Foods you have seriously stocked up on -

Living alone, some of my stockups may seem crazy quantity (not to me though)  -

MUSHROOMS - Adore them sauted in Pam with onion and then some egg/eggwhite scrambled and mixed in. I eat this daily  and its a favorite but mushrooms are pricey.  After picking up 5 8oz packs, my back up store had the 8oz tubs for 89 cents.  Despite the home, bought a case - 12 more packs.  Mushrooms for DAYS and thats not a bad thing.

EGGS - they are just to cheap not to make a daily staple and lately a buck a dozen, Ive kept 6-8 dozen in the fridge on rotation. There expiration dates are very forgiving but along with omelets Ive got my eggdrop soup so I run through them.

ONIONS - this may be a problem.  I adore onions and just rediscovered them so Im eating 1+ a day. 

CHICKEN BROTH  The sodium isnt an issue because I dont salt any of my food so thinking my salts okay. 

CAULIFLOWER - Lately big heads and low prices have me stocking up.  Chopping up a head, spraying with pam and grilling at 450 for 40 minutes is an amazing nibbler food

So what is your stock up food, whether recently and regularly.

I absolutely have to have the following  all times, so I always have much more than I need:

1) Few different types of pasta

2) Jasmine rice

3) Olive oil

4) Feta cheese

5) Butter

6) Tomatoes

No wonder why I am a member of CC.

• Special K snack bars (110 calories each)
• hard boiled eggs
• whole roasted chicken (some chicken with sliced green apples...yumm!)
• bananas

Original Post by yummy_kitty:

Shirataki Noodles. I ordered 70 dollars worth of them when I first discovered them, and they arrived in huuuuuge boxes that didn't fit anywhere except the middle of my living room. Haha.

I also have miles and miles of instant mashed potatoes that I bought right before my Costco membership expired. They are really delicious and cheap, and you can virtually ignore the expiration dates on them.

And I dunno if this counts but at any given time I have about 2 dozen boxes of Pasta-Roni and Rice-a-Roni in my cupboard. Mmmm.

Sweet mother of God, did you think there was going to be a national disaster or something? $70 worth of shirataki noodles!?! Were you catering a no carb wedding? I'm not at all trying to be rude, I'm just honestly shocked!! Wowza. I would have spent the money on a new bikini!

CANS OF BEANS - chickpeas, kidney beans OATMEAL - i have it every single morning CANNED SOUP - pumpkin and butternut squash are def my favourites BROCCOLI and CAULIFLOWER - i have some of both as a side for dinner everynight SALSA - i love dipping veggies in salsa GREEN APPLES - best fruit....and doesnt go bed as quickly as other fruits

those are the healthy things i keep stocked up on! :)

-Frozen Fruit:  mostly strawberries, mango, and rasberries for smoothies

-Orange Juice:  For the above mentioned smoothies

-Rice Cakes:  I spread a little Sun Butter on them...YUM.

-Rice:  Basmati, Brown, Sticky...I have all these on hand.

-Popcorn Kernels:  For my air popper.  Spray the popcorn with Pam and sprinkle with garlic salt or a little cinnamon and sugar.

-Del Monte Fruit Chillers:  All natural popsicles with no corn syrup.  They come in grape and strawberry and I buy the big packs from Sams.  55 calories each.

-Tilapia:  I eat it fried with a cornmeal coating or just baked or whatever.  Good lo-cal protein source.

-Lara Bars:  Whenever these go on sale I buy up the Apple Pie, Pecan Pie, and Cherry Pie flavors.

-Fruit Leather:  My favorite is grape!

sardines

tuna in pouch

green cabbage

sister stocks onions

plus we always have eggs, cottage cheese, & mixed greens or spinach, & I always keep whey protein powder.

Tjlo

Bananas

Lean Cuisine

Water

Granola Bars

Yogurt

String Cheese

Multi Grain Cheerios

1. veggie burgers...i have 20 boxes or more in my freezer. 

2. pints of ice cream...i think i have about 16 left...i had over 30 because they were on sale

3. yogurt....i keep about 10 at a time

4. bagels...i have 4 bags in my freezer

Frozen, steam-in-the-bag veggies. They keep forever, they're reasonably priced, and quick to prepare. My schedule isn't very consistent, but I can throw these in the microwave for 5 minutes and add to whatever else I planned on eating. Otherwise, I have trouble eating a lot of vegetables.

Thomas Light Multigrain English Muffins. 100 calories, high fiber, super-tasty. Good with a little peanut butter, or an egg scrambled with 2% milk cheese to make a sandwich.

Cantaloupe. My favorite melon. Cut it up in cubes and have all week.

Frozen chicken breast tenderloins. Pull out one or two and defrost. Another one of those things that keep for a long time and are super-versatile.

I pretty much always have aubergine and courgette in my fridge plus a leafy/cruciferous vegetable such as cauliflower or cabbage.  Those are staples in my diet.  Along with low-fat Ziggy's swiss cheese, almond butter, poached chicken breast, and assorted nuts and dried fruits.  I have SO MUCH cereal; I love mixing cereals. 

My meals are pretty structured/automated: breakfast is toast with almond butter and dulce de leche, protein shake, cereal mix.  Lunch is a chicken, swiss, salsa, and romaine sandwich (with yogourt or carrots or something).  Dinner is very veggie heavy.  Snacks are trail mixes and bars.

I LOVE bars.  I don't know why; I just do.  I have dozens and dozens of Larabars, Luna bars, Zone Perfect bars and Kashi bars in my cupboards.

Diet Coke/Pepsi: I know it's bad for me but I love it! I try to stick to one or two a day, but I have five 2L bottles sitting here!

Oatso simple sachets: I love the golden syrup ones, but I alternate between these, apple and blueberry and original (with cinnamon and sugar added) for variety.

Apples: Healthy, low-cal, delicious!

Pasta: Gigantic bag, lasts ages, always there if I need a quick meal (also jars of pasta sauce).

Cup soup sachets: I try to get the healthy ones-useful for a quick easy lunch.

All this is while I'm at uni-at home Mum does the shopping:-)

Jell-O: Found some great low-cal jell-o, and it's soooo good.

Walnuts: A great energy fix!

Special K bars: I'm a Special K addict, lol.

Clementines: They're back in season! Whoooot!

Apples: Portable, tasty, and not a bad source of fibre.

Canned chopped tomatoes in tomato juice....   Because I've always got dry pasta, herbs and garlic knocking around the house it means I can rustle up a quick pasta dish any time.  Also, I use fresh tomato sauce as a base for lots of other dishes - curries, casseroles, meatballs, bolognese, chillis...