staples things I always have around, in no particuar order, are fruit, low fat cheese/laughing cows, eggs, carrot sticks, crackerbread, ryvita, low fat yogurts, houmous, fruit, b.potatoes, brown rice and pasta, oatcakes, chicken, fish, vegetables, skimmed milk, few weight watchers frozen meals for last min or disorganised days, brown bread, tuna, wafer thin cold meats, mince, tinned tomatoes and herbs and spices to make chilli, spag bol etc. low fat bacon, sausages, beans.
I am following Scottish Slimmers Booster Plan (well most of the time which allows freedom to eat chicken, fish, meat, low fat yogurts, eggs, cheese, protein foods etc but a limited amount of carbs (up to 500 cals a day). Doesn't feel limiting like a 'diet' and I lost 4lbs in my first week. Works for me!
PB