In general, my fridge and cupboards are quite bare in the eyes of many. It's not because I live alone (well, that's part of it), it's more that I don't stock my kitchen with too much "junk" food. I buy what I eat regularly with an occasional treat and that is it. One rule I live by: if it's not in the kitchen, I can't eat it. I struggle with self-control occasionally - and usually with treats. Remember: the food in the house is the fuel for my body during training. Unleaded fuel works best....diesel, not so much :)
I just returned from a much-needed trip to the grocery store and Target. This is what was on the receipts. See if you can guess what my treat was this time!
Oranges - for a vitamin C packed snack
5.39 pounds of bananas (that was 13 bananas and 6 of them were HUGE) - I peel and freeze most of them for protein smoothies.
Apples - Braeburn to be specific. An apple a day keeps the doctor away - I have believed in this for as long as I can remember.
Green leaf lettuce
Romaine lettuce
Strawberries - a bestie in my kitchen - and spring/summer is coming so they are coming down in price and going up in quality. Yay for summer!
Frozen berries (all kinds) - for smoothies
Canned pineapple, peaches, pears, mandarin oranges - I love fruit.
Frozen waffles - the least processed kind I can find. I will eat these with peanut butter, just one at a time and usually paired with a smoothie for lunch or dinner.
English muffins - Whole wheat or multi-grain with peanut butter!!
Blue Corn chips - organic usually or whatever is cheapest at the time.
Black beans
Cannellini beans
Quinoa - super quick to cook and much tastier and healthier, actually than brown rice. I will prepare a whole pot that will last me about a week. I pair quinoa with beans and then add it to a pile of lettuce with a little ranch. This is one of my favorite meals the last several months...no lie, I have it about 6 days/week.
Peanut butter - Jif, sometimes creamy, sometimes natural. I would eat peanut butter at every meal...but that's excessive they say. Give me a spoon and I'll eat it straight out of the jar. I also put it in my protein smoothies.
Pretzels - I buy the sourdough nuggets which can easily be dipped in peanut butter or spread with peanut butter- a serious weakness for me.
Pistachios - snack time - but I have to portion out how many I am going to eat or I would seriously eat 1/2 the bag without even noticing.
Almonds with sea salt - portion control, again.
Dark chocolate almonds - super tasty - again, I portion these off as well.
Toasted Oats cereal - Food Club brand cheerios cause I had a great coupon - this will be my breakfast with some soy milk...only one other cereal has lower sugar and that's Shredded Wheat.
Tuna- canned and prepared with a little light mayo gets some serious lean protein in my diet. I try to eat it 1-2x/week. I would eat it everyday if I wasn't worried about mercury poisioning and the smelly can opener it creates to prepare everyday. I usually make this into a sandwich on a toasted english muffin. Tun is a very heart-healthy protein source.
Light Soy Milk (Silk) - I have not bought skim milk in a few months...who knew I would turn into THAT girl. I really like this stuff on my cereal and in my protein smoothies too. I buy the Light Chocolate Silk too - which is very good.
Dark chocolate - research shows this helps recovery :) - again, moderation is key. I prefer milk chocolate, but the darker the chocolate, the better it is for you.
Cottage cheese - I usually buy fat-free and pair it with canned pineapple. The cottage cheese is also a quality protein source for me as I don't eat a lot of meat (if you couldn't tell).
What did you pick as the "treat?"
It's the blue corn chips! I love these things...so good, and again, in moderation, they have a lot of heart-healthy fat. I eat them plain, with salsa or with hummus. Truthfully, they are so dang good just plain.
Other items you will find in my kitchen:
Soy protein powder (vanilla) - Trader Joe's - mixed with plain or chocolate (or both!) soy milk
Whey protein powder (chocolate) - Trader Joe's - mixed with plain soy milk.
Usually a couple Boca or Morningstar Farms frozen vegan "meats." I really like the Spicy Black Bean burger from MF or Boca's Original pattie.
Diet Coke - liquid crack - my caffeine source - my saving grace at times.
Coffee beans - this is a newbie in the kitchen thanks to my more recent taste bud acquisition and a coffee grinder for Christmas thanks to my mom! - again, a caffeine source.
A few other boxes of cereal - I don't eat it as much as I used to...again, who knew I would be THAT girl. Cheerios, multi-grain Cheerios, Oatmeal Squares, Shredded Wheat, Life are a few I have on hand right now.
Whole Oats (oatmeal) - Trader Joe's makes a Multi-Grain which has 4 different grains in it (oats, barley, rye and wheat). I really like this stuff and it cooks in just a few minutes on the stove.
Ground flax - heart "food" - sprinkled on my oatmeal or a little thrown in withe smoothies.
Canned veggies- mostly green beans - and I actually like these cold, straight out of the can better than I like them warmed up.
That's about it...most of my friends know I am pretty picky and particular about what I eat. They also know I can enjoy myself occasionally with a cheeseburger, lots of fries and a beer with some tasty ice cream for dessert. And when those days come around I usually endulge myself :)
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