Kitchen Staples
Check anything packaged to make sure there are no extra ingredients. IE sometimes a bag of berries will have extra sugar added.
Pantry
Beans
- Chickpea / Garbanzo Beans
- Kidney Beans
- Lentils
- Pinto Beans
- Split Peas (yellow and/or green)
Grains
Browns are better than whites
- Farro
- Quinoa
- Cracked Wheat and/or Bulgar Wheat
Dried Fruit
- Coconut
- Berries
Nuts & Seeds
Avoid peanuts.
- Almonds
- Macadamia
- Pecans
- Walnuts
- Sunflower Seeds
- Sesame Seeds
Canned Goods
- Beans, in water (check ingredients)
- Tomato sauce (make sure no added sugar or chemicals)
- Crushed Tomato’s
- Tuna
- Chicken
Condiments
- Hot sauce
- Mayo (free of seed oils)
- Mustard (yellow, Dijon)
- Soy sauce
- Worcestershire sauce
- Vinegar (red wine, white wine, balsamic, apple cider)
- Honey
Vegetables
- Garlic (1-2 is good)
- Yellow Onion
- Sweet Potatoes
- Shallots
Seasonings
- Basil
- Cardamom
- Cayenne
- Chives
- Chili powder
- Cinnamon
- Cloves
- Coriander
- Cumin
- Curry powder
- Dill
- Garlic powder
- Ginger (ground)
- Mustard (powdered, seeds)
- Nutmeg
- Onion powder
- Oregano
- Paprika (smoked, sweet, spicy)
- Pepper (white, black)
- Red pepper flakes
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Salt (not ionized, white, pink, Celtic)
- Thyme
Baking Goods
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Chocolate Chips (Lil’s)
- Vanilla (sticks and extract)
- Rapid Rise Yeast
Oils
- Olive oil
- Avocado Oil
- Ghee
- Coconut oil
- non-aerosol cooking spray (fill your own bottle)
Refrigerator
Dairy
Whole milk products only. Low fat and fat free dairy typically have added chemicals and sugars.
- Butter
- Milk
- Greek Yogurt
- Cottage Cheese
- Sour Creme
- Heavy Cream
Fruit
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
Meat
- Chicken breast and/or thighs
- Beef
- Turkey
- Pork
Freezer
- Ground beef
- Berries
- Chicken
- Turkey
- Shrimp, Prawns
- Green Beans
- Kale
- Asparagus