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Your top 5 foods to keep on hand

cksmummy
cksmummy Posts: 34 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hey guys, have been reading around getting a feel for how to do this and succeed this time after soooo many unsuccessful weight loss attempts. Never tried with MFP before so starting my logging tomorrow.

A question (doing the grocery shop today): What five foods did you always like to keep on hand when you were losing weight?

Thanks!
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  • barbaracoffing
    barbaracoffing Posts: 117 Member
    1. Cottage Cheese
    2. Nonfat yogurt
    3. Fruit
    4. Eggs
    5. High Fiber Cereal
  • Alexandria1213
    Alexandria1213 Posts: 152 Member
    -Watermelon
    -Chicken
    -Salad
    -Rice
    -Bananas
  • shaycat
    shaycat Posts: 980
    Low fat Cottage cheese
    Light string cheese
    carrots and celery
    fresh fruit
    100 calorie sandwich thins
  • Scalesareforthefishes
    Scalesareforthefishes Posts: 92 Member
    1. Greek yogurt
    2. Chickpeas
    3. Baby carrots
    4: Unsweetened almond milk
    5. Apples
  • EvanKeel
    EvanKeel Posts: 1,903 Member
    Black beans
    Tuna
    Frozen Veggies (all sorts)
    Chicken Breast
    Eggs
  • hokiemom14
    hokiemom14 Posts: 105 Member
    eggs, lots veggies (that I cut up and roast together), chicken, white fish, almonds.
  • Fatty_Melt
    Fatty_Melt Posts: 18 Member
    - Brown Rice
    - Chicken
    - Fresh Fruit (All kinds)
    - Frozen Vegetables (All Kinds)
    - Skim Milk
  • allisonmrn
    allisonmrn Posts: 721 Member
    Top five are as follows:
    1) spinach
    2) ground turkey
    3) eggs
    4) asparagus
    5) tilapia(or another white fish that I might have been lucky enough to catch on the boat that week)
  • cornlady
    cornlady Posts: 15
    Lettuce or salad greens, tomatoes, cukes, red pepper, canned black beans, canned chick peas, celery, Frozen fish fillets, frozen peas, bananas, chicken breast
  • darkchocolate68
    darkchocolate68 Posts: 104
    1. cottage cheese - high in protein
    2. Greek yogurt - Fage (plain) - high in protein
    3. almonds - good fats
    4. peanut butter - good fat
    5.eggs - good source of protein and nutrients

    Now for lifes daily pleasures - coffee, dark chocolate (over 70%) and Diet Coke
  • Madelinew22
    Madelinew22 Posts: 289
    Sugar free jello single cups=10cal
    Fat free cottage cheese
    Dannon light and fit vanilla yogurt
    Chicken breast
    Pre packed salad bags
  • mytime44me
    mytime44me Posts: 35
    -eggs
    -celery and cherry tomatoes
    -cottage cheese
    -watermelon
    -raw almonds
  • kate_n_pjs
    kate_n_pjs Posts: 86 Member
    1. Luna Bars
    2. Carrots
    3. Garbanzo Beans
    4. Baby Spinach
    5. Tofu

    I want to list more than five...but if I could only have 5 foods, I would choose these.
  • ChanniVincent
    ChanniVincent Posts: 188
    I ONLY BUY NONFAT! Unless there is none of that :(
    1. Cottage cheese.
    2. Yogurt.
    3. Fruit. (Any kind)
    4. Vegetables. (As many as I can)
    5. Chicken.
  • barbara4599
    barbara4599 Posts: 114 Member
    Still losing, but here are my Top 5

    Greek Yogurt
    Granola
    Baby Spinach
    Romaine
    Chicken Breasts
  • maggie2731
    maggie2731 Posts: 51
    1. shreded cabage
    2. salad
    3. eggs
    4. tilapia or chicken (depends what i cook that week)
    5. feta cheese
  • vallemic
    vallemic Posts: 278 Member
    -fruit
    -beef jerkey
    -chicken
    -yogurt
    -low-fat cheese
  • saragato
    saragato Posts: 1,154
    1. Yogurt (Greek or just the "light" versions)
    2. Granola bars
    3. Tilapia/Chicken Breast
    4. Broccoli
    5. Low fat/0% Milk
  • cheerocracy
    cheerocracy Posts: 38 Member
    egg whites
    spinach
    apricots
    tuna
    veggies
  • xiala
    xiala Posts: 50
    1. veggie sushi
    2. Chobani yogurt
    3. Laughing Cow cheese
    4. mustard
    5. Kashi cereals
  • guildwars1987
    guildwars1987 Posts: 73 Member
    1. Muscle Milk
    2. Diet Soda
    3. Assorted Fruit
    4. Bread
    5. Assorted Candy (Twizzlers!)
  • WintersRaine
    WintersRaine Posts: 37
    -eggs
    -chicken
    -cottage cheese
    -tomato soup
    -bananas
  • aquapup
    aquapup Posts: 81 Member
    oatmeal
    fresh fruit
    hard boiled eggs (I only eat the whites)
    carrots
    frozen veggies
  • soontobesam
    soontobesam Posts: 714 Member
    Brown Rice
    Chicken
    Frozen Vegetables
    Fruits
    Oatmeal
  • Amandajp79
    Amandajp79 Posts: 165 Member
    non fat greek yogurt
    protein mix
    chicken
    eggs
    laughing cow cheese
    :D
    oh and apples (had to sneak a 6th in)
  • Pepper2185
    Pepper2185 Posts: 994 Member
    1. Spinach
    2. Chicken Breast
    3. Bananas
    4. Protein powder
    5. Yogurt
  • katy84o
    katy84o Posts: 744 Member
    Eggs
    Yogurt
    Celery
    Sunflower seeds, hulled
    Sardines

    I always have fresh veggies and fruit, but it always changes and is never really consistent except for the celery :) But these are the 5 things that I never let myself run out of.
  • asafcat
    asafcat Posts: 16 Member
    1. Eggs
    2. Greek Yogurt
    3. Sprouted Wheat Bread
    4. Fruit (blueberries are my fav right now)
    5. Almond Milk
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    The ideal I strive toward is pure, clean whole foods.
    I try to eat clean 80% of the time is actually quite simple.
    I eat lean meats, low fat dairy, nuts, whole grains, fruits and veggies. If man makes it, don't eat it.
    That's the ideal, and 20% of my diet are just regular food treats like burgers, twinkies, pies, cakes - whatever.
    Life is to be lived too.
    It's more lifestyle than diet.
    And once the lifestyle becomes habit, it gets easy.
    Good Luck :flowerforyou:
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    Tons of veggies
    Tons of fruit
    Egg whites
    Oikos Greek yogurt
    Nuts
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