Keep your kitchen stocked with these basic foods for healthy meals and snacks.
Frozen vegetables such as green beans, carrots, mixed vegetables
Frozen fish fillets (not battered)
Skinless chicken/turkey breasts
Prepared low fat ready meals
Bread
Bread rolls
Pitta bread
Pizza bases
Reduced fat cheeses
Cottage cheese
Low fat cheese spread
Eggs
Low fat yogurt
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Cut up some of the fruit/vegetables into sticks, (store in an airtight container for freshness, these will make handy snacks)
Skimmed/semi-skimmed milk
Low fat spread
Lean turkey, chicken breast or ham for sandwiches
Potatoes
Canned foods:
Beans (including baked beans)
Fish (tuna in water, salmon, sardines or pilchards)
chopped tomatoes
tinned fruits (in natural juice)
tinned vegetables (such as sweetcorn, peas - in unsalted water)
tomato puree, pepper, herbs, spices, corn flour, vinegar, ketchup, balsamic vinegar, sunflower oil, olive oil, marmite, jam, marmalade, pure fruit spread, soya sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, ginger, lemon juice.
Pasta (different shapes such as spirals, tubes, spaghetti to increase variety)
Beans, lentils, rice, couscous, noodles,
Dried fruit such as raisins, dried apricots
Popcorn, pretzels, rice cakes, bread sticks, crackers
Breakfast cereals
(look for less than less than 5g fat and 20g sugar per 100g)
Fruit juice
Long life skimmed milk
