Grocery Shopping Staples (Eating Clean)

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  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    bump so don't lose before I find paper to write my list out. :smile:
  • jgondor
    jgondor Posts: 145 Member
    yogurt, salad fixings (lettuce, tomato, onion, light dressing), turkey deli meat, popcorn, pretzels, jasmine rice & coffee
  • angel79202
    angel79202 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Sweet Potatoes!
  • bethmillerwilson
    bethmillerwilson Posts: 43 Member
    Loving the ideas here! How do I find this topic again another day so I can make my grocery list? I'm new here.
  • jenielee
    jenielee Posts: 21 Member
    Totally using this thread to make my grocery list.
    Looking foward to weekly shopping at the Farmers Markets in a couple of weeks. Can't go wrong with locally grown produce.
  • BrionyTallis
    BrionyTallis Posts: 90 Member
    bump
  • AprilLinden
    AprilLinden Posts: 3
    bump
  • upmihah
    upmihah Posts: 17 Member
    Great Ideas!


    I also always have

    whole grain tortilla
    whole grain pasta
    low fat cheese (learning how to limit cheese has been instrumental in my weight loss, but I can't live without it)
    popcorn

    are these clean?
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    I'm new so I'm stealing my list from you guys. :blushing: Gonna def buy the spag. squash sound great. Need a recipe now :tongue:
    Thanks to all
  • gordonx4
    gordonx4 Posts: 26 Member
    I'm new to eating clean and these are all great ides. I have started changing the way I shop and I'm going to use your ideas and change my shopping lists. :wink:
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    Bump
  • RistinaWin
    RistinaWin Posts: 35 Member
    :My friends and I have been doing a lot of reading on clean eating and have 'dabbled' in it some ourselved. We've found some awesome websites, it you want to try googling it. One we love is www.100daysofrealfood.com.

    One of the things I've learned in all the reading I'm doing is check labels on everything. Make sure you can read and understand everything in the ingredients, but also, everyone is saying that the ingredient list should be 5 ingredients or less to be considered clean. Depending on what I'm eating, I may choose items that have more than 5, but only if they are all real food. Like I've found some live bars, nothing processed in them and they have a lot of ingredients, but all of them are nuts and grains, nothing artificial.

    It's a fun process, good luck with it! There's a lot to learn and it's quite satisfying (for me anyway) when I follow it completely. :bigsmile:
  • Molly182
    Molly182 Posts: 406
    All these foods! Now, what to do with them?
  • torshi
    torshi Posts: 107 Member
    Most of this stuff on the list isn't to bad looking. I didn't know how hard eating clean would be.
  • SharonWagner
    SharonWagner Posts: 3
    cut up fresh veggies kept in a storage box: red & yellow pepper, cucumber, cauliflower, baby carrots (only 3-5 at a time though, more calories per one than other fresh veggies)
    low fat, light yogurt & 1% milk
    frozen blueberries (put in blueberry yogurt, YUM)
    fresh fruit, whatever in season
    sweet potatoes, small amount olive oil, season all & pepper, baked
    zuccini, yellow squash, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, baked same way as sweet potatoes
    carmel corn rice cakes (only 50 calories, gives satisfaction of sweet & crunchy)
    my splurge is Honey Wheat pretzel rods, 8 have 110 calories
    turkey sausage, cut into 8 sections of 100 calories each
    sounds crazy, but I like the 45 calorie fat free turkey weiners by Oscar Mayer in a 80 calories wheat bun by Sarah Lee.
    grilled chicken tenders
    oatmeal & Fiber One original are my breakfasts cereals
    a whole egg & a white scrambled one morning a week

    these are on my menu EVERY Week, I've reached my goal, now I have to change mind set & start adding more calories to maintain. What should I add?
  • sdm329
    sdm329 Posts: 57
    Saving for later. Great list!!!
  • chandysiegman
    chandysiegman Posts: 7
    egg beaters! When i have had a bad weekend and need to drop a few fast pounds i will eat fresh fruit for lunch oatmeal for breakfast and egg beaters with veggies chopped in for dinner all week and can drop 2lbs fast and get back on track.
  • zoe_2001
    zoe_2001 Posts: 4
    My List:

    Oatmeal
    Walnuts
    Almonds
    Almond milk
    Chicken
    Eggs
    Greek yogurt
    Low fat probiotic yogurt
    Apples (Granny Smith & Pink Lady)
    Bananas
    Carrots
    Broccoli
    Frozen peas
    Pre-made salad
    Mustard (French's)
    Tabasco
  • JeanetteButler
    JeanetteButler Posts: 77
    bump
  • lgladybug
    lgladybug Posts: 68 Member
    great list
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    :My friends and I have been doing a lot of reading on clean eating and have 'dabbled' in it some ourselved. We've found some awesome websites, it you want to try googling it. One we love is www.100daysofrealfood.com.

    One of the things I've learned in all the reading I'm doing is check labels on everything. Make sure you can read and understand everything in the ingredients, but also, everyone is saying that the ingredient list should be 5 ingredients or less to be considered clean. Depending on what I'm eating, I may choose items that have more than 5, but only if they are all real food. Like I've found some live bars, nothing processed in them and they have a lot of ingredients, but all of them are nuts and grains, nothing artificial.

    It's a fun process, good luck with it! There's a lot to learn and it's quite satisfying (for me anyway) when I follow it completely. :bigsmile:
    Thanks!:flowerforyou:
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Definitely add oats to the list (rolled, quick cook, steel cut, etc - whatever you prefer)

    cyncetastic...
    Following your blog, I find it inspiring!:heart:
  • equinescrapper
    equinescrapper Posts: 14
    bump
  • tldust
    tldust Posts: 103 Member
    Yeah, I’m not even mostly clean, but here’s the clean list:O)

    Healthy Staples:
    Earthbound Spinach or one of their mixes
    Tomatoes
    Assortment of Oils and Vinegars (great for homemade salad dressings and marinades)
    Mushrooms (esp portabella and button)
    Avocado
    Sunflower seeds
    Pumpkin seeds
    Pinenuts (like to make Basil, Sundried tomato and Parsley pestos)
    Potatoes and Sweet potatoes
    Usually bananas, oranges and apples (whatever fruit is in season or on sale)
    Frozen blueberries, strawberries, red raspberries and rhubarb (picked the summer before)
    Assortment of dried and canned beans (for chilis, soups, hummus)
    Assortment of lentils
    Plain Chobani yogurt (to use instead of sour cream and to make faux ranch, great for Indian dishes)
    Luna bars (great 180 cal snack with vitamins)
    Soy milk
    Assortment of tea
    Home canned tomatoes
    Home sun dried tomatoes
    Variety of grains: rice, Israeli couscous, quinoa, regular couscous,
    Some type of fish in the freezer (salmon and flounder this month)
    Chicken in the freezer
    A huge cupboard full of spices
    Soy sauce
    Onions
    Fresh Garlic
    Herb garden in the back yard
    Whatever vegetable is on sale or in season
    Love zucchini sliced like spaghetti with marinade or spaghetti squash with marinade!
  • naddie7
    naddie7 Posts: 11
    Water! ;)
  • arotella
    arotella Posts: 98 Member
    Bump
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    I'm no expert on "eating clean" but from my understanding, you're going to want to find a substitute for spaghetti sauce. The major brands have so much added sugar (often as corn syrup) I'm pretty sure they don't count. (But I love 'em anyway!)
    You could get tomato sauce/paste and diced tomatoes and make your own, I bet.

    Would freshly-ground wheat count as clean? That's a staple here! (The wheat, which I grind myself)
  • aaaaaamy
    aaaaaamy Posts: 24
    Bump! :)
  • klakers3
    klakers3 Posts: 189 Member
    Bump for ideas
  • cappydos
    cappydos Posts: 24 Member
    bump

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