For Weight Loss, Put These in Your Grocery Shopping Cart

Trying to lose a few pounds? Here is your grocery list! These are foods that are basics for a healthy, lower calorie eating plan.

• Apples

• Asparagus, greens beans, broccoli – green vegetables

• Beans especially black and red ones

• Berries, all kinds

• Citrus fruits (not the juice)

• Cottage cheese (if you follow a low salt diet, try ricotta instead)

• Eggs

• Dark leafy greens – spinach, kale, arugula

• Greek yogurt

• Cucumbers

• Potatoes (yes!)

It’s perfectly fine to purchase frozen fruits and vegetables. They are super-convenient, less work and you will have less food waste. Try substituting beans for meat in a soup or stew. Greek yogurt is high in protein, very filling and versatile – add fruit to it, use it in place of sour cream or add it to mayonnaise to lower the calories. Cucumbers are a great snack with almost zero calories – slice them in rounds and use them as “crackers” with a yogurt dip.