Whats your fav go to diet foods?

nas24
nas24 Posts: 880 Member
edited October 1 in Food and Nutrition
I'm about to head to the store to stock up on good, diet food, and wanted to know what everyone else's go to diet foods are? Snacks or meals. Thanks!
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  • mare91467
    mare91467 Posts: 91 Member
    Pepperidge Farm Deli Flats w/ low fat peanut butter
    Salad with Chicken breast, fat free ranch and a bit of buffalo wing sauce

    I think I eat these two things every single day! I am boring but it is dependable. :smile:
  • linda1243
    linda1243 Posts: 166
    laughing cow light cheese wedges (flavored) and arnolds mini sandwich thins! They are great when you have a cheesy craving. Like a mini cheese sandwich for 85 calories!
  • Strive2BLean
    Strive2BLean Posts: 300 Member
    Fresh fruits & veggies, 0% Fat plain Greek Yogurt (Fage or Chobani brand), turkey tenderloins, chicken, brown rice, quinoa, wheat berries, eggs, low fat cheese, whole wheat wraps. This is basically my whole shopping list. I like tzatziki for a spread or dip for veggies.
  • Saksgirl1
    Saksgirl1 Posts: 248
    Japanese Cabbage Pizza!!!!

    http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/japanese-pizza-recipe.html

    I seriously add some japs and nix the almonds and I am one happy b***h!
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    I do not eat ''diet'' food, I eat food period.

    Almonds
    Chicken breast
    Eggs
    parmesan cheese (pack alot of flavor)
    frozen berries
    greek yogurt
    Plenty of vegetables
    A few fruits
  • kngarber
    kngarber Posts: 227
    Fruits. veggies, and nuts.I try to stay as far away from processed as I can.
  • akaChuck
    akaChuck Posts: 233 Member
    Fage Mango greek yogurt, tea biscuits (I know, random), and flavored water.
  • vitacat
    vitacat Posts: 81 Member
    chicken breast, fish, salad, fresh veggies, a little pasta or potatoes, beans and lentils... here are a couple of my favourite recipes...

    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9021/chicken-and-white-bean-stew

    http://weightwatchers.co.uk/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeId=7010602
  • kyle4jem
    kyle4jem Posts: 1,400 Member
    "Diet Foods" make me cringe.. the very thought. Oh, I used to buy the lean cuisines and healty choices that the supermarkets sold but often these had lots of sugar in lieu of the fats being removed.

    Just get some veggies, some nice lean meat - chicken and fish - although lean beef and lamb is delicious too (unless of course you're vegetarian <oops!>).

    For snacking try celery, sweet peppers (capsicums) and grapes , cottage cheese, crispbread, blueberries, apples, or whatever fruits you prefer.

    I hardly ever buy ready meals - sure it means having to guestimate calories - but I'd rather be 100-200 cals out per day and know that everything is fresh than have precise measurements and a ton of preservatives for my body to process.
  • vitacat
    vitacat Posts: 81 Member
    I hardly ever buy ready meals - sure it means having to guestimate calories - but I'd rather be 100-200 cals out per day and know that everything is fresh than have precise measurements and a ton of preservatives for my body to process.

    I agree :bigsmile:
  • Kitty412
    Kitty412 Posts: 152
    Watermelon. Yummy. :)
  • carrie1128
    carrie1128 Posts: 267 Member
    I do not eat ''diet'' food, I eat food period.

    Almonds
    Chicken breast
    Eggs
    parmesan cheese (pack alot of flavor)
    frozen berries
    greek yogurt
    Plenty of vegetables
    A few fruits
    Ditto. Eat foods now that you will eat the rest of your life. Not just to diet but to live a healthy life. :)
  • julk_1212
    julk_1212 Posts: 20 Member
    I have found that friut is the best for me as snack food. I grab a med size container and pack it with friut that I can just eat any time I get hungry. I usually have: plums (generally only 30ish cals each!), Strawberries, grapes, sometimes half a bannana, or an apple. Its great for between breakfest and lunch snack... or anytime.
    I always fill my cart at the grocery store with veggies and friut. Grap maybe a small thing of pork and some chicken. Soy milk, Like vanilla soy milk or almond milk which are great in low cal cerial. Also great in smoothies. Also I love special K cerial, great dry and great with soymilk. So far it seems to be the best with flavor and you get more for less cals. Speial k redberries, 1 cup is 110 cal, pour a little vanilla soymilk on it and you've got a 145-165 cal snack and its filling. Great with sliced bannanas too... yum!
  • hpygirl64ColleenLinder
    hpygirl64ColleenLinder Posts: 146 Member
    Don't like the word "diet" just tends to focus on the reminder that your restricting and then you want it even more and we all want what we can't have right!? Shop the perimeters of the grocery store... prepare your food ahead like chop up your veggies & fruit the moment you get home so it is easier to grab in those weak moments. Take to-go snack packs in your car so your less tempted when out and about (examples, protein bar, raw almonds, etc.) My secret weapon helps to curb my sweet tooth and give me the energy that I didn't use to have... so grateful.

    Feel free to friend me for some calorie free food for thought. Have a fit-abulous day! Colleen
  • YeOldeLancer
    YeOldeLancer Posts: 80
    I do not eat ''diet'' food, I eat food period.

    Almonds
    Chicken breast
    Eggs
    parmesan cheese (pack alot of flavor)
    frozen berries
    greek yogurt
    Plenty of vegetables
    A few fruits

    LIKE! Diet should describe your food intake, not the type of food you eat. Eat natural, whole, unprocessed foods and you can't go wrong. Use MFP to watch your caloric, sugar and sodium intake and you'll get where you want to be.
  • nas24
    nas24 Posts: 880 Member
    Thanks for all the input guys! This really helped me add somethings to my list.
  • nas24
    nas24 Posts: 880 Member
    Do yall like soy or almond milk better? Also what are some foods that pack protein (snack or meals) that you love to eat?
  • donkeygrl
    donkeygrl Posts: 11 Member
    Aldi's mini rice cakes - cheese flavor....sometimes dipped in fat free sour cream mixed with powdered onion soup ;-)
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    Do yall like soy or almond milk better? Also what are some foods that pack protein (snack or meals) that you love to eat?

    Never tried soy milk and don't want to. I don't like the fact that soy has estrogenic effects but that's just me and my weirdness.
    I bought some organic unsweetened almond milk and truthfully, I can hardly stomach it. Maybe it's just the brand I got (Pacific Foods) or maybe it's the fact it's unsweetened, but I can't drink it and I'm not a picky eater/drinker so in my case that's saying a lot.

    For protein I love eggs. I make mini omelets for myself using one whole egg and 2 egg whites (you can by pasteurized whites in little cartons so there's no mess - you can measure them out and one tablespoon is roughly one egg white). I might throw in some cheese and veggies and it's sooo delicious.
    If I need to up my protein and for whatever reason can't have it in food form I will make a whey shake with 2% milk but you can use skim or even water (but it's yummier with milk).
    Other good sources of protein are legumes, nuts, chicken, turkey, beef and I'm sure others will have good ideas for you. Edit - forgot to add cottage cheese!!
  • kristinaohno
    kristinaohno Posts: 113 Member
    sunflower seeds, natural almond butter, apples, pineapple in a can (100% juice), tuna fish, low salt deli meats, 2% land o lakes american cheese from the deli, the arnolds flats are amazing and only 100 calories, kashi go lean bars are great too.
  • CindyWarner
    CindyWarner Posts: 138
    I love soy products, Almond milk and almond butter. Just make sure that there's no added sugar. I personally get the ones that are in the baking section of the store instead of the side where the milk is kept. The product just tastes better. I do notice that soy has more sugar than almond milk but I try to add a little of both in my diet for balance.

    Have fun eating good foods.
  • nas24
    nas24 Posts: 880 Member
    Yeah i use to drink soy milk and i liked it, but i know lots of friends that drink almond milk and figure i should give it a shot. I have to get those egg whites, ready to make. Def help when im taking care of my crazy busy daughter. Thanks everyone!
  • kristinaohno
    kristinaohno Posts: 113 Member
    oh yeah Almond milk is amazing. I like it better then regular milk! And the chocolate one is amazing!!!
    I forgot asparagus. mmmm. my favorite veggie by far.
    throw some olive oil on them, a little mrs dash and grill 'em...so good.
  • healthylts
    healthylts Posts: 5 Member
    I prefer Almond Milk and like someone else said, I prefer the tetra packs found near the baking foods section. I agree that they just seem to taste better.

    As for 'diet foods' I TRY to avoid them as much as possible and TRY to avoid processed foods. Shop the outside supermarket isles and eat fresh! If I stick with it, I have more energy and my stomach feels flatter.
  • KayJayKing
    KayJayKing Posts: 53 Member
    I like to use cucumber slices in lieu of chips for dipping in salsa or hummus. They give me the crunch with out the calories.

    Also, I enjoy flovored Almondmilk; I've got Vanilla right now. (Soy milk made some members of my family gassy.)
  • sunshine0610
    sunshine0610 Posts: 4
    Hummus and vegs, I cant get enough
  • annabellesmile
    annabellesmile Posts: 14
    Muller Light Fat Free Assorted Chocolate Yogurts - under 99 cals a pot
    Also Go ahead yoghurt bars and crispy slices. - 147 cals
  • jimmychoo2shoes
    jimmychoo2shoes Posts: 47
    I'm also trying to stay away from the processed foods, so no diet food per se. Just about every time I shop, I buy lots of fruit (whatever's on season and cheap). I like to make a big bowl of it when i get hope so its all ready to go for a fruit salad treat whenever I want. I buy lots of veggies, because you can always use veggies. I alwats have eggs ang egg whites.
    For protein, I like to have some unsalted nuts and natural nut butter. I also picked up some of those tuna packs recently, so I'm trying those out. And I like to keep beans on hand.
    I drink the almond milk. I just switched to the unsweetened and it's okay. I don't mind making my oatmeal with it, but it was a bit rough to take just plain in a glass. I used to get the sweetened vanilla kind which is delish, but I thought I might clean it up a bit by getting the unsweetened. I've never looked for milk in the baking section. I'll have to check that out.
  • dogdaze
    dogdaze Posts: 110 Member
    I stay away from processed foods as much as I can and this time of year is great for local fruits and vegetables
  • pinkita
    pinkita Posts: 779 Member
    Miracle Noodles are my latest food obsession. They're zero calories/carbs/etc and I like to add them to my stir-fry Asian-style dishes. They're super filling and are a great pasta substitute.
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