What are the staples of your diet?

List the 5-8ish foods that make up the bulk of your intake. Why are these at the top, and what would you like to change, etc.

rice
pasta
potatoes
chicken thighs
some sort of curry powder mix
onions/garlic
tomatoes
silverbeet/spinach

Why bcz they are cheap and I can make loads of things in bulk with them.

in order of good for you ness

avocados (almost every day)
almonds (almost every day)
broccoli (3x/wk)
ton o' water
limes
milk
cheese (cheap cheddar mostly)
cracked red pepper (on almost everything)
tortilla chips
whey protein

diet of Texan who can't afford much fancy stuff. I gotta drop the dairy, or cut it in half. want to add a lot more fish & leafy greens (been drinking cold press kale & spinach lately tho). more quality proteins. really need to learn to cook more, i eat like a college kid.

coffee
chocolate
beer
bread
potatoes
beans
rocket
spinach
tomatoes
mushrooms
soya milk

bread at the top because i have it as a major part of at least one meal a day, plus it's my go to snack food. potatoes too - rare is the day when i don't eat crisps tbh. is should probably try harder to reduce both of those (both high GI, high salt) but convenience + tastiness is hard to overcome

For the last few years I've been like 90% vegetarian, and eating a lot of Tofu-based stir fries and so on. Last year I had problems with kidney stones and was told by the specialist that Tofu - and all things bean-related - are especially bad for kidney stone growth. Which is a shame, as I do like a baked bean, too.

Prawns
Smoked salmon
Small bag of microwaveable vegetables (winter)
Salad (summer)
Yoghurt (vanilla and/or hazelnut)
Pomegranate seeds
Nespresso

All easy to eat instantly. If I could change one thing, it'd be to become motivated to cook.

tomatoes
eggs
bread (would like to learn how to eat less bread tbh)
onions

i love cooking but i don't get to do it as often as i'd like, i guess i'm out 3/4 nights a week so i eat out then. my lunches at work also involve me going to a chain or occasionally somewhere nicer.

when i do cook:

eggs
rocket
tuna
chicken thighs
rice
potatoes
chorizo
various fish fillets

i use a lot of olive oil, vinegar, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper. drink a lot of water.

pizza and poutine. i'm going to die of a heart attack within the next couple years.

Vanilla Almond Special K
Crunchy Peanut Clif Bars
Apples
Soup
Salad
Coffee
Beer
Branston Pickle
Cheese
Bagels
Eggs

always amazed by people who don't eat much bread... it's so handy to just have... But not that great for you.

I tend to avoid it cos it makes me a bit sick. i'm not gluten intolerant or whatever, don't have the time or money to find out about my myriad health problems, but repeated experience shows me a few days of bread and I don't feel good.

I fucking love it though, I buy a loaf of bread with the same trepidation as most people feel when doing class a's.

I eat a lot of bread but I stopped eating white bread a couple of years ago

yogurt
walnuts
eggs
chicken
coffee
dates
bagels
assorted veggies

i forgot bananas. i eat a banana for breakfast every day and have done for years and years.

Rice, rice crackers, rice pasta
Eggs
Curry powders and pastes
The dark green bitter veg: kale, spinach, brussels sprouts, broccoli
Bacon & ham
Ten kinds of cheese
Almonds & dried fruit
Cheetos

o yea bananas also 4 me

cut down to 11 from a long list

soy milk
oats
rice
bread/bagels
potatoes
tofu
beans
onions
broccoli
bananas
peanut butter

my favorite thing to make is butter peas though (this kind: http://www.pictsweet.com/files/images/product/lg/1711-butter-peas-lg3.jpg ). with lots of Earth Balance and pepper and salt.

blueberries
bananas
turkey
cheese
plain yogurt
onions
garlic
chicken
spinach, arugula, and other tossed greens
martinis

burritos
apples

coffee
water
alcohol
gummy vitamins
wasabi peas

if it's literally the most frequently scoffed items rather than an attempt to represent one's gastronomic philosophy then it's something like:

tomatoes
mushrooms
chicken
pasta
potatoes
onions
beans
yoghurt

cheese
bread
noodles/pasta
baked beans
tomatoes
mushrooms
bacon
hummus/other dippy stuff

Things change a lot according to the season, but right now:

eggs
rocket
skirt/bavette steak
lamb mince (going into koftes and keema peas this afternoon)
chorizo
rice
sourdough bread
peas/pea shoots
fresh pasta
pesto (homemade, variety depending on season)
paneer
spinach
mushrooms
blueberries
figs
beef short rib/stewing steak
tomatoes
fennel
beetroot
lentils
strong cheddar cheese

ingredients: garlic, parsley, coriander, paprika, thyme, cumin, olive oil, preserved lemons, ketchup, mayo, english and dijon mustard, BUTTER.

i omitted alcohol - the amount of beer and wine i drink in a week could pay for my food budget twice over

i had to look up wtf 'rocket' was

how can you not kn... oh i remember it's called 'arugula' elsewhere.

I've seen it spelled 'roquette' in some places. Is that right or is that nonsense?

I once got berated by a client at work and she said 'How can you mess this up? It's not rocket salad!'. I thought she was making a funny, so I chuckled a bit, but then I realised she wasn't joking, and that this is what she thought it was.

eruca sativa (salad rocket, salad arugula) or diplotaxis tenuifolia (wild rocket / wild arugula)

^ i'm more of a fan of the latter tbh

roquette french rocket british english

rucola italian arugula american english

black beans
coffee
eggs

eggs
bread
cheese
citrus fruits
greens
pasta
beans

coffee
sourdough bread
oranges
seafood/fish
onions
avocado
eggs
sweets

other: garlic, sea salt, pepper, cilantro, lemon juice, smoked paprika, cayenne

if "coffee" doesn't count, swap that out for potatoes/squash

i've somehow forsaken beans. so healthy, tasty, affordable

Love smoked paprika. Might start a 'new foods' thread for foodstuffs and meals that people didn't really eat 10-15 years ago. The first time I experienced smoked paprika must have been some time around 2010, but now it's p much the only kind you find because regular paprika doesn't have a very strong taste. Other things - rocket salad is fairly new. Red velvet cake is now the standard 'bring something in on your birthday' cake at work, but I'd never heard of it until about the turn of the decade.

Eggs
Rice
Onions+Garlic
Broccoli
Noodles/Pasta
Bread
Peanuts
Coffee (a.m.), Water (p.m.)
An unfortunate amount of ground beef, processed wheat flour and processed sugar.

Might start a 'new foods' thread for foodstuffs and meals that people didn't really eat 10-15 years ago. The first time I experienced smoked paprika must have been some time around 2010,

it's a common ingredient in tapas. Has been a staple for me for at least 10 years

it's especially nice with corn on the cob. get mayo, grated cheese and smoked paps, then just roll.

what a waste of smoked paprika!

coffee
half & half
bread (english muffins and some local bakery's "french peasant bread")
white & brown rice
dry beans
pasta (sometimes homemade)
cheese (parmesan, swiss and cheddar, mostly)
chicken thighs
shrimp
fresh fish (usually salmon)
canned tuna
stuff for hummus (chick peas, tahini, garlic, lemons)
tofu
granola
lowfat milk
yogurt & kefir
spinach & kale
fresh & canned tomatoes
onions & leeks
broccoli
brussel sprouts
carrots
cucumbers
celery
beets
cabbage
basil
ginger
avocado
apples
grapes (in season)
bananas
cranberry & grapefruit juice
selzer water
sriracha & tobasco
soy sauce & tamari
nutritional yeast
olive & vegetable oil
cider & balsamic vinegar
mayo
tons of other condiments & spices

i could maybe stand to cut down

Or learn to count

or learn to read

bread
cheese
tomatoes
ryvita
pasta

Basically "cheese/tomato/carbs" is what I eat, so pizza or tomato pasta or cheese on toast or tomato soup w/ grated cheese etc etc. I am not a very healthy person.

beans (esp lentils)
potatos
corn & lime (only) tortillas
kale
broccoli
onions
tomato-based sauces
bran flakes

I have my reasons.

http://i.imgur.com/9HY2n6v.gif

eerily similar
broccoli/brussels
kale
tempeh/tofu
habaneros
beans/lentils
cheese (fontina, lately)
corn tortillas
kamut bread from guy at farmer's market
spices: garlic, ginger, tumeric

on hand 99% of the time:
refined avocado oil for high smoke point stuff
TJ's California EVOO for not
frozen Alaskan salmon and tuna steaks from Costco
grassfed steaks from a local ranch once or twice a week
Whole Foods brand organic/air-chilled chicken breasts and thighs (cheapest I can find)
yellow onions + garlic + Dorot frozen garlic cubes
Blue Diamond kosher salt
honeycrisp apples
sambal oelek, Cholula
salted and roasted pistachios for snacking

Vegetables are whatever looks good at the store - right now asparagus is the shit, zucchini/yellow squash. Spices on as-needed basis, box of dry red wine during braising season.

My cooking has gotten super boring tbh - I'm single, live alone, have cut out refined carbs and sugar (I loved baking but I can't be trusted with an entire boule, I'm like an alcoholic who can't have a bottle of whiskey at home). Most nights it's simple protein + sauteed greens + one other veg. I want to eat more legumes but I can't find a way to make lentils palatable except for a J Kenji Lopez Alt chicken lentil stew recipe.

^^^virtually the only way I eat lentils is in this salad, but I eat it a lot and it's good with oily fish:

1 small diced red onion
two diced cooked beetroot from one of those packets
huge handful of leaf parsley, chopped coarsely
one can of dark green/puy lentils or between 250-500g puy lentils cooked by you

dressing: olive oil/balsamic vinegar/some of the beetroot juice from the packet/fresh or dried thyme/seasoning

probably the most important ten (but I could extend this to twenty easily):

onions
eggs
rice
cheese
bagels
carrots
green leafy vegetables
mushrooms
tomatoes
coffee

I should cook more eggs - between sous vide, the Gordon Ramsay-y soft scrambled style and steam hard boiled I have many enjoyable options, but it's rare that I get excited to eat eggs.

Eggs
Bread
Milk
Onions
Coffee
Apples
Garlic
Cheese
Spuds

Couldn't have convinced me even a few years ago I'd get that far without getting to a meat tbh

I'd be lost without potatoes because they are so versatile and cheap for what you can do with them. I do Baltis and Chillis with them that sustain us for two days, Welsh rarebits or the baked or roasted variety. Or just good ol' fucking chips.

pickled apricots
Frank's Hot Sauce
anchovies
high-end one-off lambic from Brussels

that's a great lunch/dinner minus the apricots

bread
ham
cheese
chicken
rice
beef
potatoes
beans
eggs
bananas
milk
coffee
soup

coffee
wheat/bread
almond milk
peanut butter
egg
pork
butter

(other stuff: dried fruit, salad greens, Kind bars)

i am finding this question really hard to answer. i try to mix things up a lot. eggs, plain greek yogurt, brown rice, salad greens, and steel-cut oats are pretty much always around.

Broccoli
Tofu
Green tea
Rice noodles
Brown rice
Lentils all types
Spices
Onions
Garlic
Bok choi
Various Chinese cooking condiments and sauces
Fish balls
Ezekiel bread
Cheese

Ah and plain lowfat yogurt

if I'm not cooking, probably a burrito. If I'm cooking, probably pasta/stirfry/soup/stew with a protein (tofu/lentil/chicken usually), a veg (kale/chard/broccoli/green beans usually), and a starch (rice/pasta/quinoa).

I completely omitted egg! I eat it every day

Sardines and seaweed