A dietitian lost 20 pounds and kept the weight off for 9 years. She shared her grocery list staples from Costco.

"At the start of each week, for example, she roasts a medley of vegetables in the oven with avocado oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder, which she stores in the fridge. She adds the veggies to a range of meals, from salads to wraps and pasta sauce."

"Another hack of hers is cutting stalks of celery, cucumber, and carrots into bite-sized pieces, ready to grab from the fridge and dunked into a cottage cheese dip as a high-protein snack. She'll also shred the meat off a rotisserie chicken to make it easier to use as an ingredient."

"To remove any barriers that might prevent her from eating the nutritious food she has bought and prepped, Gorski puts the ingredients in a visible place in her fridge or store cupboard."

Dietitian Hailey Gorski lost 20 pounds in 2016 and maintains her weight loss through strategic grocery shopping and ingredient preparation. She purchases staple proteins, produce, healthy fats, and high-fiber carbohydrates weekly at Costco. Rather than full meal prepping, Gorski uses ingredient prepping by roasting vegetable medleys, pre-cutting vegetables for snacks, and shredding rotisserie chicken to simplify meal assembly throughout the week. She stores prepared ingredients visibly in her refrigerator to remove barriers to healthy eating. Her staple foods include Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, rotisserie chicken, and various fresh produce. By maintaining consistent default meals, she prevents overeating higher-calorie convenience foods.

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