Going on my 3rd week of low carb. I don't eat any grains and generally am trying to stay between 20- 50 carbs per day.

What do most people on a LC diet keep in the house (pantry or fridge)?

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In the meantime, i love "peekig in everyone's cart," for inspiration. You might also like the daily what did you have breakfast/lunch/dinner threads we have going currently in the general low carb forum. Dinner is titled "dinner, dinner, dinner."

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fridge:
eggs- raw for scrambles and omelets and quiches, as well as a basket of steamed ones for grabbing a quick bite (like hard boiled but better texture)

chicken- breasts, but also grab rotiserrie for busy weeks or sometimes chicken sausages or meatballs

plain greek yogurt
cheese- at least 2-3 varieties at any time. also love the spreadable laughing cow cheese wedges on celery, cucumber slices, deli meat, etc.....

veggies- always have lettuce and bell peppers. rotation of: baby carrots, cucumber, pickles, spinach, cabbage slaw (google "crack slaw"- it's very popular low carb recipe similar to mooshu), broccoli florets, broccoli slaw, brussel sprouts, grape tomatoes, green beans, sugar snap peas, asparagus, celery, jicama, etc....

sf jello
unsweetened cashew or almond milk
sf catsup, homemade vinaigerettes, dips like baba gnoiush, hummus, fresh salsa, yogurt based ranch, etc....other cnodiemnts that i use like butter, soy sauce, sesame oil, sf maple syrup, tomato paste, garlic, herbs, tomato paste, chicken stock....
ground flaxseed for "muffins" and sf jam
shirataki noodles
diet soda....a lot of diet soda. sometimes diet ocean spray cranberry juice or minute maid light lemonade

sometimes we also have pork chops, beef for the fella, baked tofu, deli chicken or turkey slices, bacon...

freezer:
frozen veggies for emergencies or when fresh are going to turn before i can use them

frozen cauli is very cheap compared to fresh and tastes same in our favorite way to have it- "mashed cauli/ mock potatoes"

sf popsicles, sometimes NSA coocnut milk iocecream
coffee!
premade salmon or mahi mahi burgers for busy nights
peeled shrimp
fish fillets- usually flounder, salmon, or cod
frozen berries for smoothies, cream and berries, cashew milk and berries, etc...
leftovers! we keep large containers of homemade soup for when we get sick, and then just normal left over food, too
frozen edamame
sometimes burgers, sausages, applegate breakfast sausages, extra meat when it is on sale, etc.....

pantry/cabinets:
quest bars
at least 3-4 varieties of nuts, seeds and roasted edamame
seaweed crisps, kale chips
jello boxes
crystal lite, cocoa powder, sf davanci syrups, splenda
jerky- usually multiple kinds/flavors. my favorite is BBQ chicken when i can find it! but we often have turkey, rosemary chicken, pork, beef for fella.....
some kind of almond butter, sometimes pb or sunseed butter
oils and vinegars- unsweetened seasoned rice vinegar, apple cider vinegar, balsamic, champagne, olive oil, coconut oil
coconut flour and unsweetened coconut shreds


so some things vary of course- but ALWAYS lettuce and peppers, eggs, cheeses, diet soda, some kind of meat, some kind of nut or seed

Thank you so much!! Wonderful advice that I plan to take.

This sort of thing is fun - I like looking over what others have, too.

Fridge - eggs, lettuce, alfalfa sprouts (grow my own), mayo, mustard, Fontina cheese for me, Cheddar for husband & occasionally cooking, cream, cauliflower or broccoli, occasionally sweet peppers, mushrooms & green onions, ground flax.

(Found a tick on my neck - you should have seen the odd things that typed themselves!)

To continue - Pantry - tuna, sardines (just discovered sriracha flavored - love it!), salmon, mackerel, canned green beans, canned mushrooms, coconut milk (not the canned but SO Delicious - only 2g carbs/cup), olive oil, toasted sesame oil, Swiss Miss Light instant cocoa for special occasions, sugar free pudding mixes - ditto, pecans, walnuts, home-canned meat (hamburger, chicken, beef), coconut oil, Epic meat bars, coffee (lots), diet cola, variety of spices & dried herbs, oat bran, nutritional yeast, garlic, onions - both fresh & dried, Splenda, variety of SF coffee syrups that I use for flavoring & sweetening. Rhubarb with the strawberry syrup is great.

Deep Freeze - Individually wrapped 1/4 lb burgers, ditto chicken thighs, a couple chickens, various cuts of beef (whatever is on sale), Hill's old fashioned franks, bacon, sausage, home-grown raspberries & rhubarb, butter (I buy lots on sale - keeps well in freezer), Epic meat bars, 1 local fish that needs to be tossed (from the Columbia River - too toxic to eat).

I've got rabbit on-the-hoof (or paw) outside. My present buns are too young to breed, but before long I'll have rabbit in the freezer.

I probably missed a few, & I didn't list what I keep on hand for my non-lc husband to eat (tho he has voluntarily stopped eating wheat & sugar most of the time).

Freezer:

beef and/or lamb steak, mince, burger patties, salmon, chicken breast, stir fry vegetables

Fridge:

milk, cheese, butter, sour cream, spam, eggs, cranberry juice (low sugar, sweetened with stevia), kranskys (smokey flavoured pre-cooked sausages), lettuce, mushrooms, cucumber, cauliflower, spinach

I don't have a pantry as such, but on the shelves in the kitchen:

tomato sauce (reduced sugar), aioli, canned tuna, canned tomatoes, canned vege soup (two different brands), macadamia nuts, Himalayan rock salt, ground black pepper, beef stock

All of the above are less than 5g net carbs per 100g, except for the reduced sugar tomato sauce which is 15g. But it's not like I eat it 100g at a time, I only use a small dollop of it in each of my bunless burgers.

Without eggs and bacon, I'd probably starve. Husband, too, as I do nearly all the cooking.

Plenty of meat. Costco runs for the big packs of steaks, pork chops, lamb chops and burger, which I then label with the date and contents, and freeze in one meal at a time packets.

Cheese, including grated, if it's got plain old cellulose in it (1 gram carb) instead of other, higher carb anti-clumping agents because it's the fastest way to get cheese into the morning scramble.

Lettuce. Cukes. Frozen chopped peppers and frozen chopped kale for stir fries and making soup from the broth made from

Frozen left over bones and other parts of animals. Shrimp shells in one bag, poultry in another, beef, pork and lamb in yet another till there's enough to toss in the stock pot with water.

Very dark chocolate (90% or higher) for that one square every couple days that feels like indulgence, but doesn't get my sweet tooth going.

Lots of other stuff, but I will bet others have the same things...I'll let them talk.

Good lists from all. I keep a large jar of pepperoncini (mildly hot peppers) in a salty vinegar, olives, and some deli meats whenever I want a quick meal. Good dill pickles and other products like that enable you to assemble something fast without cooking. So, when I'm off to something early afternoon, I'll assemble a roll up with deli meat, slice of cheese, and have a small assortment of pickles/olives/peppers to accompany it. Prep is less than 2 minutes with zero clean up.

I don't want to forget pork rinds as well. While I snack very little, I'll have pork rinds with sriracha sauce or some cream cheese as a first course of a meal on occasion.

Thank you everyone. Very helpful.

I like fresh veggies with my meats, especially for dinner so right now I have fresh green beans, cabbage, yellow squash, red sweet pepper, and Zucchini squash.