like the texture.

Whole Wheat Bread
Deli Meat
Deli Cheese (we eat lots of sandwiches in our house)
Greek Yogurt (I really like Chobani's Key Lime Flips right now for a sweet snack)
Milk (1 or 2% organic)
All Whites
Turkey Bacon
Whole Wheat English Muffins
Ground Turkey
Chicken Breast
Lower Fat Ground Beef
Protein Bars (Usually Cliff Builder Bars)

I'm sure I'm missing something, but these are definitely staples.

Frozen chicken breast
Ground Turkey
Eggs
CHEESE SO MUCH CHEESE
Tomatoes, head of lettuce, mini sweet peppers, cucumbers, green peppers
Hummus and avocado (if they're on sale otherwise NOPE)
Tuna fish and peanut butter

Potatoes
Carrots
Bag of lentils
brown rice
celery
pinto beans
refried beans
oatmeal
chickpeas/garbanzo beans

Why has almond milk become so popular? I've never found a reason to buy it, esp. since it has hardly any protein and I gave up cereal a long time ago.

Is it just to use in place of milk for fewer calories?

Special K Vanilla Cappucino protein shake!
Sargento Ultra Thin cheese slices, 40 calories of REAL cheese
Arnold or Fiber One sandwich thins
Blue Diamond Vanilla Almond Milk with Hint of Honey
McKenzie deli meats
frozen fish
bananas
lunch pack/single serve cups of applesauce or fruit packed in juice
Sara Lee 45 calorie wheat bread
quick oats
frozen berries (to go in the oatmeal!)
A variety of Smart Ones or Lean Cuisine frozen 1 serving meals, just in case the family wants something I should not be eating.

Eggs
P3 Protein snack pack
cheese
chicken
steak
Kashi Golean Crunch
almond milk or 1% cow milk
a bunch of salads
some type of burger (beef, chicken, turkey, or fish)
low carb tortillas
fat free greek yogurt

I'm in my 9th week post op vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Hello sleevers! I can't speak for the folks with the little egg stomachs (i.e. gastric bypass folks) but here's what I can eat right now:

greek yogurt, low fat
low fat cottage cheese
string cheese, part skim
cherry tomotoes
organic carrot juice
Bettern Eggs
Low fat swiss cheese slices
Sugar free popsicles
tilapia, wild caught
mahi mahi, wild caught
shrimp
chicken (deli meat is nice but has lots of salt)
Treats:
Herseys special dark sugar free mildly sweet chocs (great for constipation but many may not tolerate the Sorbitol)
Werthers original sugar free caramel coffee hard candy (Sorbitol alert!)


If you have Trader Joes or a Whole Foods nearby and can eat this stuff -t these are in shrink wrap packages

steamed lentils
beets! (also available in cans)
****ake mushrooms (saute and add to your Bettrn eggs and a slice of swiss cheese for a fast, great breakfast)
little finger potatoes, (you may be able to tolerate the skin if you cook the heck out of them, likewise with...
yam or sweet potato

If you get tired of throwing out packages of pre-washed greens ....try Trader Joes
micro greens (delish on cottage cheese)

I still use a Costco Premier protein shake for breakfast with a cup of carrot juice and that gets me through an hour workout session in the early morning. Try to keep organic. Your liver is working hard with all that fat cell breakdown ...why add to it with pesticides?