Staple Foods

My staples are: Apples, Almond Butter, Almond Milk, Pistashios, Eggs, onions, peppers, baby carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, quinoa, raisins, oats, beans, tofu, and greek yogurt! (These are always on hand in my house)

Fall back meal is usually veggies and tofu over quinoa! It takes about 15 minutes tops to cook this up!

We always have chicken breasts, salad ingredients, veggies, fruit, and some kind of healthy cracker (Special K, etc).
My fallback in grilled chicken breast salad or grilled chicken and some steamed veggies/a potato.

PowerCrunch protien bars
Lara Bars
Diet Gingerale
Guacamole
Egg Whites
English Muffins
Plum Tomatos
Chicken

fall back meal - anything I can find to put to gether that would remotely taste good (from the cupboard)

My list:
Yoplait Yogurt
Eggs
Chicken Breasts (boneless, skinless)
Coffee
Bananas
Onions/garlic
Lettuce mix/spinach
Balsamic Vinigrette
1% milk
Bread
Cereal

Staples (these are the bare minimum)
Veggies/Salad ingredients
fruit (seasonal)
peanut butter
homemade preserves
Ezekial bread
chicken
canned tuna
oatmeal
fage yogurt
honey
canned beans
wheat or corn tortillas
milk
eggs
cheese
whole wheat pastry flour.

fall back meals:
Quesadillas [leftover meat of some variety, sauteed onions and peppers (I keep them cut in the freezer), cheese and salsa or wholly guacamole or sour cream or ranch to dip - just depending on what I have. Usually salad and canned black beans are a side.

Scrambled eggs or omelet and toast.

Peanut butter and jelly

Tuna melts on toast with salad

These are the things I make when I haven't been to the store or I don't feel like really cooking.

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What is TVP?

Almonds
Dried Apricots and cranberries
Avocado
Bagged lettuce
Greek yogurt - I have been eating the Oikos Key Lime, Strawberry & Raspberry
Cottage Cheese
Trader Joe's Sprouted Wheat Bread
Fresh Cauliflower, Broccoli, Green Beans
Frozen Brussel Sprouts & Spinach
Tonno Tuna packed in Oil
Canned Beans
Alot of Fresh fruit - whatever is seasonal and looks good
Quinoa
Healthy Dreamfields Pasta
Instant Polenta
Marinara Sauce
Eggs
Cheese
Lean meat - chicken breast, sirloin steak, pork loin, polish ham

My fall back meal is a frittata. I can always throw one together with leftover veggies or frozen spinach. I always have cheese and top it with sliced avocado...YUM!

My staples are:
eggs (fresh and hard boiled)
coffee
fuji apples
strawberries
oranges
cucumbers
romaine lettuce
mixed greens
hearts of palm
'flat out' wraps (one in the fridge and one in the freezer)
laughing cow spreadable cheese
fresh shaved roasted chicken breast (for sandwiches and wraps)
quinoa
healthy harvest cream of mushroom soup
frozen chicken breasts
canned black beans
turkey bacon (1/2 frozen 1/2 thawed)
Muscle Milk lite protein powder
canned artichoke bottoms
fat free evaporated milk (for my coffee instead of cream)
steel cut oats
almonds

Go to meals if I haven't gone to the store...
breakfast-steel cut oats with evaporated milk, granola and slivered almonds
lunch-flat out wrap (laughing cow cheese wedge, roasted chicken, black beans, hearts of palm, artichoke hearts, thinly sliced cucumber)
Dinner-baked creamy chicken-lay thawed chicken breast in casserole, sprinkle with garlic and salt and pepper, add one can of sliced mushrooms and a can of cream of mushroom soup. Ill top it with turkey bacon if I have any in the freezer. Bake at 350 for 2 hours and serve over cooked quinoa with a side salad.

protein milk
Cheese
salami
olives
cottage cheese
greek yogurt
hershey's syrup
salmon
celery
cucumbers
mushooms
onions
garlic

Fall back meal: salmon over penne pasta (with artichoke hearts, capers and lemongrass pureed and coated on salmon.)

I always have:

Whole romaine hearts
Green onions/scallions
Plain greek yogurt (usually Chobani)
Frozen chicken breasts
Meatless breakfast crumbles (husband's favorite)
Apples
Potatoes
Whole wheat wraps
Carrots
Celery
Fresh garlic bulbs
Dry Parmesan cheese (not grated)
Decaf coffee
Heavy cream --I feel like I should explain that this comes from a local dairy, and I use it to make butter and whipped cream. I don't buy either of those things anymore and I am never looking back.

My go-to meal is a huge salad made from one head of romaine and two green onions, with 1tbsp each of olive oil and balsamico. I add whatever herbs are on hand and it is my favorite thing, any time of the year.

Recently, I started making another go-to recipe of roasted chicken breasts with parmesan and garlic, plus roasted romaine. My mouth started watering as I typed this. I do have the recipe if anyone wants it.

What is TVP?

Textured vegetable protein (vegetarian meat replacer)

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Staples:
soy milk
brown/wild rice mix (Lundberg brand usually)
Instand brown rice
a variety of dried beans
a variety of frozen fish/shellfish
canned tuna
hummus
carrots
onions
garlic
jalapeno
frozen peas
frozen collard greens
Flat Out wraps
canned refried beans
canned beans
Organic corn tortilla chips
salsa
Rotel diced tomatoes w habanero
Reduced fat cheddar cheese
Hellman's Canola oil mayo
a variety of mustards
a variety of vinegars
Barilla Plus pasta
EVOO

We keep a well stocked freezer and pantry so we're never short on meal options, but fallback quickie meals for when we are in a hurry or just don't feel like cooking much are:

Wraps made with hummus or leftover fish/meat and a mustard/vinegar/evoo vinegrette
Nachos made with tortilla chips, canned refried beans, chopped onion, salsa or Rotel, and cheddar cheese
Pasta with mayo, canned tuna, chopped onion and peas.
Instant brown rice with beans and frozen greens