Our Kitchen Staples

As I was thinking about a few grocery items I needed to pick up after work the other day, I was thinking about the food staples in our house, the things that we mostly always have around.

We eat pretty "clean" and basically most of the time only eat fruits, veggies, whole grains, healthy fats, lean meat, fiber-filled foods and we try to eat things as minimally processed as possible.

I think a good goal in living a healthy lifestyle is "Eat close to the ground and move". I actually heard my pastor say that once randomly in a sermon ... I don't remember what the sermon was about, but I've always remembered that statement. (Meaning eat things close to their natural state when possible and don't live a sedentary lifestyle, but stay active! ... I'm not insinuating you should sit on the ground when you eat while moving around or anything like that ; )

Anyways, here are some of our food staples:

Fruits:
(fruits vary so much depending on the time of year so this is hard to say but I'll do my best)
--Apples
--Bananas
--Grapefruit
--Oranges
--Lemons

Veggies:
--Onions
--Peppers
--Brussels
--Bags of frozen veggies
--Tomatoes
--Spinach
--Carrots
--Sweet Potatoes
--Mushrooms

Healthy Fats:
--Peanut butter
--Natural almonds
--Olive Oil
--Coconut Oil

Meats:
--Some type of fish; i.e. can of tuna in water, salmon fillets
--93% or higher ground turkey
--chicken breasts

 

Whole Grains:

--brown rice
--whole wheat pasta
--sprouted grain bread
--beans (garbanzo, black, pinto)
--old fashioned oats

 Dairy Items:
--Greek yogurt (**click here for recipe)
--2% cheese
--Farm fresh eggs
--Skim milk (only to make yogurt, we rarely ever drink it)
--Almond Milk (I know, it's not dairy but since it's milk, I'm leaving it under dairy)

Seasonings/Condiments:
--Mustard
--Honey mustard
--Heinz low carb ketchup
--Balsamic vinegar
--Red white vinegar
--Cinnamon
--Onion powder/garlic powder
--Minced garlic
--Variety of Mrs. Dash spices (because they have no salt)
--Sea salt
--Pepper
--Turmeric
--Chili powder

 Other Miscellaneous things:
--Tea (**we both drink anywhere from 1-3 cups of hot tea per day and it's usually black or green tea)
--Some type of Stevia sweetener 
--Agave nectar

I'm sure I've forgotten some things, but there's a basic idea. Apart from those staples, I basically just buy other items if I'm going to make a certain recipe that calls for something I don't already have, or we'll buy other items based on what's on sale, etc.

Questions or comments on how we eat any of these items or what we use them for, etc ... or anything else?? Just ask : )

Hope you all have a WONDERFUL day!!