In case I ever become a famous author, here is my grocery list from today for someone to put in hardcover to see if it really would sell. It also highlights how unexciting my diet is and why I managed to lose 40 pounds.
- fat-free cottage cheese
- 3 hothouse tomatoes
- 1 head of green leaf lettuce
- Grape Nuts cereal (a friend refers to it as ‘dirt and sawdust’)
- Tomato and balsamic rice crackers (this is my ‘fun’ food)
- Vitasoy unsweetened soy milk (for the dirt and sawdust above)
- 1 can 6-bean mix
- 2 tomato & basil boneless & skinless chicken breasts (I usually make my own marinade but got lazy today)
- 1 dozen large white eggs
I should note this is not an all-inclusive list since I walk to the store and have so far been unsuccessful in growing additional arms for carrying extra bags, but it’s a good overview of some of the staples I regularly pick up.
I am probably one of three people in North America to eat breakfast cereal with no processed sugar in it (zero in both the cereal and milk). I cheat a little by sprinkling a dozen fresh blueberries on top, though. Yum.
There are times when I use dried beans and others when I go for the can. The only thing I don’t like about dried beans is the long prep time (an hour or so), especially when it’s already quite warm inside. If I can (ho ho) I try to buy beans that are low sodium. Most stores offer this now.
The cottage cheese is my usual go-to snack for later in the evening. The veggies are for my turkey sandwiches, which are quite yummy, if I do say so. Eggs are for breakfast, obviously.
What’s missing from this list vs. one I would have made slightly more than two years ago: any processed food, sugary drinks and/or cookies.
I kind of miss the cookies.
