I make it my main focus to buy REAL and WHOLE food when I go grocery shopping. Here are some reasons why I do this:

• Fuel my body to be well and have energy
• I am way more likely to eat real food if I am only buying real food
• Save money. The new healthy processed snack options are great- but can be expensive. I try to limit myself to 1-3 of these all week.

I also eat mostly organic and here is why:

• No chemicals and toxins
• Non- GMO
• Better nutrients, vitamins, and antioxidants

Food you can often find in my house:

PRODUCE

• 4-6 of my favorite veggies to cook (ex: broccoli, asparagus, mushrooms, tomatoes, kale (for kale chips), avocado, potatoes, & bell peppers)
• I sometimes buy cucumbers, lemon, ginger, & celery to juice
• Always have garlic, lemons, & onions for cooking
• 2-4 of my favorite fruits (ex: strawberries, mangos, apples)

PROTEIN:

• Eggs
• Chicken breast
• Italian sausage
• Chicken sausage
• Ground turkey

GRAINS: 

• Simple ingredient fresh bread
• Brown rice pasta
• Chick pea pasta
• Oats
• Red lentil pasta

NUTS/NUT BUTTER: 

•  Raw cashews
• Raw almonds
• Salt & pepper pistachios from TJ’s are my fav
• Raw PB
• Almond butter

OILS:

• Extra virgin olive oil
• Avocado oil
• Coconut oil
• Ghee or grassfed butter

CONDIMENTS:

• Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
• Coco aminos (in place of soy sauce in stir fry)
• Raw honey
• 100% pure maple syrup (for coffee, oatmeal, pancakes, and baking)
• Primal Kitchen’s salad dressing
• Tesseme’s ranch and caesar dressing

DRINKS:

• Kombucha
• Sparkling water
• Tea
• Coffee

SNACKS:

• Simple Mills crackers and goat cheese or Siete chips and pico
• Olives
• Dark chocolate
• Yogurt
• Unsweetened dried fruit

SMOOTHIES:

• Frozen fruit
• Frozen zucchini
• Frozen spinach
• Flax meal
• Chia seeds (also add these to anything I can for fiber)
• Plant based protein powder or collagen peptides
• Almond milk, coconut milk, or water

I also do eat out a couple times a week. When I am in a hurry or craving eating out, I usually grab something to go from somewhere like Whole Foods, Agra Culture,  or zoodles from Noodles n Company. Then on the weekend I usually eat out 1-2 times a week and treat myself!

Happy grocery shopping!

Courtney