Slimdude

Sometimes I take it for granted that people know how to shop for foods. I’ve been a health nut for a long time, so here is a list of the many many foods that have become a staple around my household:

• *Fresh fruits like apples and oranges and bananas
• Bags of Mixed Frozen Fruit
• Celery
• Baby Carrots
• SmartBalance Peanut Butter
• No-Sugar Added Jelly
• 100 calorie packs of Popcorn
• Fat Free Ranch Dressing Powder packets to add to butter popcorn above
• Fat Free and Low Fat salad dressings
• Spinach leaves
• tomatoes
• tofu
• fish like tuna, salmon and tilipia
• frozen fish from Gorton’s… the ones that are 100 calories per serving
• no sugar added ice cream
• no sugar added pudding from Jell-O or Hunts
• No sugar gelatin
• Fat free reddi whip
• skim milk
• fat free cheese
• whole grain bread (do not be fooled by “wheat bread”… brown does not equal high fiber)
• FiberOne cereal
• 100 calorie snack packs. yes, it’s junk food but at least it’s portion controlled
• South Beach cereal bars
• South Beach frozen entrees
• South Beach cookies
• No sugar added popsicles, creamsicles and fudgesicles
• fat free mayo
• salsa
• wasa light crackers
• laughing cow lite cheese
• no sugar added applesauce and apple juice
• crystal lite
• diet soda
• splenda packets
• mustard
• no sugar added canned fruit
• coffee
• no sugar added cocoa
• whole grain waffles
• no sugar syrup
• boca burgers
• boca lasagna
• smart dogs
• boca chili
• mrs. dash
• brown rice
• whole grain pasta
• low fat or non fat marinara sauce
• whole grain rolls
• smart balance butter
• sugarless gum and candy
• lite n fit yogurt
• kashi cereal
• reduced fat mozarella cheese sticks
• lean pockets
• lean cuisine frozen entrees
• smart ones frozen entrees
• frozen chicken breasts or strips
• eggs
• rum

i try to eat 9 servings of fruits and veggies a day and balance that with lean proteins, whole grains and low-calorie treats and diet sodas and water.