I'm trying to work on my master food list. I'm doing good in single food categories, but having trouble making dinners from them. Can you help? I'm not looking for new or gourmet recipes, just reminders of foods out there to eat..lol. Sometimes we get stuck in a rut.

Fruits: Apples, Oranges, Grapes, Watermelon, Lemon, Cranberry Sauce, Cherries, Pineapple, Del Monte Tropical Fruit, Plums, Grapefruit, Nectarines, Pears, Bananas, Clementines, Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Kiwi, Raisens.

Vegetables: Sugar Snap Peas, Brocolli, Lima Beans, Green Beans, Peas, Bell Peppers, Onions, Carrots, Celery, Mushrooms, Olives, Tomatoes, Sweet Potato (limited), Cucumber, Cabbage, Asparagus, Spinach (limited), Avocado, Corn, Garlic.

Meat/ProteinsL Sunflower Seeds, Walnuts, Pecans, Almonds, Pork Chops, Pork Ribs, Chicken Breasts, Chicken Wings, Ground Beef, Pot Roast, Tuna (canned), Ribeye Steak, Kidney Beans, Field Peas, Pinto Beans, Black Beans, Eggs.

Dairy: Chocolate Milk, Yoplait Yogurt, Laughing Cow Cheese, 2 % Cheese. Ice Cream Sandwhiches

Grains/Starches: Potatoes, Bagels, Tortillas, Wheat Bread, Multigrain Pasta, Multigrain Crackers, Oatmeal, Brown Rice.

Common Recipes: Spaghetti, Tacos, Taco Rice Bowl, Chili, Chicken Pan Fried (spray), Porkchops Pan Fried (spray), Ribeye Steak, Roast and Veggies, Veg Soup, Fajitas, Tuna Patties, Tuna Salad, Chicken Salad, Guacamole, Smoothies, (some I left out because it isn't diet friendly like potato salad).

THANKS FOR READING SUCH A LONG POST!

Potato salad is diet-friendly? Do you know something we don't?

actually it can be if you use ff mayo or yogurt in there

here does thios help any?

Proteins

Chicken breast
Turkey breast
Lean ground turkey
Swordfish
Orange roughy
Haddock
Salmon
Tuna
Crab
Lobster
Shrimp
Top round steak
Top sirloin steak
Lean ground beef
Buffalo
Lean ham
Egg whites or substitutes
Trout
Low-fat cottage cheese
Wild-game meat

Vegetables

Broccoli
Asparagus
Lettuce
Carrots
Cauliflower
Green beans
Green peppers
Mushrooms
Spinach
Tomato
Peas
Brussels sprouts
Artichoke
Cabbage
Celery
Zucchini
Cucumber
Onion

Fats

Avocado
Sunflower seeds
Pumpkin seeds
Cold-water fish
Natural peanut butter
Low-fat cheese
Low-fat salad dressing
Low-sodium nuts
Olives and olive oil
Safflower oil
Canola oil
Sunflower oil
Flax seed oil
Carbohydrates

Baked potato
Sweet potato
Yams
Squash
Pumpkin
Steamed brown rice
Steamed wild rice
Pasta
Oatmeal
Barley
Beans
Kidney beans
Corn
Strawberries
Melon
Apple
Orange
Fat-free yogurt
Whole-wheat bread
High-fiber cereal
Rice cake
Popcorn
Tortilla
Whole grains

Vegetarian Proteins

Tempeh
Seitan
Tofu
Texturized vegetable protein
Soy foods
Veggie burgers

Fats to Avoid

Butter
Fried foods
Mayonnaise
Sweets
Whole-fat dairy products

LOL. Reread. I said Potato Salad ISN"T diet friendly (that's why I left it out).

I'm actually looking for meal ideas. Keep adding foods though guys because sometimes I see something that I forgot..like popcorn and STRAWBERRIES.

Meal ideas, hmm...
The one thing I noticed you list is missing that I canNOT live without is parmesan cheese. 20 cals a tablespoon, very very nummy. Broiled chicken breasts with parmesan cheese and spinach is an old standby for me.

I don't see squash on your list. Spaghetti squash is a great substitute for the real stuff.

POST Shredded Wheat biscuits are awesome in Rice Milk.