What are some of your household staples?

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast... they are good for everything: Salad, tacos, baked, pan fried with veggies, grilled, BBQ

endless possibilities... and better than pork or red meat :happy:

I agree with the boneless skinless chicken breast, I also always try to make sure I have some yogurt and fruit on hand.

Here are a few of our staples, some may be a little higher in calories but they fill you up and we still stay under the calorie goal:

Eggs
Turkey Bacon
Bulk Vanilla Almond granola (from a local organic store - it's very sweet and works as a breakfast or a sweet snack)
Bulk whole grain brown rice (from the same store)
Dryers slow churned frozen yogurt (120 cal vs 220+ for the ice cream)
Kids cones - (15 cal - a serving size of the frozen yogurt fits perfectly in one of the kids cones and you're still under what normal ice cream is!)
Jeanie - o turkey cutletts
Fresh stir fry veggies - Not sure where you shop but in Albertsons by the pre-mixed salads they have fresh stir fry veggies in bags
Lettuce or salad blends

I won't go too much more in depth but those are some things we always have on hand. I have a few recipes so feel free to add or message me for anything else!

Brown basmati rice. It's the tastiest brown rice I've ever had.

Fresh veggies. Especially green ones. I love them steamed, with brown rice, but you can do stir fries too. Protein of your choice. I'm a vegetarian so I tend to go for beans (omg I love chick peas) and tofu. Lean chicken or beef is good too though.

Plain non fat greek yogurt. This has become my favorite thing EVER. I make parfaits with it. 1/2 cup greek yogurt, fresh fruit of your choice, a tsp of sweetener (I use brown rice syrup or honey) and a small sprinkle of granola. Less than 200 calories and it's my favorite breakfast, but it also makes a great dessert. Greek yogurt is also good on baked potatoes instead of sour cream. It has a TON of protein.

Fresh fruit.

Make sure that the fruit and veggies you get are in season. That is when they taste the best and you will enjoy them more. If you have a local farmer's market I would suggest hitting that if you can.

Yogurt and frozen fruit have become my staple breakfast.

I like a variety of food, but measuring cups/spoons and a kitchen scale are absolute must-haves.

i make a bumch of grilled boneless chix twice a week so i always have it on hand for lunches/snacks
bagged salad
Grilled veggies, zucchinin, viadalia onions, asparagus
if you dont want to heat them up again them are good in a salad too
oatmeal/frozen blueberries for breakfast at the office
some sort of granola bar for the mid dau munchies at my desk
and a box or 2 of some sort of 100 calorie pack cookies for when i get a sweet craving

I'm a vegetarian -- so I always have beans, rice and tortilla's in the house. You can wrap anything in a tortilla, use it as a sub for bread. Make sure you're getting enough calcuim too. I have fat free milk and soy or almond milk in the fridge always. (soy & almond have more calcuim then real milk). My other staple is ritz wheat crackers and laughing cow cheese wedges. 5 ritz crackers is 70 calories and topped with a cheese wegde (35 calories) its a nice yummy snack that gets that need for something crunchy salty out of my system.

always on my grocery list...
fresh chicken breast
green beans
brown rice
plain greek yogurt
salad mix
spices
peanut butter
almonds

ground turkey, fresh veggies, frozen veggies, uncle ben's whole grain wild rice, Greek yogurt, H2o!!!, lean meats such as chicken, pork, even steak (yes, steak lol), sugar free ice cream, baked southwestern ranch chips, fresh frozen berries and honey to put in my greek yogurt, banana, natural peanut butter, COFFEEE!!!, sugar free creamer, weight watchers smart one's for quick lunches, whole grain bread, sandwhich meats, whole grain pasta. And, sometimes with me it's not about what I eat, I just make sure I measure everything and log it. I use a measuring cup, tblspn and tspn measuring spoons, and kitchen scale for that. Good luck

I agree with everyone's stuff so far! Basically, shop the perimater of the store. Fresh fruit (not canned), fresh veggies (frozen are fine too, but canned are not), lean meats (turkey, chicken, pork,red meat), 1% or skim milk.
I shop mostly at Costco or Sam's club. Salad is super cheap there, and every week I get a bug tub of spinach and just add it on everything! (sandwiches, salad, wraps, sautee w/ broth & garlic) Greek yogurt is also really cheap there and SO good for you. Its great in place of sour cream or you can sweeten it and have it for yogurt. I quit buying juices and soda, its milk or water now. Occasionally I put half a flavor packet in my water. Oatmeal-make sure you buy cooking oats, the fast ones dont have as much of the good nutrients. I get Coache's Oats at costco. Banana's & apples are always on my counter! Watch out for tropical fruits if you're trying to lose weight, as they are higher in sugar. Berries are a great antioxidant. ( I buy the frozen 3 berry mix at costco). Brown rice. Hard boiled eggs ( i dont eat the yolk), great snack and also a good change for your salad. Black beans are great too. Corn & peas are high in sugar also, eat more of broccoli, carrots, green beans.
Eat foods that are more natural, less processed & added junk. A quote that helps me is "If it doesnt have a mother or grow from the ground, dont eat it". Which can be hard to follow when you're use to eating dorito's and highly processed foods! Dont buy everything that says "fat free" "low fat" alot of times those are worse for you! they have high fructose corn syrup and additives. Sometimes its better to have to full flavor, even tho its higher fat/calories!! Changing eating habits is hard, we've ate this way our whole lives, so adjusting to lower fat milk, greek yogurt, whole wheat/grain, brown rice....it can seem overwhelming sometimes and you just want your "regular" food, but after you get use to it you'll see the difference in how your body feels and the other "bad" foods wont taste as good as you thought they did.