Weekly Staples Shopping List:
1. Protein Sources: chicken, eggs, organic lean beef, fish, nitrate-free deli meat: Boar’s Head preferably
2. Fresh fruits: berries, greener bananas(lower sugar content), apples, oranges
3. Frozen fruits: blueberries or mixed berries
4. Fresh vegetables: salad greens, carrots, cucumbers, celery, cherry tomatoes, red & yellow peppers
5. Frozen vegetables: broccoli, mixed peppers
7. Unsweetened cocoa powder (or smoothies)
8. Whole grain rice cakes
9. Brown rice
10. Quinoa
11. Stevia or raw honey
12. Full-fat or 2% Plain Fage Greek yogurt, cottage cheese
13. Ezekiel bread: if you tolerate wheat well or brown rice wraps if you are gluten-free
14. Healthy fats: chia seeds, Avocado, nut butter, hummus, nuts
15. Old fashion oatmeal or steel-cut oatmeal
16.Olive oil, Avocado oil
17. Balsamic vinegar and salsa (low sugar/ no sugar added)- for salad dressings
18. Whey protein powder (low sugar/no sugar added)
19. Good quality dark chocolate (Black & Greens is my favorite brand)
20. Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk or Coconut milk
These are several of my weekly staples and you can build a lot of great and nutritious meals out of these items listed above. Feel free to print this off and take it grocery shopping with you to use as a guide.