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- |
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