Well, Evil Mr. Scale and Evil Mistress Tape Measure inform me I am finally back on track after the holidays (49 lbs. down, 79 lbs. to go). This time of year I'm feeling lazy about cooking after the holiday kitchen blitz (that's not true, I'm lazy about cooking year round).
I've gone into packaged groceries already, but I went back and updated that with the additional information I've learned since. Overall the best option is usually eating whole foods. I like to dip fresh carrots, celery and broccoli in Bolthouse farms low fat dressing, and now I've got ketchup for when I absolutely must have frozen hashbrowns or something starchy (Winco