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	A lot of people ask me what I buy at the store and to give them ideas on what they could buy. So I made a small list of some of my pantry staples, favorites, and "If I'm in the mood" items: Fruit and Vegetables: Romaine, Bibb, (Boston) lettuce and other leafy greens Spring mix salad bag Tomatoes Plum tomatoes (Roma) Avocado Broccoli Cauliflower Cucumbers Onions Mushrooms Carrots and/or baby carrots Bananas Apples: Red Delicious, Gala, Granny Smith Pears Fresh baby spinach Red potatoes Yukon gold potatoes Green beans Oranges Fresh herbs: parsley, basil, chives, etc. Any fruit or veggies that are in season at the time, like: berries, winter squash, summer squash, asparagus, etc. Frozen: Birds Eye zucchini/summer squash, green beans, corn, cauliflower, mixed veggies, and/or any of the above that freeze well. Canned veggies are also good if you prefer; just try to get the no salt added variety. Meat, fish, poultry: Skinless, boneless chicken breast Skinless chicken drumsticks Skinless chicken legs Skinless, boneless chicken thighs Lean beef (at least 92% fat free): tenderloin, ground) Lean ground turkey breast (white meat only) 96/4 lean ground beef Turkey breast, skinless Hewbrew National 97% fat free all beef hot dogs Butterball Thin & Crispy turkey bacon Boar's Head 47% lower sodium turkey (deli counter) Salmon (wild Alaskan, Sockeye) Shrimp Scallops Halibut, cod, talapia and other fish Salmon burgers Bumble Bee low sodium tuna fish (canned) Lobster or lump crab meat Bread: Alvarado Street sprouted grain breads: no salt and flax seed Martin's 100% whole wheat potato bread Martin's 100% whole wheat potato rolls Toufayan 100% whole wheat pita bread Toufayan 100% whole wheat pitettes; mini pita bread La Tortilla Factory low carb wraps (small or large) Ezekiel sprouted grain breads; low sodium or cinnamon raisin in freezer/refrigerator section Ezekiel plain or cinnamon raisin English muffins (freezer or refrigerator section) Alexia whole grain dinner rolls Whole wheat tortilla shells Sourdough bread Any bread that says: 100% whole wheat or whole grains on the package. Dairy and eggs: Skim milk (nonfat) Fage 0% Greek yogurt (nonfat) Fage Total 2% Greek yogurt Fage 2% Greek yogurt with side cherries Oikos Greek style yogurt Stonyfield Farms organic plain yogurt Stonyfield Farms organic low fat yogurt (flavored) Friendship no salt added cottage cheese Polly-O fat free ricotta cheese Philadelphia 1/3 less fat cream cheese Philadelphia whipped cream cheese Butter Unsalted butter Laughing Cow Mini Babybel lite cheese Kraft 2% milk swiss cheese slices Sargento reduced fat provolone cheese Sargento reduced fat cheddar cheese slices Sargento reduced fat swiss cheese slices Sargento or Polly-O part-skim mozzarella cheese Price Chopper Low fat mozzarella cheese Fresh mozzarella cheese Reduced fat blue cheese crumbles Grated parmesan cheese Pecorino Romano cheese Large eggs Egg Beaters (egg substitute; mainly egg whites) Look for: No salt added cheeses and other dairy products. Cereals, grains, canned goods: Brown rice Wild and brown rice blend Whole wheat pasta Barilla lasagna noodles Whole wheat couscous Mother's unsalted rice cakes Oatmeal (+steel cut oats) Eden no salt added canned beans (black beans, pinto, garbonzo, cannellini, navy, etc.) No salt added canned mushrooms Whole wheat flour Lentils Quinoa Cheerios Honey Nut Cheerios Kashi GoLean Kashi 7 grain Puffs Kashi Cinnamon Harvest cereal Nature's Path corn flakes cereal Nature's Path Smart Bran cereal Newman's Own "Sweet Enough" cereals Other whole grain cereals Dole crushed pineapple Unsweetened applesauce 100% fruit juice No salted added canned veggies: corn, green beans, peas, etc. Hunt's no salt added tomato sauce Hunt's no salt added tomato paste Red Pack, Cento, Del Monte no salt added tomato sauce, paste, and diced tomatoes Natural, organic peanut butter and other nut butters PB2 powdered peanut butter (online at: www.bellplantation.com) Canned 100% pumpkin Snack, dessert, and side items: Luna bars (made by Clif) Pria bars Alexia frozen baked oven fries Cascadian Farms baked oven fries Trail mix Kettle Bakes baked chips Snyder's unsalted pretzels Stonyfield Farms nonfat frozen yogurt No Pudge Brownie nonfat mix Back to Nature Classic Creme cookies Back to Nature Graham Sticks Newman's Own sandwich cookies Annie's Bunny Grahams Almonds Walnuts Macadamia nuts Hazel nuts A!laska organic chocolate syrup Dried cranberries and other dried fruit Sunsweet prunes Sun-maid seedless raisins Kashi TLC cookies: oatmeal dark chocolate chip Whole wheat crackers Wasa crispbread crackers Wasa lite crispbread crackers Popcorn Unsalted corn chips Ben & Jerry's frozen yogurt Salsa Hummus Polaner's All Fruit (100% fruit spread) Smucker's Simply Fruit (100% fruit spread) Condiments, spices, and extras: Extra virgin olive oil Red wine vinegar Apple cider vinegar Yellow mustard and spicy mustard Dijon mustard and whole grain mustard Heinz no salt added ketchup Hellmann's olive oil mayonaise BBQ sauce (I get different kinds from Whole Foods) Bread & butter pickles Roasted red peppers Sweet pickle relish Evaporated cane juice (sugar) Mrs. Dash salt free seasonings Ground cinnamon Dried oregano Dried parsley Dried basil Dried rosemary Ground nutmeg Fresh nutmeg Ginger root Black pepper (pepper mill) Garlic powder Onion powder Chili powder Paprika Cumin Unsweetened cocoa powder Tea and green tea Coffee Bolthouse Farm yogurt dressings (refrigerated section) [ Printer friendly version ] [ Go back ]	MYTH: "Eating after a certain time of day turns to fat." FALSE! Your body burns calories round the clock.

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