Healthy Grocery List

Your Healthy Grocery Shopping List!

Proteins

1. Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
2. Tuna (water packed), or White Meat Chicken (water packed)
3. Fish (tilapia, cod, halibut, and on occasion salmon and sea bass)
4. Shrimp
5. Extra Lean Ground Beef or Ground Round (92-96%)
6. Protein Powder 
7. Egg Whites or Eggs
8. Rib eye Steaks or Roast
9. Top Round Steaks or Roast (aka Stew Meat, London Broil, Stir Fry)
10. Top Sirloin (aka Sirloin Top Butt)
11. Beef Tenderloin (aka Filet, Filet Mignon)
12. Top Loin (NY Strip Steak)
13. Flank Steak (Sir Fry, Fajita)
14. Eye of Round (Cube Meat, Stew Meat, Bottom Round , 96% Lean Ground Round)
15. Extra Lean Ground turkey, Turkey Breast Slices or cutlets (fresh meat, not deli cuts)

Complex Carbs

1. Oatmeal (Old Fashioned or Quick Oats)
2. Sweet Potatoes (Yams)
3. Beans (pinto, black, kidney)
4. Oat Bran Cereal (watch sugar, less than 6 grams)
5. Brown Rice
6. Ezekiel Bread (frozen healthy section)
7. Farina (Cream of Wheat from box)
8. Multigrain Hot Cereal
9. Pasta (Whole Wheat, Ezekiel brand – watch serving, very dense)
10. Rice (jasmine, basmati, Arborio, wild, brown)
11. Potatoes (red, baking, new)
12. Kashi Low Sugar Cereals (less than 6 grams of sugar)
13. Whole Wheat Pita (Low Carb Variety – Joseph’s Pita Bread, or Food for Life brand)
14. Carbdown Flatbread (Wal-Mart)
15. Corn Tortillas (Food for Life Brand is best, microwave to make crispy)
16. Whole Wheat Tortillas (Food for Life brand)
17. Rice Cakes (lightly salted only)

Fibrous Carbs & Vegetables (Fresh first, frozen second, canned last choice)

1. Green Leafy Lettuce (Green Leaf, Red, Leaf, Romaine)/Bagged Salad
2. Broccoli
3. Asparagus
4. String Beans
5. Black Beans
6. Spinach
7. Bell Peppers
8. Brussels Sprouts
9. Cauliflower
10. Celery
11. Mushrooms
12. Pickles
13. Cabbage
14. Sprouts
15. Cucumber
16. Green or Red Pepper
17. Onions
18. Garlic
19. Tomatoes
20. Zucchini
21. Squash
22. Spaghetti Squash (my fav)
23. Pumpkin

Fruit

1. Berries (blueberries and raspberries)
2. Lemons or Limes
3. Melons (not watermelon)
4. Grapefruit
5. Apples
6. Dates
7. Grapes
8. Oranges
9. Eat bananas, strawberries, peaches or plums sparingly (lots of natural sugar)
10. No dried fruits, including raisins (loaded with sugar)

Healthy Fats

1. Natural Style or Organic Peanut Butter, even better, Peanut Wonder (Whole Foods Market)
2. Olive Oil or Safflower Oil
3. Nuts (peanuts, almonds)
4. Flaxseed Oil
5. Avocado

Dairy & Eggs

1. Low-fat or fat-free cottage cheese
2. Eggs
3. Low or Non-Fat Milk (eat dairy only occasionally)
4. Non-fat yogurt (look for low sugar only)
5. Fat-free String Cheese
6. Fat-free Cream Cheese

Beverages

1. Bottled Water
2. Iced Tea (decaf)
3. Coffee (decaf)
4. Diet Soda
5. Crystal Light or Wal-Mart Brand Sugar-Free Drink Mixes

Condiments & Misc.

1. Fat-free Mayonnaise (on occasion)
2. Ketchup (Heinz One Carb brand only)
3. Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce
4. Reduced Sodium Teriyaki Sauce
5. Balsamic Vinegar
6. Balsamic or Raspberry Vinaigrette (Farm Grove)
7. Salsa or Fresh Pico De Gallo
8. Splenda
9. Steak Sauce
10. Sugar-free or low-carb Ketchup
11. Sugar Free Maple Syrup
12. Sugar Free Jelly (Polaner or Smuckers)
13. Chili Paste
14. Tomato Paste (low sugar)
15. Mustard (yellow or Dijon)
16. Extracts (vanilla, almond, etc) <— Great in your coffee in place of creamer!
17. Low Sodium fat-free beef or fat-free chicken broth
18. Plain or reduced sodium tomatoes sauce, puree, paste (look for low sugar)
19. Worcestershire Sauce
20. Fat-free cooking spray
21. Sugar-free applesauce for baking

BEST Sweets to Curb your cravings!

• Fat-free Cool Whip
• Tofutti fudge pops (my fav)
• Sugar-free Jell-O
• Sugar-free Popsicles (Philly Swirl are awesome)

1. PB2 – Powdered Peanut Butter that has 85% less fat than regular PB!