Morning Star soy sausage patties
TJ's spicy hummus
prunes w/ no sorbate
whole wheat pasta
TJ's marinara sauce (both the can & the jar are yummy)
TJ's artichoke hearts in a can
salad mix
whole wheat pizza dough (already prepared- in the frig section)
low-fat cheeses
Clif-bars
fresh fruits & veggies ( I love almost everything except green beans!)
canned black beans
~ Luna Bars (Cookies and Cream, Tchai) - great when I know I have to eat on the run and I want to avoid temptations and extra cals (ex. when shopping)
~ low fat Cottage cheese - ! prefer the cultured one from Nancy, because it tastes like yogurt and it's good just plain
~ plain yogurt (I prefer 2% fat or more... it tastes much better)
~ thin rolled oats (I boil them for less than 3 min + splenda/stevia + cinnamon); they make a complete meal mixed with some cottage cheese
~ lite Jarlsberg from Costco - 7g protein, 50 cal/slice (I try to stop at 2/day, to avoid the fat)
~ ricotta (mix with a tbsp of honey or jam and you have a nice, high protein dessert)
~ Jell-O pudding 60 cal/serving
~ fruit - great evening snack
~ chickpeas (we put them in a mixer + garlic+ tahini+ very little olive oil+lemon juice - the best hummus ever)
~ artichokes in can (we put them in salads, in cauliflower dips)
These are the "diet" things...
aaa, and Stevia for sweetener
- kidney/white beans, diced tomatoes, mushrooms green peppers for Chili
- WW Pitas, ff miracle whip, lean deli-turkey, baby spinach, alfalfa for turkey wraps
- red/orange peppers, cucumber, baby carrots for munching with hummus or "whipped" (blended) 1% cottage cheese
-eggwhites with ff kraft singles and veggies to make ommelettes.
-canned fish for that iron and as a salad topper
-yogurt cups, ff choco pudding, cheese strings
WW yogurt
LF Triscuit crackers 7 crackers go good with the next thing
laughing cow cheese
Fresh fruit (bananas, oranges, apples, grapefruits)
canned fruit light pineapples (hate cutting up the fresh ones)
LF string cheese
sardines in tomato sauce
2% cottage cheese although I did try the FF and it is ok too
fresh vegies for snacking (baby carrots, cucumbers, celery, broccoli, cauliflower)
Luna bars
slimfast shake for those occasions when Im short on time for breakfast.
Blue Bunny has a wide range of ice creams Low or No fat & Sugar Free! the brownie one is awesome!
whole wheat toast w/LF peanut butter
nuts (pecans, walnuts and sunflower seeds)
I even do Peanut butter on apple slices for the extra protein
raisins
homemade 100 cal SF puddings with 2% milk I make two packages up on the weekend and put them in ziplocs small bowls for the week.
Do the same with SF jello
Protein:
Egg whites and egg beaters
Raw almonds
Sliced turkey
Tuna packets
Frozen salmon
Fresh tilapia (cooks super fast...dinner ready in 10 minutes flat)
Chicken breast
Fruit:
Bananas
Grapes
Cherries (if in season)
Oranges
Frozen berries and strawberries
Vegetables:
Romaine lettuce
Red and yellow bell pepper
Cucumber
Corn
Lots of different frozen steam bags veggie
Baby carrots
Asparagus (if available)
Sweet potatoes
Dairy:
1% milk
Assorted yogurts
Grain:
Whole grain bread and buns
Wheat tortillas
Brown rice
Snacks/other:
Fiber one bars (chocolate man these are good)
Nectar cacao protein bars
Odwalla bars (love the almond ones)
Sugar free jello pudding snacks
Baby dill pickles (I know high salt)
Chow mein noodles (for my salad on occasion)
Newman's own light sesame dressing (delicious)
Fat free italian dressing
Breadcrumbs
Pam spray/olive oil spray
Smart balance light
Yellow mustard
These are my absolute must haves....These are my before dinner staples...For dinner, it just depends what I have put on the weekly menu, but ofcourse its mainly protein and veggies...
My staples are both cabinet items and refrigerated/frozen. These are always in stock:
albacore tuna pouches
cans of kippered herring and sardines
frozen shrimp
frozen single serve fish, shark, salmon and tilapia
(gosh after seeing all those fishies listed I'm thinking my mercury levels must be crrrrazy)
frozen bags of chicken breasts, for a little variety from seafood
dried black beans
salsa
Laughing Cow and Boursin cheeses
HUGE bag of mixed fresh veggies from Sam's (for only $4.00)
spinach
grapefruits for juicing
blueberries
pistachios
hot sauce and salsa
onions, and lots of them
The sad thing is these have always been staple items- just with alot of candy and buffalo wings thrown in for good measure. Ah well.
Last edited by FB; 03-16-2008 at 02:42 PM.
Reason: forgot something!
Amy's refried black beans
tortillas
Frigo cheese heads light string cheese- it's the only light variety, nad they're mixed bag is great.
shredded light cheese
fat free milk
an assortment of fresh veggies (I keep half in a bowl on the counter and half in the fridge)
100 cal packs doritos (I need chips with sandwiches...)
dryers slow churned cookies and cream
eggs!
red potatoes
light or fat free (depends on if they have Cabot)sour cream (for dips, especially ranch dip!)
smart balance spray
carrots and cucumbers
lettuce
broccoli
beef knuckle bones (okay, they're for the dog... but I have to keep my favorite piece of exercise equipment happy!)
From Trader Joe's (my mothership- even though I have to drive half an hour each way, I go atleast every other week)
multigrain baking mix
whole wheat mini bagels (70 cal each- lowest I've found yet!)
smoked salmon
fresh mozzarella
garlic mashed potatoes
strawberry fruit leathers
pecan praline granola
lowfat organic yogurts
from the frozen section:
chicken gyoza (230 for 7)
gnocchi ala sorentina (or whatever its called, so good! and next to nothing calorie wise for a whole bunch of food)
frozen fruits
sweet and sour shrimp stirfry
