One Facebook question made me respond, though I usually do not answer something with 16k responses.
"What is in your refrigerator now?"
I am not laying down a law, but I have reversed the emphasis on what I eat, aiming at another 10 pounds lost.
On the Not in the Fridge List
- No sugary juices, including orange juice.
- No colas or soft drinks, whether corn-syrupy or chemically sweetened - both are bad.
- No eggs or cheese, both fat products.
- No cow's milk, another fat product.
- No desserts or ice cream (formerly a staple). One half-gallon is kept for guests, not opened for the last three months. Addicts do that.
- No beer, which can be good at times, but is not good all the times. I have known too many alcoholic clergy to appreciate the beverage.
On the My Parents Were Right List
- Boxes of spinach, since I can eat huge bowls at a time and often eat two large bowls.
- Blue berries - for delicious taste, low sugar, heart health, and feeding the birds when they get a bit old.
- Big juicy apples - two a day minimum toward the goal of four fresh fruits a day, which I normally meet.
- Actual pineapples - they are sweet as can be - and nutritious.
- Prunes. They taste great and provide two kinds of fiber, both good for people at any age.
- Food from plants is highly nutritional while our default foods tend to be greasy, too salty, too sweetened, and low in nutrition.
On the Frozen List
- Sweet peas
- Mushrooms
- Pearl onions
- Cut green beans
- Cut onions and green peppers
- Asparagus
- Mixed vegetables
- Sweet potatoes
- Roots - might be good, not grabbing them yet
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Schwan's Italian chicken and their Southern biscuits - for the Military Gardening Group.
In the Cupboard
- Tomato paste, easily replacing ketchup and watery green house "fresh tomatoes."
- Chickpeas - a super combination of protein, fiber, and nutrition.
- Kidney and black beans, because I did not appreciate the marvel called chickpeas until now.
- Soups are over-salted, overpriced, and under-appreciated for good reason. They are not needed but can be saved for shortages.
- Canned goods seem to be universally salted and sometimes sweetened up, too.
