This is the thread where we will post the foods/grocery items that are helping us through this journey.

http://www.tasteyoulove.com/products...products/spray

That is the link for Butter Spray. I use it on air-popped popcorn, cooked veggies, even toast.

Your turn! I'm looking forward to hearing everyone else's tools.

90 or 100 calorie ff yogurt
94% fat free popcorn

Did I mention yogurt yet?

And fat free yogurt?

Kashi cereals!!

http://www.kashi.com/

I have lots... thats why I had initially started this thread however SAPF and I can't figure out what the heck happened to it...

Anyways, here it goes:

- Del Monte Real Fruit Popsicles
- Skinny Cow Ice Cream Bars (they're so good that I even feel guilty eating them)
- Baked Ruffles (good for a lil' treat)
- Diet Vanilla Coke & Diet Coke w/ Lime (i'm hooked on both)
- Silhouette Mousse

That's it for now.. Although, i'm sure i'll think of more later..

Diet Coke especially the lemon and lime ones. And diet mountian dew which is sweet enough to take care of a sugar craving.

Light Miracle Whip...because I wont give up tuna salad sandwiches. It doesnt taste chemical-ly like the hellmans light.

Morning Star Farms meatless chicken patties, chicken nuggets and buffalo chicken nuggets. They taste pretty close to the real thing. My husband LOVES them and hes not even watching his weight.

love the butter spray too.

Balance energy/meal replacement bars. Try the cookie dough one. Yumm They are all pretty good.

Blue Bunny reduced fat orange cream pops.

Dunkin donuts carmel iced coffee with milk and equal...much lower cals then a coolata or latte.

Baked doritoes with salsa

Splenda

Theres a cheddar and turkey sausage out there thats really good but I cant remember who makes it.

Dannon fit and light yogurt.


Im sure Ill have more too.

strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, melon (sugar fix!)

low cal hot chocolate (shhh....you know what fix!)

Laughing Cow low fat cheese

Muller light yogurt

chicken breast, turkey slices

porridge oats

cherry/plum cherry tomatoes

Here are the main staples that are ALWAYS in my grocery cart!

FF Kraft Shreaded Cheddar Cheese
Swiss Diet Iced Tea with Lemon
99% FF extra lean ground turkey burger
Natures Way Trail Mix low fat granola bars
Special K red berries Cereal
FF Vitamin A & D milk
Gallons of spring water
Diet Caffene Free Pepsi
Pepperidge Farm Light Multi Grain Bread
FF Ballpark Hotdogs
Weight Watchers buns
Wow potato chips
Tons of fresh fruit and veggies
Fresh chicken breast
blue bunny sugar free popsicles- these are the BEST
Parkay butter spray—I stick to the serving size now that I found out about the calorie thing!!
Sugar Free Jello
Did I mention tons and tons of veggies?
98% Fat free Whole Wheat Tortilla Wraps
Turkey slices
Tuna

Doesn’t seem like such an abnormal shopping cart now does it?

I eat mostly normal type foods. I just count the calories. However I do like these things that help.

Light Done Right salad dressing by Kraft.
Honeysuckle Turkey Brats.
Lots os chicken. We don't eat much red meat.

These are my staples:

Fat free refried beans
Kraft 2% cheese-I hate the no fat cheeses
Wonder Wheat lite bread
Iron Kids bread
Coors Lite with a slice of lime-my 2 point indulgence
Kudos bars-snicker is my favorite for 2 points/90 cal.
Sugar free pudding cups with Cool whip free
Slim fast Peanut Butter Crunch bars-just like a butter finger
Ripe cantalopes, berries, peaches and pears

Idealperson... I Love Your Tagline!!! That Is Awesome!

Speaking of taglines, Gretchen, I think I should get royalties for yours!

Ok, now on to the business of my cart. Here are the staples, in no particular order:

• 99% fat free turkey breast chops
• Fresh tilapia
• Those handy aluminum packs of tuna
• Smart Ones Orange and Cream Treats (40 cal's, 1/2 gram of fat, and 5 carbs!)
• Flash frozen loose asparagus
• Shelled edamame (soybeans)
• Light n' Lively lowfat cottage cheese single servings (4 oz.)
• Pre-washed fresh spinach, romaine, baby carrots, and mixed greens
• Apples and plums
• Frozen blueberries
• All Bran Extra Fiber
• Skim Milk
• Plain, fat free yogurt
• Designer Whey Protein Powder (not a grocery item, but it's a BIGTIME staple for me, nonetheless!!!!)
• Chicken breasts
• Cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
• Bottled lemon juice
• Reduced fat feta
• Long grain brown rice
• Long grain basmati
• Flash-frozen, individually packaged salmon fillets
• Hellman's reduced calorie mayo (I'm only allowed 1 tbsp)
• Pepperidge Farm Carb Style 100% Whole Wheat Bread (stone ground)
• I don't buy these, I grow them, but for me these are critical also: fresh basil, rosemary, mint, and italian parsley.

There's an awful lot more that helps to keep me on plan -- I always have the same breakfast, mid-morning, and mid-afternoon snacks, but my lunches and dinners vary wildly, and I relish their variety. The above, though, are the items that MUST be on hand for life as I know it to continue.

thanks for the grocery list!!!

I would add baked potatoes!!!! 90 calories of comfort! Add some salsa for spice
ditto on the laughing cow.
not sure if someone mentioned this... but herbal teas. I love getting different kinds.

Dana

Kashi Go lean Crunch cereal
Blue Bunny Lite 85 black cherry yogurt (fat free/no sugar added)
Fresh Express bagged salads
Zone mint chocolate bars, YUM! (1/2 for a snack or 1 for a quick meal on the go)
Equal
COFFEE
Chicken breasts
Quaker cheddar cheese Quakes
Kashi crunchy chocolate peanut bliss bars (1/2 for a snack or 1 for a quick meal on the go)
94% fat free popcorn in snack size bags
carrots
celery
green onions
baby spinach
Kraft free zesty Italian dressing
salsa

I'm sure there's more but these are pretty much always on my grocery list each week or when I run out. Cool thread, I like to see what everyone else eats on a normal basis.

Beverly

Raisin and Spice Oatmeal
Morninstar Farms Portabella Mushroom & onion Veggie burgers
thomas's Carb watchers english muffins
spray butter
skim milk
Refried Beans (ff)
tons of veggies
avocados (i know they're fattening but 1/2 is a nice snack)
lemons (for my water)
green tea (to chill for iced green tea)
diet iced tea
grapes
vegetable soups
healthy choice hot dogs (i can never find the ff ones!!! AHH)