Staple foods on your weight loss journey

Frozen berries
whey protein isolate
veggie burgers
broccoli
baby spinach
walnuts
frozen mixed vegetables
dark chocolate (85%)
bananas
apples
citrus fruits
canned fruit
canned beans
whole wheat pasta
brown rice
steel cut oats

This thread is making me hungry

low calorie jelly gets me through sugar cravings. Thank you Hartleys

eggs, eggs, and more eggs.

Cheese & nuts, both in strictly measured quantities.

Greek yogurt (plain with fresh or frozen fruit added and 1/8 c oats)
fresh & frozen vegetables
almond milk (unsweetened original types)
beans
lentils
dark chocolate (easier to stop with 1 small piece)
steel cut oats

Vegetables; (I buy fresh vegetables, local when possible so I've learned to eat mostly seasonally I have a crazy long list depending on the time of year.) Right now it's kinda of sad, a lot of winter squashes and potatoes. I keep broccoli and avocados year round despite the price because they are my favorites.
Fruit; Apples, Pears, Bananas, seasonal berries and fruit (Dragonfruit is finally back in season right now) frozen and dried berries during the winter.
Eggs, Chicken Breast, Salmon Fillets, Shrimp, Scallops, Ground Beef, Beef & Tenderloins precut into 4oz servings.
Grains; Brown, Cargo and Black Rice, Amaranth, Quinoa, Oatmeal
Beans; Lentils, Black Beans, Adzuki, Chili Beans, Chickpeas, Cannellini, Fava, Pintos
Beverages; Almond Milk and Coconut Water
Nuts and Almond and Cashew butters
Supplements; Pea Protein Powder, Nutritional yeast, Chia Seeds, Ground Flax

I try to always keep a bar of really good chocolate around so I can have a square when I want.

I'm able to tolerate dairy slightly better while pregnant so I've been taking advantage of that and having cheese slices and yogurt pretty often (Siggi's brand is amazing) but I still can't have cow's milk.

egg whites, 0% Greek yogurt, spinach, kale, hummus, carrots, frozen berries, chicken breast, salmon, lentils, steel cut oatmeal, unsweetened almond milk, black rice. That's pretty much my go-to menu every day, then my treat day is usually a protein shake with chocolate whey isolate, frozen banana, blueberries, almond butter, dark chocolate almond milk. YUMMMM

HealthyHappyKyla wrote: »

For me, the hardest part of losing weight is the food. What are some staples you always have on hand or that is a favorite to help aid in weight loss?!

Here are a few things I find helpful. Since I'm a lazy cook/shopper, you see I opt for frozen stockpiles
- Protein bars for when you need a meal replacement on the go. I'm a fan of Premier bars at Costco, with 27g of protein.
- Frozen mixed veggies. They keep and enable eating healthy meals on short notice, or just as an ingredient in a stir fry or curry, etc.
- Frozen chicken breasts. They thaw quickly
- mini babybel cheese wheels, or string cheese. Fantastic to take with you as a snack
- low carb yogurt (avoid low fat brands loaded with sugar)
- Cottage cheese
- Good bread. Good rule of thumb is to only buy bread showing more grams of fiber than sugar.

Eggs, chicken breast, 45 calorie bread, oatmeal, beans, rice, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, bananas, tomatoes, heck, I could probably go on and on, but those are some of the really big ones that have stuck around.

I eat the same breakfast every day- english muffin, hummus, one egg and a piece of canadian bacon. It gets me until about 11am.
++Cuties this time of year- perfect sweet treat!++

- Banana's ( Frozen for smoothies)
- Frozen Berries (For smoothies)
- Rolled Oats
- Brown Rice
- Chia Seeds
- Protein Powder
- Quest Bars
- Vegetables
- Fruit