Your must have foods
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Healthier items I couldn't live without:
Shrimp
Sweet potatoes (I love making fries with them)
wish I could find sweet potatoes they are so yummy, shrimp? frozen? how do you cook?
If you can't get fresh sweet potatoes, try the Alexia brand. They have frozen sweet potato fries and they are good. 3 oz is 140 calories, I think. I keep a pack on hand, for when I don't have enough prep & bake time (which come the end of Sept. I'll be using those regularly - I work at a concert hall and the season starts in Sept and ends in June. It's nonstop insanity).
I like to pan sear my shrimp in olive oil. Good stuff. Sometimes if I'm feeling particularly indulgent, I'll lightly coat it in some corn meal and wheat flour mix and pan sear it in olive oil. I buy the frozen, un-cooked kind.0 -
Frozen berries( replaces icecream), eggs and watermelon
As for shrimp my fave way to cook it is in homemade Japanese style curry with brown rice0 -
You can cook shrimp/prawns like any other seafood: turn it into marinara and eat with pasta,
Add some to stir fry.
Make a shrimp and vegetable curry.
Add them into any sort of rice dish.
If you were to get the fresh, the best thing to do with them is boil them whole in salt water for a few minutes. EAt with lemon juice and thousand island dressing.
you can eat them in salads if boiled and not fried, or even in a sandwich. They are just meat. after all.0 -
Lentils, all sorts of dried beans
Greek yogurt
Vanilla Greek yogurt
Kroger carbmaster vanilla milk
Oatmeal
Kale
Quinoa
Parsnips
Radishes
Celery
Carrots
Kabocha
Pb2
Coconut oil
Ghee
Onion, garlic,ginger, chilis
Egg beaters
Edamame
Coffee
Chicken thighs
Pork necks
Liquor for cocktails- my current fav is Amaro Siciliano0 -
Protein bars
Sensible Portions Veggie Straws
Turkey breast
Flat bread
Fat free cheese
Canned chicken breast
100 calorie popcorn
Trail Mix
And some sort of fruit/dip snacks that i find near the fruits and veggies.0 -
Frozen fruits
Bananas
Almond milk
Whey protein powder
Protein bars
Beans, whichever sort is the best deal that week
Greek yogurt
Fresh fruits that are in season
Sweet potatoes
Squash, whichever is the best deal that week
Bell peppers
Fresh veggies that are in season
Some sort of turkey, either ground, or as bacon0 -
Chicken breast
Salmon
Spinach wraps
Mariana honey bars-i just found these at walmart and they are amazing and all natural
100 calorie natural almond packs
Plain Greek yogurt-for chicken and tuna salad
Dark chocolate
Almond milk
Dark chocolate almond milk
Peaches
Nectarines
Grapes
Pineapple
Bananas
Blueberries
Strawberries
Celery
String cheese
Eggs
Onion
Tomato0 -
Peanut Butter
Ice Cream
Cream Cheese
Yogurt
Fiber One0 -
I am growing sweet potatoes for the first time this year. IF you have a yarde, a couple or three sweet potato plants could give you a small yield for next to no money.0
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Coffee
Eggs
Berries
Nectarines/Peaches
Cottage Cheese
Real Maple Syrup
Canadian Bacon
Green leaf lettuce, romaine, spinach or kale.
Chicken breast (I roast one or two every few days to have ready for salads, quesadilla or pizzas)
Olive oil (for salad)
Cheese (for salad, quesadillas or pizza)
Nuts/dried/fruit/seeds/tortilla crisps, wonton crisps (salad toppers)
Tortillas (quesadillas, pizzas, breakfast burritos)
Canned refried beans
Salsa
Bell Peppers
Cucumber
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Celery
Ground turkey
Apples
Peanut butter
Raisins
Zevia (stevia sweetened sodas)0 -
Edamame
Soy curls
Natural peanut butter (nothing but peanuts and a bit of salt)
Apples
Clementines
Kale (purple kale especially)
Unsweetened coconut flakes
Agave nectar
Carrots
Green beans
Rolled oats
Brown rice
Sweet potatoes
Sriracha sauce
Whole wheat bread
Buckwheat noodles0 -
Greek yogurt
Veggies
Apples
Berries
Nuts (pistachios, almonds and hazelnuts)
Seeds
Cinnamon
Honey
Dark chocolate
Sugar-free black liquorice
Olive oil
Canned tuna
Chicken breast
Soups
Salmon
Peanut butter
Cottage cheese
Eggs0 -
Healthier items I couldn't live without:
Shrimp
Sweet potatoes (I love making fries with them)
wish I could find sweet potatoes they are so yummy, shrimp? frozen? how do you cook?
If you can't get fresh sweet potatoes, try the Alexia brand. They have frozen sweet potato fries and they are good. 3 oz is 140 calories, I think. I keep a pack on hand, for when I don't have enough prep & bake time (which come the end of Sept. I'll be using those regularly - I work at a concert hall and the season starts in Sept and ends in June. It's nonstop insanity).
I like to pan sear my shrimp in olive oil. Good stuff. Sometimes if I'm feeling particularly indulgent, I'll lightly coat it in some corn meal and wheat flour mix and pan sear it in olive oil. I buy the frozen, un-cooked kind.
Okay ty I will look high and low
what is pb2 ppl mention?0 -
Chicken breast.
Raw cacao powder-probably the one 'super food' I consistently buy.
Spray olive oil for cooking.
Brown rice with barley.
Baby spinach.
Broccoli.
Frozen berries.
Frozen peas.
Rolled oats.
Carrots.
Apples.
Yogurt.
Bananas- I often freeze them for smoothies or 'ice cream' which is just blended frozen fruits with protein powder etc.
Nuts- almonds, walnuts, or almond butter & peanut butter (organic and no added sugars)
Natvia.
Eggs.
Low fat milk.
Wholemeal bread.
Tinned tuna.
Organic pasta.
Rice crackers.
Light Philadelphia cream cheese.0 -
peanut butter
oats
bananas/apples
garlic
beans!!! especially pinto/navy/black
broccoli!!
carrots
hummus
bellpeppers
kettle corn
celery
um basically any and all veggies
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Hmmm....bump? I don't know...im just posting something so I can see this later...I think this is what people do....bump, lol.0
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Consider swapping the "light" bagels and bread for Ezekiel products. They make delicious bread products that are gluten free and full of fiber and nutrients. Way better for you than conventional bread products.0
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Meat (inc bacon)
Fish
Eggs
Cheese
Butter
Coconut oil
Green Veg (Broccoli, Beans, Zucchini)
Avocado
Coffee
Cream
Cream Cheese
Vegeta stock flavor
Chilli powder
Slendier Noodles
no artificial sweetners, ever. Nothing packaged/processed, except the noodles.0 -
i require a contant supply of :
good bread
good cheese (i like smoked mozzarella, gorgonzola, and unexpected cheddar by trader joes)
tomatoes, preferably cherry tomatoes
various other vegetables and fruit
turkey
pickles
romaine lettuce
trans ocean brand imitation crab
frozen snow peas from target
100 calorie greek yogurt
green onions
white wine vinegar
green olives
marinara sauce or good crushed tomatoes
canned artichokes
carrot juice
whipped cream cheese (not light, blech)
cottage cheese and fresh fruit
these things must be around. there are other things that rotate in and out but i like to always have these.
things i like to have but dont always:
lox (and capers)
seed bread
shrimp
pita chips (but i try not to buy them much)
chickpeas
granola bars
trader joes savory mini thins (rice crackers)
prociutto0 -
Consider swapping the "light" bagels and bread for Ezekiel products. They make delicious bread products that are gluten free and full of fiber and nutrients. Way better for you than conventional bread products.
If I find them and they have 5gs of fiber as my bread and bagels I so willHmmm....bump? I don't know...im just posting something so I can see this later...I think this is what people do....bump, lol.
lol yea I have many, I didn\t add them b/c I want new ideas, but will soon or now wth
My go to atm: (no order)
chicken/Turkey/ham deli meats
weight watcher's 100 percent whole wheat bread and bagels
eggs
tomatoes
bell peppers
apples
tangelos
spinach/lettuce
cucumbers
cashews unsalted
almond milk unsweetened
Greek yogurt (fruit ones)
cottage cheese fruit combos
garden vegetable light philly cream cheese
flax/chia/hemp seeds
miracle whip
0 calorie Kool-Aid added to water (like mio)
stevia
PB
Bananas
pineapples(frozen or canned)
bbq sauce
brown rice
red kidney beans
cauliflower/broccoli
blueberries
strawberries
Most fruits/veggies
Not so healthy:
Vector Energy bars (sugar galore)
Pudding
Nature Valley/Fiber 1 bars (so much sugar)
Coke Zero
Low cal ice cream/popsicles0
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