Clean Eating Grocery List

There are tons of things you could get from the grocery store that will help you with your clean eating mission.  This list will give you some of the basics.  It's a great starting point.  Don't forget that when shopping, the edges of the stores have the best, unprocessed food for you!!!

Vegetables  - I try to buy organic whenever I can.

I could list soooo many things here.  Vegetable are incredibly good for you.  I’ll list the ones that give you the most bang for your buck but you can’t go wrong with vegetables! (Unless you are looking to lose weight too and in that case, avoid the starchy vegetables - corn, potatoes etc.)

• Kale
• Collard Greens
• Spinach
• Brussel Sprouts
• Broccoli
• Asparagus
• Beets

Fruits - I try to buy organic here too.  If you are looking for lower sugar fruits, stick with these.  While fruits are great for you, they do contain natural sugar so you need to be aware of that too. Here are some that are lower in sugar.  Some of these tend to spoil quickly

• Raspberries
• Blueberries
• Blackberries
• Strawberries

Do you see a pattern here? Stick with the berries!!

 Protein - I recently started getting my meat and eggs from a farm.  The taste is unbelievable.  You might think it is far fetched to do this but do a little research, there are places to get it.  This group is important to keep you full!

• Boneless, skinless chicken or turkey breast.
• Lean ground chicken, turkey, bison or beef
• Eggs
• Plain Greek yogurt
• Fish - look for wild caught and not farmed. 

 Carbohydrates (bread, grains etc.)

• Sweet potatoes and yams
• Quinoa
• Beans
• Brown rice
• Oatmeal (steel cut is my favorite)
• Whole grain (make sure it says Whole Grains in the ingredient list)
  • pasta
  • bread
• Ezekiel bread ( I LOVE this)

Cheese
Anything produced locally and not flavored, prepackaged, shredded (I still do this….one of the last things to go. The package of shredded cheese is just soooo easy) or lowfat. 

This and That

• Avocado
• Nuts (unsalted) Raw is better but I still haven’t acquired a taste for this yet. 
• Olive Oil
• Coconut Oil
• Nut butters (check the ingredient list.  It should have ONE ingredient. Salt is okay only if it is a small amount)
• Maple syrup  - The REAL kind
• Honey