Always in my fridge:
Bacon
Eggs
Feta Cheese (for salads and I'm addicted)
Chicken: boneless breasts in large quantities when on sale, legs & thighs in large quantities when on sale
Pork: I buy boneless things and cut them into chop sizes & freeze when on sale
Beef: usually one piece of cheap beef to make potroast once in great while.
Ground turkey: I buy the cheapest kind (not the turkey breast ground). I've been using ground turkey for so long I can't stop. Use it for taco salads, burgers, LC pizza.
Heavy cream
Cream cheese
Shredded cheese
Protein drink fixings: extracts, powder
Ricotta (not always, just about once a month)
Ice cubes: I like my water very cold and use a lot of ice
Parmesan: as a flavor item, not so much as cheese
Sour cream
Tuna
Fresh baby spinach
Red leaf lettuce, sometimes other kinds for blended salads
Mayonaise
Capers
Sugar free jello
Spices and herbs (buy in bulk in my own containers)
Tabasco sauce
Louisiana hot sauce (much cheaper than tabasco and a bit mellower)
Onions, yellow and scallions
Pepperoni slices (not always because it never lasts)
Mustard
Vinegars: organic brown rice vinegar is my fav
Soy sauce
Limes and/or lemons
Nu Salt
Peppercorns in grinder
Fish: I'd eat it daily but it is kinda spendy. A few times a month
Peanut butter to make peanut butter cups
Chocolate powder to make peanut butter cups and occasional brownie (which is what I use the ricotta for)

I tend to buy protein in large quantities when on sale and my freezer is always packed to the limit. Lots of this stuff I don't have to buy often (vinegar, soy sauce -- once Kroger had inhouse sugar free jello 3 for $1 so I bought enough to last a year. Tastes the same as SF Jelly and SF Jello tends to run 89 cents each.

At first, I was running out shopping all the time. But now I have developed new shopping habits. I make quick runs for fresh produce, eggs and cheese but tend to go for weeks w/o buying other stuff.

Everything I listed is in my kitchen as I write. I love LCing.

As I look at these lists I am more and more convinced that LCing is very healthy. We eat mostly natural, unproccessed foods, and loads of veggies. How can the low fat brigade criticise shopping lists that feature broccoli, cauliflour, berries, natural yogurt and unproccessed protein. Well Done People! LCing rules.

Hi all, I'm new here and enjoying the lists, but I have to tell you, I laughed a lot when I read A Thin Me's post. The question was, "What foods are always in your fridge?" And part of the answer was, "cat stuff, toliet paper......". There must have been a part of Atkins that I missed! LOL. Diane

Yogurt, yogurt and more yogurt. Then (and even more) is WATER!
lots of cheese. I try to stock up on the "Grab it items"
SF jello, salami and turkey breast, cottage cheese.
These are all my "inbetween" foods.
greentea

I think that lately I have being eating to much of the good things....and I fell yakkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!![COLOR=red]

In my fridge:

smoked chicken,
roasted chicken,
salami,
boiled ham,
fresh salmon,
mackeral,
beef for making stews,
lettuce,
spinach,
cucumber,
spring onions,
tomatoes,
cheese,
sour cream,
cream,
kefir,
eggs.

And I buy the same each week!

Greeting to one and all from Belarus,
Robert

I had to send my husband to do the grocery shopping last week and a funny thing happenned. When the checkout gal saw all the eggs - 4 doz - she asked Mathew ( who's 47 ) "are you gonna egg a house ?"

Manu

LOL thats somethin I woulda said.

having read the shopping lists I'm discouraged... I'm into my 7th week of Atkins and I'm eating what everyone else seems to be eating eating. During the 7 weeks I went to 3 social functions and had white wine. I have only lost 3 lbs. and I exercise for 30-45mins. 4days/week. Does anyone have an answer? Several friends have said that because I have type "A" blood, Atkins will not work. I'm honest when I say that only 3 times (white wine) have I deviated from the plan. Any answers?

Are you drinking lots of water? How about diet sodas? Try drinking nothing but water for a week and see how it goes. Also, you might want to switch to Morton "lite" salt which has half the sodium as regular. Really keep an eye on foods that have added salt as it can keep the water weight on. Don't get discouraged. Think of what you could have gained in that seven weeks and add it to what you've lost. Keep at it. Diane

I've never heard the blood type thing. What is that all about?? I am A+ and have had great success. What does blood type have to do with weight loss?? I'm confused.

Thanks for your thoughts- I drink water and Crystal Lite. No soft drinks. I'll try pure H2O if Crystal Lite is bad. Re: the blood type, there is a book out called, "Eat right for your blood type" by Dr. Peter D'Adamo. He states that Atkins works well for type "O", but type "A" should be vegetarian. I glanced through the book. but found it to be far too restrictive for my tastes.

I just checked the label on Crystal Light. It contains maltodextrin. (Maltodextrins are easily digestible carbohydrates made from natural corn starch.) There are 5 calories per serving. Those 5 cals aren't coming from fat or protein in the maltodextrin, so that leaves carbs. 1 carb = 4 calories, so you're ingesting 1.25 carbs with each 8 oz glass. That could be throwing your Atkins plan off. I'm just guessing as I'm doing Sugar Busters. I quit diet drinks last July but in the last three days I've had two diet colas. I'm up 3.5 pounds plus I had a killer headache yesterday. Back to just drinking water for me. I need to be retaught every once in a while and the weight gain and headaches get my attention. By the way, if you want to read a WOE that's really restrictive, try "Neander Thin". It's so restrictive it's laughable. Diane

Just did a little research on the Atkins web site. Here's the quote, "We discourage the use of aspartame (marketed as NutraSweet® and Equal®) because of clinical observations that it slows weight loss in certain individuals." The sweetner in Crystal Light is Aspartame.

As to the bacon...I live in Utah (where Spam is considered a gourmet item), but our local Sams Club (like Cosco) sells pre-cooked bacon in three-pound packages for about $6.00. It is wonderful. You put it in the microwave for about 15 seconds a slice - crisp, doesn't stink up the kitchen and the kids can do it themselves for breakfast. I love it wrapped in a piece of turkey with a little mayo and lettuce.