Diet Grocery staples?

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  • 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
  • Yogurt
    Granola
    Frozen stirfry veggies
    Salad vegetables
    Weight watchers bread
    Avocados
    Portion/calorie controlled sandwich meat
    Crystal Light singles
  • Fruit
    Veg
    Eggs
    Chicken breast
    Greek Yogurt
    Coconut milk and oil
    Spices
    Coffee

    That's pretty much it
  • 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

    That's some of the stuff anyway, good luck!
  • 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
  • bell peppers
    onion
    broccoli
    cauliflower
    frozen berries (when it's warm outside)
    cottage cheese
    canned peaches (not healthy but it's what I like in my cottage cheese)
    amy's organic gluten free bean and cheese burrito
    olive oil
    butter
    plain whole milk yogurt
    walnuts
    eggs
    tuna
    salmon
    lentil soup
  • 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.
  • A lot of mine are already mentioned but here are some more:

    Almond butter
    Fresh Fruit
    Dried Fruit
    Sugar Free 10 Calorie Jello Cups
    Carob Powder
    Tea (unsweetened)
    Cashews, Almonds, Walnuts
  • I live on fozen fruit- i love it to snack on, for smoothies and to put in teas..yummy!
  • A variety of fresh vegetables and fruits. Boneless, skinless chicken breast. Oatmeal.
  • 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