I'm Always on the look-out for new variety in my food.
I've had a really rough food week and I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow to restock on good healthy options.
What are some healthy staples you couldn't do without? What do you grab pretty much every time you go to the store?
For me, definitely fat free cheese, lean ground beef, baby greens salad mix, tuna, salsa, eggs, bottled water and Greek non-fat yogurt. I also love my lean cuisine Mac and cheese even though I know it's not super nutritious. And sugar free popsicles! Yum
Fresh green vegetables! Things i can just bung in a pan and boil and have on the side of my meal, if it doesnt have veg in it already. Easy way to cut down on meats and sauces and keep full too. Also, wholegrain pitas! Stuff them with anything and go! I just treated myself to some wholemeal pasta as well today- love it! I was going to say yoghurt, but you got that covered already
Broccoli
Low fat cottage cheese
1% milk
Bananas
Apples
Frozen berries
Lite multigrain English muffins
Eggs
Some other vegetable, like spinach or red peppers
Organic Dates (I have 2 a day usually inbetween lunch and dinner and they satisfy my sweet cravings)
Fresh Veg
Fruit
Yoghurt
Wholemeal Pitta Bread
Cheese
I always get a healthy soup too. Really handy for lunch and soup keeps you full longer
Here is what I always buy for my family... very tight on budget so these are all cheap too!
Whole chickens (usually can get this 89 cents a pound, use the meat, save the lard for cooking (for husband and kids! I don't need the extra calories from that!), boil the bones for broth/chicken stock).
Dry beans, lentils, split peas.
Potatoes, good for baking and topping with things.
Lots of frozen veggies, spinach, green beans, broccoli (or fresh from farmers market if in season... though this is not often here as we live far north)
Fresh carrots and celery and onion, good to eat raw or a good filler or side for any meal
Ground beef in a 10lb tube from GFS! (only 2.19 a pound for good quality meat!)
Salsa, canned tomato
Bananas, apples
Oatmeal
Eggs
Cabbage or lettuce... more often cabbage because I can use it in soups too if we don't eat it all raw
I do a lot of shopping at GFS because buying in bulk is WAY cheaper.
Chicken thighs
Ground turkey
Greek yogurt
Eggs
Avocados
Kale
Spinach
Bell peppers, carrots, celery
4% cottage cheese
Kefir
Grass-fed heavy cream
Coffee
Nuts
Lemons
Sardines or tuna
Sometimes I feel a little guilty for how dairy-heavy my supposedly 'paleo' eating choices are, but it works out great for me!
Edit - oh, munchievictim, have you ever mixed tuna with cottage cheese, and perhaps just a little bit of avocado? Season it and it's fantastic! This recipe is great: http://www.katheats.com/favorite-foo...e-cheese-salad
Last edited by Desiderata; 04-23-2012 at 10:34 AM.
I love love Trader Joes Wasabi or Roasted Seaweed. They totally take the place of potato chips for me and are healthy and sooo yummy! and cheap! 99cents a carton!
lean protein (or w/e is a good deal that week) in terms of protein
dried beans
fresh vegetables and fruit
low-fat milk
low-fat plain yogurt
eggs
I basically shop the perimeter of the store and rarely venture into the middle aisles unless I'm low on pantry staples like spices, flours, teas etc. I try not to get snacks and make/bake my own that I eat.
Bananas
Apples
Berries in season
Peaches/plums/nectarines in season
Natural peanut butter/almond butter
Almonds, pecans, walnuts
Steel-Cut oatmeal
Milk, yogurt, cottage cheese
Eggs
Sweet potatoes
Baby carrots, celery, cherry tomatoes for snacking/salads
Beans
Chicken/turkey breast
Mild fish (tilapia etc)
Cocoa powder, cinnamon, flax, psyllium husks, lots and lots of spices! I load everything up with spices instead of butter/oil/salt
Diet Grocery staples?
