Grocery Shopping

Sometimes the most difficult part in being successful at a goal, is being prepared. That's the most important tip in eating clean & healthy. You've got to always be prepared! Don't ever get caught without healthy options, or junk will surely find its way into your life. I have an apple and banana on me at all times...you never know when you're gonna get hungry hangry! And as a breastfeeding mother, I find that I am hungry all. day. long. I can easily eat more than my husband and probably his entire favorite football team. (Go Eagles!) I am a cow-grazin' on delicious foods all day long!

The thing about eating clean, is that the food you consume is perishable. That's how food is supposed to be! Perishable. If your pantry and cabinets are full of food that you've had in there for a while, you may want to consider a good purge. That's just what my husband and I did about two years ago-and we haven't looked back ever since! As a matter of fact, our cabinets are just about empty all the time because most of our food is so fresh that the only place to store it, is in the fridge! Anyone that knew me several years ago knows that this is huge for me! I used to live on enriched foods, carbs and sugar. It's no wonder I felt so awful! So let me just tell you this. If I can eat clean, ANYONE can!

Because we go through our fresh foods so quickly; I go to the grocery about once a week. Here's a typical shopping list for us:

-Organic Coconut Oil

-turkey bacon (preferably uncured)

-eggs (we get ours from a local farmer)

-chicken & beef (preferably grass-fed)

-organic spinach

-apples (preferably organic)

-bananas

-sweet potatoes

-Bragg's Liquid Aminos

-berries (whatever is cheapest/in-season)

-coconut milk

-cauliflower 

-asparagus 

-mushrooms

-peppers
-broccoli
-your favorite spices (some ideas: Himalayan pink sea salt, black pepper, lemon, jalapeno, etc)
-almond flour
-coconut flour
-arrowroot powder
-raw honey
-nuts (any except for peanuts)
-nut butter (any except for peanut butter-my favorite is almond)

With this small grocery list, you can create so many different recipes that are delicious and healthy. We of course add a few specialty items each week depending on what new recipe we want to experiment with; but having these staples in your kitchen will help with most of the recipes I post.

Throw out any junk that's hiding in your pantry. If it's boxed; toss it or give it away! It'll make your life so much easier when making the "eating clean" transition.