What are your healthy staple foods?

[spokewench]

I always have in my fridge and kitchen:
eggs
1% milk
coffee
oj
Whole grain bread
corn tortillas
salsa
parmesan cheese
cheddar cheese
blue cheese crumbles
pasta (many types)
brown rice
white rice
potatoes white and sweet
onions
garlic
lettuce
avocado
cucumber
red bell peppers
canned hominy
canned tomatoes
canned beans (many varieties)
dry beans (many varieties)
chicken broth
veges - whatever looks good right now, beets, artichokes, arugula, escarole, parsley, tomatoes, zucchini,
strawberries
bananas
Right now I have raspberries and blackberries and watermelon, oranges, limes, lemons, and grapefruit, apples, grapes (always have fruit)
eat mostly chicken, but I do eat sirloin and pork occassionally.
Lots of herbs
pecans (unsalted)
almonds (unsalted)
red and white wine
beer
and, of course, tequilla for an occasional margarita!

[ultraviolet]

My kitchen staples (i.e. the stuff that almost always has a presence in my kitchen):

• Raw almonds
• Dried blueberries (unsweetened)
• Quinoa
• Eggs
• Green onions
• Red onions
• Kale, or other dark leafy green thing
• Broccoli (fresh or frozen, depending on season)
• Herb salad mix
• Garlic
• Walnut oil
• Balsamic vinegar
• Hummus (or ingredients for hummus)
• Black beans
• Canned tuna
• Canned salmon
• Fresh fish and meat -- this varies, because I just tend to buy whatever is on sale when I happen to be shopping
• Coconut oil

I eat other things, but those are the items that I eat most often. For instance, in the summer, I'm a sucker for Rainier cherries...can't keep my hands off of them.

Fage 2% plain yogurt, chevre, and cheddar used to be on that list...but I'm working on giving up dairy. Given that I've already tossed out sugar, gluten (I'm allergic to wheat), caffeine and most refined carbs, dairy is the last of the potentially "problematic" foods left in my diet.

[Jiffer]

Thanks for all your replies. I knew this was going to be a popular thread! I forgot that onions and garlic are a staple for me as well. Bananas used to be until I was told I shouldn't eat them (for now anyway).

On the subject of eggs, I posted a new thread on the subject, because it's kind of a big "thing" for me. I love that so many people commented that they eat whole eggs and they and/or their spouse's cholesterol is normal. I just had mine checked too, and it was normal.

On the subject of "healthy" verses "healthful" ... haha! It's such a normal thing for me to say "healthy", but I get what you're saying. You'll be glad to know that the word "healthful" has NOT died out. Rachael Ray says it all the time. I used to think it was so weird! But then realized it actually makes sense. It's just not a word I learned growing up. I spose my mamma dun didn't teach me right! And her mamma dun didn't teach her neither, cuz her mamma came from Poland and English was a second language ... so that there is my excuse.

[tulip]

Dark Chocolate and red wine. That's what I'm having tonight. It's been quite a day.

[Catrin]

I could eat 1/2 dozen eggs a DAY, which is why I eat so many egg whites (from Trader Joe's in a box). I dearly love eggs and also get free range eggs from a friend - I don't separate those It is cool knowing the chickens that lay my eggs

[Owlie]

When it was just me doing the shopping:
Nuts: Almonds and walnuts, mostly. PB for oatmeal or toast.
Fruit: Berries, apples, bananas (when it was only me because DBF's allergic)...whatever I felt like, looked good and could afford.
Dairy: 1%/2% milk, cheese (cheddar, chevre, Cotswold usually), cream cheese, yogurt, butter
Carbs: Oatmeal (steel-cut for me, rolled for DBF), brown rice, sushi rice, brown/wild rice mix; breads and pasta of various types, bagels
Protein: Beans (mostly black for soups and chili), chicken and/or turkey, ground beef, bacon, occasionally flank steak, chicken stock (sometimes homemade) and beef stock for soups and stews. Sushi (tuna or salmon) when we went out. Eggs (which I don't care for, but I've managed to get myself to eat...)
Veggies: much along the same line as fruit--whatever looked good. We did have some staples: Broccoli, boxed salad greens and spinach, carrots
Snacks and dessert: Tortilla chips and salsa for me. Homemade oatmeal cookies (that's healthy, right?)
Misc: garlic, onions, lemons, limes, olive oil

I'm starting to think eating properly is for those with money...:/

[shootingstar]

Other staples:
soy sauce
cornflakes

My staples have changed since moving to another part of Canada. When living in Vancouver, my staples used include:

salmon
oatmeal (I just haven't gotten around to buying right microwaveable container for oatmeal yet where I am now.)

I know there are whole eggs fans here, but I have egg whites which I have to eat first and they expire in 2 wks. But still I won't be on the egg kick at this time..there's other things I have to work on..ie. reduce sugar intake..