Tell me the food staples you keep in your home!

Greek yogurt (both plain and with fruit)
Eggs
Bananas
Blueberries or frozen peaches for the plain yogurt
Oranges
Broccoli (raw and frozen)
Dried fruits
Raisins
Tomatoes
Low carb whole wheat tortillas (I don't do low carb, but they're 80 calories)
Chicken breasts
Tuna
Ground turkey
Turkey sausage (crumbles and patties)
Baby romaine or baby spinach
Yogurt-based salad dressings
String cheese, shredded cheese, and sliced non-American cheese (it's still here, I just prefer something with more taste)
Frozen salmon/tilapia
Whole wheat pasta and assorted sauces
Ghirardelli 72% Cacao chocolate
Quest bars (Zone Perfect if I can't afford Quest)
Honey Nut Cheerios and Life cereal
Nature Valley Protein Granola
Breakfast sandwiches
Ice cream and gelato

*Eggs
*fage greek yoghurt and natural yoghurt
*granola,
*fruit - generally grapes and strawberries,
*Veg - generally carrots, onions, spinach, garlic, tomatoes, cucumber, tenderstem broccoli, sugarsnap peas, frozen peas and peppers
*Meats - generally minced steak, chicken, prawns (frozen or fresh), frozen salmon, ham etc
*Cheddar cheese and goats cheese
*Herbs - fresh (basil, mint and rosemary) and dried
*Pasta
*Rice - both wholegrain and basmati
*Quinoa
*Couscous
*Noodles
*Potatoes
*Tinned/Processed tomatoes
*Houmous
*Bread
*Butter
*Olive oil, rapeseed oil and coconut oil
*Plenty spices - but always have cumin, smoked sweet paprika, curry powder etc
*Bottled water
*Coffee
*Herbal tea - at the minute I have peppermint tea, 3 mint tea, liquorice and clove tea..
*Chocolate
*Wine
...I think thats it lol

frozen--veggie burgers, mixed veggies, fruits for smoothies, pantry--brown rice, oatmeal, whole wheat noodles and jars of red sauce, dry black beans and pinto beans (for in the crockpot), baking stuff, crackers, cereal, fridge--yogurt, sliced and shredded cheese, tortillas, bread, eggs, soy milk, veggies (besides the ones for us, we have two rabbits, so there are always rabbit veggies).

Apples
Egg Whites
Lettuce...lettuce...lettuce..
spinach / swiss chard
Tofu
organic oats
almond milk
zucchini / summer squash
sweet potatoes x a million
butternut squash
russet potatoes
Brussels sprouts
bell peppers

If these aren't in my house I die....no joke...

I loved those fiber one brownies for a season in my life, too...but glad you see you need to eat a little better.

I shop at Costco and this is what we get ALL the time:
Chicken (Foster Farms big bag)
spinach
eggs
broccoli & normandy blend vegetables
Unsweetened almond milk (30 calorie version)
Sweet potatoes
Squash
Rice
Salmon
Beef
Hummus
Avacados (when they're in season)

Rice
Dried beans
Canned beans
Lentils
Split peas
Tvp
Bulgur
Sunflower seed butter
Bread
Rolled oats
Steel cut oats
Canned crushed, diced, and Rotel tomatoes
Bananas
Apples
Oranges
Grapes
Avocado
Onions
Garlic
Celery
Carrots
Onions
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Frozen blueberries,strawberries,peaches
Frozen peas
Frozen corn
Almond milk both sweetened and unsweetened.
Flour
Olive oil
Cocoa powder

I think that's it.

Oh white and sweet potatoes!

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal with Flax Seeds
Organic Baby Spinach
Protein Shakes & Powders
Organic Whole Wheat Bread
Organic Eggs
Organic 1% Milk
Frozen Berries and Mango
Some sort of salad mix
Shredded Carrots
Grape tomatoes
Ham
Turkey
Provolone, Swiss or Gouda Cheeses
EVO
Chia Seeds
Dried Tart Cherries
Apples
Balsamic Strawberry Vinaigrette
Sunflower Seed Spread (peanut and tree nut allergy alternative)
Tea, tea, tea, and tea

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

Meli311ssa wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

Broccoli
Green beans
Asparagus
Cucumbers
Carrots
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Bananas
Apples
Raspberries
Variety of frozen fruit for smoothies
Olive oil
Cinnamon
Pepper
Chicken
Ground turkey or beef
Salmon
Ham steaks
Boars Head turkey breast
Almond milk
Fiber One bars
Zone bars
KIND bars
Nature Valley protein bars
Steel cut oats
Flaxseed
Eggs
Bacon
Frozen turkey sausage
Guacamole
Tortilla chips
Variety of flavors of rice cakes
Peanut butter
Almonds
Cashews
Pistachios
Walnuts/pecans
Sunflower seeds

You've got a lot of staples in your home! Since it is just me and my fiance, I don't keep a lot of food at one time, but always have the staples I listed above. I was thinking of making sweet potatoes a regular staple, but do not like to eat them plain. How do you incorporate them into your diet?

I eat them plain or I roast them in olive oil. I also melt marshmallows on one sometimes!

I typically slice my sweet potatoes into mini wedges. I use a sprinkle of Cinnamon, Paprika, pepper in olive oil.

Brown Rice
Fruit
Popcorn
Ground Turkey
Boneless Chicken Breasts
Wheat Bread
Boneless Pork chops
Eggs
Grits
Oatmeal
Broccoli
Salad mix
Olive oil
Onion and Garlic Powder
Pepper
Water

• White potatoes. Everybody bangs on about sweet potatoes, but a good baked potato will fill you up like nothing else
• Salsa/canned tomatoes. I like salsa in place of salad dressing, and I'm not above dumping a can of Rotel in with cooked broccoli, kale, or anything else I'm not quite into eating on itself.
• Tea! Good for when you're bored-hungry
• Garbanzo beans for salads
• Green beans. They've always been my favorite veggie, even before I knew they were "cheap"
• Oatmeal and eggs. I don't eat breakfast, but I do love breakfast food.
• Fruits and veggies on sale/in season
• There's always some little treat that I parcel out to myself in little portions. Right now, Snicker's minis.

New favorite one is pop tarts.

This is the stuff I almost always have on hand...

• Dairy (eggs, butter, milk (nonfat cow), cheese, 2% plain greek yogurt)
• Nutmilk (almond and/or cashew, usually homemade)
• Turkey
• raspberry jam
• peanut butter
• Fresh veggies (spinach/kale/romaine, english or armenian cucumber, red bell pepper, asparagus, carrots, white and green onion, brussel sprouts, sweet and white potatoes, squash, avocados, mushrooms, tomatoes, mixed sprouts (I sprout a batch or 2 each week a mixture of alfalfa, brocolli, clover and red radish seeds))
• Fresh fruit (apples, clementines, red grapes, bananas, raspberries and strawberries)
• Frozen fruit (pineapple, peaches, blueberries, raspberries)
• Trader Joe's sodium free albacore
• Roasted, unsalted nuts (pecans, cashews, walnuts, brazil nuts, stored in freezer)
• Condiments (deli and yellow mustards, mayo, tzatziki, salsa, guacamole, cream cheese)
• Alvarado Street sprouted grain bread, bagels, english muffins
• Hot cereal (old fasioned and steel cut oats, multi-grain mixes, etc.)
• Dried fruit (raisins, apricots, prunes, cherries)
• Low-sodium chicken, beef, and veggie broth
• Dried beans and legumes (lentils, pintos, black-eyed peas, pink beans, black beans, white beans)
• Canned crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, marinara
• Pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, pearl couscous)
• Canned pumpkin (I use it in my homemade protein bars, and muffins)
• Vita Coco coconut water w/pineapple (I use it in smoothies mostly)
• A bottle of wine (I dont drink a lot, but usually have a bottle in the fridge)
• Pomegranate juice
• Earl Grey tea