[Kim_in_TN]

I am really trying to stock my kitchen with healthy items, things that I can just throw together and have a pretty diabetes-friendly result! I would love a list of things that you all keep handy!

Thanks!

[Keezheekoni]

Pantry:
Sara Lee 45 calorie 100% Whole Wheat bread
Whole grain pastas and rice
Grape Nuts
Bran Chex
Quaker Original Oatmeal
Splenda
Cooking spray
Whole wheat flour
Canned tuna (packed in water) - not for me, for the family...I'm allergic
Canned refried beans
Canned fruit in its own juice
Broth (if I'm too lazy to make my own and freeze it)
Canola and Olive oils
94% fat free microwave popcorn
100 calorie snack packs of different things, mostly granola bars

Freezer:
Veggies
Berries (if they're not in season)
Ground turkey
Ground beef
Chicken breasts
Lean Pockets
Pizza rolls (for the kids, I can't stand them!)
SF Popsicles

Fridge:
1% milk (can't stand skim, farm girl here)
Fat free yogurts (I really like Dannon's Light n' Fit line)
2% milk Cheeses
Egg substitute
Deli ham, roast beef, turkey breast
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Light salad dressings and spritzers
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray
Celery
Grapes (doesn't matter the season we always have them)
Apples
Navel Oranges
SF Jell-O snacks (pudding and gelatin)
LF Whole Wheat Tortillas

Um, I can't think of anything else off the top of my head. It's a start though? I have 5 kids so I *always* have junk food around. I just ignore it, especially now that I'm on Weight Watchers... in fact I don't even like their junk anymore...

[soso]

eggs
whipping cream
lots of veg and fruits that I can tolerate
nuts (if I could eat them)
cheese
sf jello
splenda
butter
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
good mustard
hellmans mayo
lemon juice
tea
milk for tea
low carb bread in freezer
lots of salad
home made soup in freezer
homemade meatballs and marinated cooked chicken strips in freezer
cottage cheese

[notme]

Bagged spinach
Bagged romaine lettuce
tomatoes
avacados
parmesan cheese
kirkland (Costco) pre-cooked sliced chicken
raw almonds
balsamic vinegar
olive oil
apples
oranges (hanging on the tree in the yard)
Roberts American Pirates Booty (white cheddar)
sugar-free jello
Fat free Cool Whip
eggs
olives
Rooibos tea and peppermint tea

[chris724]

Cashews
Lettuce
Italian Dressing
Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Carrots
Dill Dip
Broccoli
Non-imported Brie
Cream Cheese
Refried Beans
Cholula Brand Hot Sauce
Eggs
Bacon
Filet Mignon
Bryers Low Carb Fudge Bars
Russell Stovers Sugar Free Chocolates

[matingara]

ham
salami
eggs
low carb cordial (drink mix)
nuts (pecans, pistachios, cashews, walnuts, almonds (mixed))
salad (lettuce mix, radishes, onion, cabbage, raw broccoli, raw cauli)
very good olive oil (australian virgin)
very good red wine vinegar (Maille (France))
a batch of "Ricky" (Rick Stein's vinaigrette recipe(to die for))
garlic
grey poupon mustard
cheese (various)
fresh berries (in season - which is now. blackberries)
good/very good red wine (evening treat - and good for you)
frozen broad beans (fava beans) (i am addicted to these)

[princesslinda]

Eggs
Bacon
Various Cheeses
Chicken
Gr. Sirloin
Pork tenderloin
Hood Calorie-Countdown low carb chocolate milk
various diet sodas
bottled water and s/f add-ins
bagged salads
green and red peppers and onions

apples and oranges

Kashi Go lean Protein cereal
EAS Carbadvantedge protein shakes
S. beach Cereal bars

pork rinds
nuts (usu. pistachios, walnuts, almonds)

dried beans, all varieties
canned beans, all varieties
long-cooking brown rice
Dreamfield's pasta
SPlenda
Pam cooking spray
Extra-Virgin Olive oil
Olives
Pickles

s/f pudding, s/f jello, Breyer's low-carb ice cream, s/f banana popsicles
bagged frozen veggies (ready to steam)

Mission Brand low-carb tortillas
Regular salsa
Refried beans

All kinds of spices

Nature's own double-fiber bread

Bag of Dove Dark chocolates stashed in freezer

[Jan B]

Hey, this is fun!!

Jar of Glucose tablets
Quaker Oatmeal in huge canister
Splenda
Cinnamon
Variety of caffeine-free herbal teas
cans of Tuna, Salmon
Dried beans - lots
Dried Cherries
Bananas
Plums
Soups
Gluten free pastas
Canned vegetables
Cranberry/Walnut vinagarette dressing
EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
Red wine vinegar

Fridge:
Ocean Spray Diet Cranberry & Grape juices
Smuckers Simply Fruit
Ezekiel 4:9 bread (freezer section at store)
Flax Meal (to sprinkle on oatmeal & salads)
OJ, Pepsi (husband's, but also for my safety)
Shredded Mozzarella cheese
Bags of spinach
Red onion
Carrots, cabbage
Eggs
Red peppers
Broccoli

Freezer:
Edamames (soy beans - yum)
Bags of frozen black-eyed peas
Okra
Other mixed vegetables of all types
Ground turkey
Fish -- salmon
Steaks (husbands)

That's about it . . .

[Gabby123]

I checked the sugar count last time I looked at chocolate soy milk.It was 19 g of sugar I can't believe some diabetics drink it. I guess on insulin you could but I don't think I would on oral meds.

[princesslinda]

Originally Posted by Gabby123

I checked the sugar count last time I looked at chocolate soy milk.It was 19 g of sugar I can't believe some diabetics drink it. I guess on insulin you could but I don't think I would on oral meds.

That's why I really like the "Hood Calorie Countdown" Chocolate milk....1 cup has 5 gm fat, 5 carbs, 3 sugars 1 fiber and 90 calories...its sweetened with splenda and tastes really good! I've never tried the soy milk.

[Evermont]

Originally Posted by princesslinda

I've never tried the soy milk.

I was never interested in even trying soy milk but a friend's daughter can't drink regular milk so he gets it. He said that it's not bad. I decided to switch from 2% to organic plain soy milk. My daughter, a nutritional consultant, and I compared the nutrition labels and soy milk wins all around. I have it with my cereal about 3 times per week now. I like it just fine. I plan to start experimenting with it in cooking too. Another friend of mine suggested making it at home. He says it doesn't last more than a couple days. The store bought stuff lasts for weeks. Hmm - what could that mean?

[Kim_in_TN]

Thank you for all of the suggestions! I would love to keep in fresh veggies and fruits, but I cannot get mine to last long enough without them becoming brown and soggy! I think I am just going to have to buy them the day I plan on eating them.

Also, I LOVE chocolate milk and am always looking for a brand that I can enjoy! I've never seen the one that was mentioned. Boo hoo!!!

Evermont, one of the things I miss most is eating cold cereals! I used to have them late at night for a snack! Of course I drowned them in extra sugar too! *bad girl* Oh well, it's one thing that I have completely given up, so that's good I suppose!

[princesslinda]

Kim, the chocolate milk I mentioned is available at Kroger's, Food City and Walmart in my area. I had never noticed it before until a friend told me about it.

Also, if you have trouble keep fresh veggies, just use frozen ones....they are still full of nutrients as they've not been cooked.

[shabbie]

onions
cauliflower
any seasonal veggies
banana
eggs
baked beans
soya milk
tinned tuna
tinned tomatoes
pasta (just in case of emergencies/pmt)
basmati rice (also in case of emergencies/pmt)

all the usual herbs/spices/stock cubes and cooking oils

[HelenM]

If varies but :
storecupboard
tinned tomato/ tom. puree/harissa/pesto
low fat mayonnaisel/low fat vinaigrette/
red wine vinegar ,balsamic vinegar
olive oil/rapeseed oil
cankeo chocolate powder (reduced fat/low sugar)
oatmeal
wholemeal, buckwheat, white flour/cornflour
spices, soy, mustards and other sauces
various soups
76% dark chocolate
Basmati +wild rice mix
defatted stock concentrate
puy lentils/ kidney beans
pineapple in natural juice
olives/gherkins capers
glucose + choc biscuits for hypos

garlic/onion/spring onion/leeks
parsley (other herbs in garden)
small new potatoes
pineapple at this time of year, strawberies/rasberries in summer
kiwi fruit
eggs

Fridge
sprouts/cauliflower/brocolli/courgette (depending on whats available)
tomatoes/ mixed letttuce/cucumber/peppers
low fat camembert/parmesan/feta
half and very low fat creme fraiche (use for sauces but v low fat on own curdles)
half fat milk
low salt lardons/serrano type ham
butter (rarely used but don't like alternatives)
Fridge or freezer
chicken breast/turkey escalopes/pork filet/
fish such as salmon /filet de limonde (like small plaice)
frozen berries

red and white wine/brandy/kirsch for cooking and drinking