No one likes feeling like they have no variety when they get ready to make a meal.
So take my pro tip: when grocery shopping (online or in-person) be able to identify fresh, frozen and shelf stable proteins, fats and carbohydrates. When you do, it’s much easier to throw together macro balanced meals on the fly!
You don’t want to rely on meat, fish and poultry exclusively to meet your protein goals – just like you wouldn’t want to rely solely on cooking oils to meet fat goals or rice exclusively to meet carbohydrate goals. It’s best to have choice!
Take what you need from my carbohydrate choices and add some variety to your shopping list 🗒
pantry
- oats
- apple chips
- potatoes
- ready-to-heat rice, lentils, quinoa
- ready-to-heat lentils
- edamame spaghetti, chickpea pasta
- canned beans
- wraps, tortillas
- canned pineapple, peaches, pears
- raisins, craisins, dates, dried mango
- cereal
- whole fruit – plums, peaches, nectarines
- rice cakes
- popcorn
- honey, syrup
freezer
- mixed berries, mango
- ready-to-heat rice blend
- overripe banana
- popsicles
- chocolate
- ready-to-heat quinoa
- bread, bagels, english muffin
- ready -o-heat waffles, pancakes
- ice cream
- ready-to-heat starchy veggies
fridge
- orange juice
- leftover canned pineapple, peaches
- washed, chopped fresh fruit
- whole fruit – apples, oranges, clementines
- ready-to-eat fresh pasta
- cooked, cooled grains (rice, quinoa)
- cooked, cooled potatoes
- dairy products – milk, yogurt, cottage cheese
