what foods are always in your fridge since low-carbing?
 

I just finished grocery shopping and I couldn't help but laugh as I was putting my food up on the conveyor belt at the store. Boy has my shopping list changed. I still have to buy other things for my kids and hubby but for me the change is incredible. I thought I would list some things I must have now and see if others want to list some of theirs.

Eggs, (yes I had them before but never have I been so concerned with making sure I get them. I am one off those peekers now that has to check the carton and look at each egg, LOL)

heavy cream (great use instead of milk in scrambeled eggs and also if I get a craving for something sweet)

cheese and salami, (my new midnight snack)

Lettuce

ranch dressing (no more low fat dressing for this girl)

Chicken breast (throw some bacon and cheese on them and tadah!!!!!!!!!!!!dinner)

cauliflower (believe it or not, I never had this before inless it was breaded, now I can't live without it)

butter (real butter) "I can't believe it is real butter" LOL

Steaks (ribeye, new york strip, you name it)

well these are the main things that I must have now. My grocery bill is much smaller than before. For a year I was buying slim fast shakes and healthy choice meals and those are not cheap. Now I am getting real food that gives me real results and they sure do taste better than the bland low-fat foods!!!!!!!!!!

Grocery List
 

Eggs (lots of them)
Bacon or Sausage or both
Hamburger
Chicken
Cream
1/2 & 1/2
Butter
Romaine Lettuce (lots of it)
Cheese (different varieties)
Tiny Tomatos (grape tomatos)
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Onions
Pork Rinds
Seasonings
Mayo

Cindy

Eggs - always have 2 dozen on hand
Cream - a litre or two
Broccoli - Tonnes!!!
Butter, butter, butter :yum:
Water, water, water - I like it very cold
Frozen berries
Cream cheese
Plain live culture yoghurt
Flaxoil
Lemon concentrate
Genoa salami
Kiwi fruit - for the maintenance guy in my life ;)
Protein shakes
Sirloin & Chicken breasts in the freezer

This is pretty much what we buy every week (or every other week now that we started shopping at costco)

Nat

From the top down:

Water
Cream
Mayo
Cream cheese
Cheese
Yogurt
Ricotta
Selection of sandwich meats (salami, pepperettes, pepperoni)
Eggs, eggs, eggs...did I mention eggs?
Bacon
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Cabbage (slice thin and fry in lots of browned butter)
Homemade tomato sauce
Shredded cheese (mixed i.e. italian, natcho, etc.)
Mushrooms
Onions

That carby stuff my husband and kids like :D

Lisa

Great topic! I agree that there's a big change. There's almost nothing in a box in my cart!

Butter
Eggs
cream
Bacon, bacon, bacon
Genoa salami
Cream cheese (I never bought this before)
cheese (often shredded mozarella)
steaks
chicken (usually thighs)
ground beef
salad-in-a-bag
Marie's refrigerated ranch dresing
water
vegetables -- just getting into this; whatever looks good. I don't have a staple yet

Wow, everyone else here has such interesting lists. I feel kinda pathetic, but here's mine:

meatloaf
chicken
ground sirloin
broccoli
cream cheese
heavy cream
cheddar cheese
salad stuff
homemade salad dressing
eggs

My list
 

I have been trying to vary my diet alittle because for the last three months this has been my grocery list:

Hamburger
Steak
Kabasi
Chicken
Ham slices
Tuna (Not that much anymore)
Fish (More often when on sale) ;)
Mushrooms
Sweet Onions
Colored green peppers
Garlic, lots of garlic :D
Broccoflower
Romaine lettuce
Baby spinach
Cucumber
Balsamic Vinager and oil
Olive Oil
Riccatta
Heavy Cream
Cream Cheese
Eggs
Unsalted butter
Cheeses of various kinds

Oh and cat food for my cats :D

Like the others:
eggs, and the main Induction items, but these too:

fresh salmon
lox
steak
TONS OF MUSHROOMS
green onions
celery
cucumbers
carrots for the family
bread (sorry for the family)
pepperoni
pretzles (sorry for the family)
butter
cat stuff
toliet paper,,,,, seems I am in the bathroom alot!! LOL

bacon
eggs
chicken
cabbage
cheese
cream
butter
soy flour

eggs, eggs, eggs
bacon, bacon bacon
cucumbers
lettuce
mushrooms
french onion dip
brick chedder cheese
string cheese
chicken breasts
hamburger
mayo
mustard

side question: I LOVE bacon, but hate cooking it. The whole apartment smells like bacon for days. Has anyone found a magic air freshner which eliminates bacon odors?

bacon ?
 

No, I haven't found an air freshener but I did start cooking my bacon in the microwave. A friend gave me that tip and it tastes so much better. Wrap it in paper towels and it just turns out better.

I love the answers to this question, I am making notes and maybe my next trip will include a few new items, lol

My shopping list

baby leaf spinach
onions
squash
mushrooms
daikon radish (these are the b-o-m-b)
celery
broccoli
cauliflower (I love this stuff now)
chopped spinach (frozen)
jalepenos

Heavy cream
cream cheese
parmasean (not the powdery stuff)
cheddar
eggs

Chicken (boneless /skinless breast, split breast w/bone and skin, wings)
Beef (steaks, roast, ground,cubed)
Pork (roast and chops)
genoa salami
pepperoni
sliced roast beef
sliced turkey

splenda
pork rinds
sugar free jell-o
diet coke w/lemon
pecans
macs
Now I'm hungry.

Question
 

Gecolon

Hi -- how are you using the frozen spinach???

curious - and looking for new ideas.

A Thin Me

The best tip I got was on this list ... somewhere ... just shop the edges! Now there is very little I need in the aisles ... maybe a can of coffee for hubby or a box of cheese nips for my daughter.

Here's what I get for me:

Eggs (of course)
cream cheese
deli counter -- love boars head sandwich meats and cheeses
sour cream
mayo
cream
beef (steaks, hamburger, and an occasional roast)
boneless chicken breasts
lettuce
peppers red and green
frozen spinach
mushrooms
onion
plum tomato or two
Wasa crackers
bacon, but I don't eat it that often

~A thin me.
I make creamed spinach (heavy cream, cream cheese, sour cream, parmasean,garlic clove,white pepper and onion) (it tastes like Boston markets) and I make a ricotta /parma. quiche (ricotta, eggs,heavy cream, parma. and a sprinkle of cheddar). For some reason just before my TOM I crave spinach. I don't really want it any other time. :) Gina-

YUMMMMMMMMMM
 

Gina:

Yum! I love creamed spinach -- so does my daughter.
These two receipes - are they on the board or yours?
If yours, will you share them with me?

Thanks,

Pam

I was always taught that when you bake with ricotta it is best when done in an egg mixture so... Here we go. I'll give you one baked and on stove top.
If you like Boston market's cremed spinach:

Use frozen spinach 2 10oz boxes or large bag (first thaw at room temp and press dry with dish towel)
4T butter
1 cp Heavy cream (cosco has some that is mostly fat, so it thickens nicely)
1 garlic clove (chopped up)
3 thin slices of red onion (or what you prefer.)
3T sour creme
1/4 parmesan cheese
White pepper(to your taste)
salt (to taste)
Sautee in butter, the garlic, onion,and spinach until the onions are translucent (about 4-5 min), Add cream and bring to boil.
Add sour creme, pepper and stir.
Now add Parmesan and stir. You have to keep stiring through out preparation since mixture is prepared using high heat. Stir until mixture thickens (it will continue to thicken while cooling)
This is my own recipe made from taste.
ECC =13 in the whole thing / 4 = 3.25 per serving
Baked spinach
Frozen spinach (about12 oz)
5oz of Ricotta (no skim)
1cp Heavy cream
2 eggs
1/4 Parmesan
defrosted frozen spinach drained and blotted to absorb excess water (use the amount to your liking some like a lot of spinach, some don't)
salt to taste
In a bowl mix eggs, ricotta and creme. Whip a little like you would to make scrambled eggs. Add spinach, and stir. Now add Parmasan and stir. Bake covered in a caserole dish at 350 for about 40 min [ Until middle is done- when you lightly poke with a fork it should come out dry and clean]
ECC 9.55 / 4 = 2.38 per serving
I hope you guys like these two recipes. I have learned to invent things with this wol.

good topic
 

eggs
semi-skimmed milk (hubby prefers it)
cheese
packets of ham or other sliced cold meats - easy to take to work for lunches
red meat and chicken for cooking
tinned tuna
occasional cream and whole milk
celery
cucumber
cauliflower
peppers
pumpkin

It's interesting how much of the supermarket we never visit. Even before I started doing Atkins, we were serious foodies and bought almost no prepared stuff.
Also, I have a rule of thumb - never eat anything with a made-up name. If there are so few natural ingredients that they have to make up a name and can't admit what's in it, then it can't be good for you. For example, Sunny Delight.

My shopping list is getting very restricted because I am following an anti-candida diet, as well as avoiding foods I'm allergic/intolerant of. But the good thing is eating this way broke a 6 week 'no weight loss/no loss of inches' stall- I lost a pound! WAHOOOO!!!

this is my grocery list-

pork chops
chicken
beef mince
steak
fish
coconut cream
lettuce
tomatoes
cucumber
cauliflower
brocolli
carrots
onions
olive oil
butter
GARLIC!!
lemons

Can't eat eggs, dairy, nuts, anything fermented, yeasty or fungusy- and I miss them all so much!!! :( But if it get's me healthy it's worth it :D

I just got back from the grocery store and had a similar LOL experience as I was checking out, looking at the cashier and wondering if she was looking at my food and asking "where is the bread? the pasta? the cookies and chips?" Probably she didn't notice nor care but I found it amusing. This was what was in my cart:

eggs
sausage
bacon (as a former lowfat diehard these three items are tough for me to eat but i am working on it and getting better at it!)
broccoli
heavy cream
sugarfree jello
ground beef
cheese
mushrooms
olive oil

coconut cream
 

What do you do with coconut cream? I'm curious. :)

Ah heck, I'll just give you my grocery list!
 

Meats: All Kinds
Beef Pork
Tuna
Salmon
Fish frozen
Chicken
Turkey
Bacon
Ham

Eggs (lots)
Pickle Eggs

Cheese: all kinds
Swiss Cheese
Cottage Cheese 2%
Cream Cheese block
Cream Cheese flavored (herb&garlic)
Feta
Parmesan grated
String cheese
Shredded cheese


Nuts & Seeds
Almonds
Walnuts
Pecans
Brazil
Hazel
Macadamia nuts
Sunflower Seeds
Sesame Seeds

Vegetables & Fruits:
Lettuce
Romaine
Cucumber
Peppers
Celery
Mushrooms
Olives
Alfalfa sprouts
Asparagus (just had these tonight, smothered with butter!) Yum
Beans string or wax
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Spinach
Sauerkraut
Broccoli
Tomato
Onion
Strawberries frozen
Raspberries
Blueberries
Rhubarb

Oils:
Olive Oil
Canola
Pam
Butter
Garlic Butter
Mayonnaise (Hellman's)
Salad dressing, check carbs

Misc:
Sour Cream
Whipping Cream (heavy cream)
Yogurt All natural (No sugar plain)
Fried Pork Rinds
Bacon Bits
Lemon Herb Spice
Wasa Fiber Rye Crisp Bread
Diet Hot Chocolate (Carnation) used only as a treat
SF BBQ Sauce
Dill Pickles (no sugar)
Salsa Sauce (no sugar)
Dijon Mustard
Alfredo sauce (about 3 carbs per serving)
Peanut Butter (no salt, no sugar)
Splenda sugar
Jello sugar- free
Clear bouillon broth cubes (not all brands)
Diet soda (no caffeine)
Decaf Instant coffee
Lemon juice concentrate
Crystal Lite
Herb Tea
Green Tea
Flax meal
Metamucil sugar- free
Ketostix
Protein Powder Shake, whey protein isolate based protein, Designer Whey
Atkins Bake Mix
Soy Flour
Protein bars (Atkins) I eat these only once in awhile!
Multi Vitamin
Calcium/magnesium (Chelated)
Vit C
Vit E
Potassium
L-Glutamine
Coenzyme Q10
Chromium Picolinate

thats about it! I go grocery shopping every week to make sure I have everything on my list in stock :)

Probably the iron in that spinach you crave.

Eggs
Bacon
Heavy cream
Butter
Olive oil
Beef (steak, hamburger, potroast)
Chicken (roasting or breasts)
Seafood (shrimp, salmon, tuna)
Liverwurst
Cheese (Havarti, muenster, cheddar, parmesan)
Macadamia nuts
Green olives
Radishes
Baby spinach
Romaine
Mushrooms
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cucumber
Green beans (occasionally)
Garlic & onion (sparingly)
Fresh salsa (sparingly)
Green pepper (sparingly)

I'm anxious to get to where I can eat stuff like eggplant, artichokes and some squashes again.

Coquina

I don't have much new to add except for:

cottage cheese, not the low fat variety
cauliflower pickles but they are sooooo more-ish!
Concentrated individual stock serves

I can't eat eggs without bread or I get a bad 'gas' attack a few hours later so I am not eating more than say eggs six a week. Usually as an omelette or scrambled. A boiled egg will send my tummy into turmoil, and I can't imagine one fried or poached without toast! On my 'day off' I have bacon and fried eggs and a slice of multi-grain high fibre.

Also I find rich cheeses impossible to eat on their own, without a cracker or something so I am not eating those either. Kraft individual cheddars sit in the bowl in the fridge now, they are fine. It's camembert, blue and brie... that kind I can't eat on their own. I do use them in salad dressings sometimes tho.

I now buy the concentrated chicken and veggie stocks and often have a hot mug of 'soup' for lunch.

What I HAVE noticed tho, is how much my grocery bill has gone down, buying pretty much natural foods. Well, except for the cat food... that hasn't changed! Little gluttons!

I just bought a jar of Paul Newman's Ranch dressing.. does anyone have a carb count on that? It's not listed on my label or on the carb counter here.

Brie cheese!-- something I used to feel so guilty about eating.

cream, butter, love these.

green beans.

nuts(some)

bacon--feels like luxury.

meat, meat, and more meat.

Now, I look in the fridge and feel like there's going to be comfort and satiety with the next meal or snack, instead of disappointment and dissatisfaction!

YB

In our refrigerator...
 

Since both my wife and myself follow a Low Carb WOE there is no "not allowed" food in our refrigerator. If you were to look inside on any given day you would find:

eggs
hard cheese (Swiss and cheddar mostly, but also blue and colby)
lettuce (iceberg.romaine and leaf - we use vinegar and oil)
asparagus
broccoli
brussel sprouts
ground sirloin
sliced roast beef from the deli
pot roast (often left over from the night before)
chicken
bacon (we don't eat as much bacon as we use to - it seemed to
stall us)
butter
heavy cream (for use on sugar free jello)
real mayo
fish (lots of it if I have been fishing)
LOTS OF COLD WATER
:wave: Dan

Re: good topic
 

Esandreth


This made me laugh - I always teased my husband about drinking something they couldn't even call "orange" it was so fake.

Sh'ra

Lessara- I use coconut cream with some Thai red curry paste (no sugar) and make really yummy thai chicken curry, or seafood curry chowder. YUM! :D

Grocery lists
 

Hi all--

Wow guys...I'm just starting induction this week and I have to admit I hadn't thought much about what my list will be. This will be a real change for me. Before my cart was full of low fat stuff, but albeit mostly healthy things; brown rice, all sorts of beans, and of course the non-fat dressings, low fat everything! I can't remember when I bought cream last. Someone said something about cabbage sauteed in browned butter...I can't wait! No more just steaming for this girl! Thanks for the input on this subject. I will still have to keep the other stuff i.e. bread, cereal, junk foods around for the rest of the family (3 teens and husband--all for the most part skinny). I have hope to be rid of the carb cravings soon so it won't be a problem. Off to the market!

Eleanor

Am I making my salads too good (hi carb) or are you people not seeing the salad light? Most of you simply list lettuce or one type of lettuce. I usually make a tri- coloured salad consisting of endive, raddichio (spelling), and either butter lettuce or romaine. On this goes extra virgin olive oil, a little salt, and shaved parmasian cheese. We should be enjoying these salads since they're almost our only carbs.

Also, very thinly sliced fennel with olive oil, salt, pepper, and red wine vinegar.

lagwagon