How I Grocery Shop

At first, the grocery store can be a dreaded and overwhelming place for a new healthy eater. It takes some time to revamp your grocery list and figure out your staple food items, but by sharing my shopping list maybe I can help make that process easier. Have you ever read the ingredients on prepackaged foods only to encounter unpronounceable words? If you don't like trying to read it, there's a good chance your body doesn't like trying to digest it. An aspect of a sustainable diet is a simple diet. The fewer ingredients in a packaged food item, the better. Without further ado, here is my go-to grocery list. Occasionally I will add other items that I need and venture off to different stores like Whole Foods or Trader Joe's, but you can find everything on this list at Target.


Fresh produce:

• Zucchini
• Peppers
• Butter lettuce 
• Mushrooms
• Spinach
• Kale
• Tomatoes
• Avocado
• Sweet potatoes
• Whole carrots
• Purple Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Blueberries
• Bananas 
• Lemon
• Watermelon

Nut butter:

• Organic no sugar added peanut butter
• Organic no sugar added almond butter
• Organic coconut cashew butter

Oils and cooking liquids:

• Extra virgin coconut oil
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Bragg's liquid aminos ( soy sauce alternative) 
• Bragg's apple cider vinegar
• Vegetable broth (natural)

Dipping Sauces:

• hummus
• Salsa

Chips:

• Veggie chips
• Way Better sweet potato tortilla chips

Sweeteners and baking supplies:

• Honey
• Pure maple syrup
• Agave nectar
• Coconut sugar
• Coconut flour
• Almond flour
• Bob's Red Mill gluten free flour
• Enjoy Life vegan chocolate chips
• Ground flaxseed 
• Chia seeds

Cereal:

• Van's Gluten Free Blissful Berry 
• Purely Elizabeth granola (I really like the blueberry flavor)
• Plain gluten free rolled oats (oatmeal)

Beverages

• La croix (lemon and grapefruit)
• Zico coconut water

Frozen Foods:

• Amy's veggie burgers
• Frozen blueberries (0r your preferred berry) for smoothies

Butter:

• Earth Balance soy free vegan butter
• If you are not vegan, Kerrygold Irish Butter is a good one

Milk:

• Unsweetened coconut milk
• Unsweetened almond milk

"To eat is a necessity but to eat intelligently is an art" - Francios de La Rochefoucauld