“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~Aristotle
One of the hardest things for me when I started changing how I was going to eat was trying to figure out, remember to get, find… these wonderful new foods I was going to eat. There is nothing more sabotaging to a battle then an unprepared warrior – and we are like little health warriors now… right?! So here is some stuff that I buy on a regular basis and how I use them (I get 70% of my stuff from Meijer, about 10% from Costco, 10% from Kroger, and 10% from vitacost or vitamin outlet).
Coconut oil… cook and bake with it, add it too mac&cheese/oatmeal/etc. for the kids.
Agave… Naturally sweetener, good in smoothies.
Stevia… Naturally no-calorie sweetener
Coconut water… smoothies
Hemp protein powder, maca, lucuma… all superfoods I add to my smoothies
Greens (spinach, swiss chard, kale)… in my smoothies or juice
Fruits and veggies… variety variety variety, cut ‘em up and/or clean them when you get home so they are ready to go (oranges, grapefruit, grapes, apples, bananas, asparagus, broccoli, sweet pot, jicama, blueberries, parsley (in my juice), lems and lims, garlic (so good for you), carrots, baby Thai coconuts (if you can find them), pineapple, watermelon (make a fruit salad ?!), green beans, cucumbers, avocados, mangos, papayas…)
Dried fruit (raisins, dates, figs, mangos, cranberries – used to make trail mix or raw food bars)
Dried coconut
Rice, almond, or coconut milk… replaces my milk in everything
Organic cereals
Organic snack food
Wolfgang Puck Frozen pizzas for the kids
Nuts… I try to get raw
Vans Vegan blueberry waffles
Earth Balance Vegan butter-like spread
Frozen blueberries for smoothies
Flax Oil… I put in kids mac and cheese and make salad dressings with it
Organic Grade ‘b’ (or ‘a’) Maple syrup… Throw out your Aunt Jemima crap
Organic 100% whole grain bread
Ezekiel Bread
Omega-3 chicken nuggets (from costco – not the best but I can’t afford to supply my kids nugget addiction with the organic ones)
Pretzels
Flat Earth Chips
Newman’s wheat-free dairy-free fig newton bars (delicious)
Natural Sea Salt (the good stuff)
Annie’s Mac and Cheese
Organic Eggs
Sometimes yogurt or cheese for the kids
Organic animal crackers for the kids
All natural cleaning product (I think everything but my pledge is natural)
Organic whole grain pasta and organic sauce
Occasionally fresh bread to make croutons with (if I can keep Chris and the kids from eating the whole thing before I get a chance to cut it up!!)
Cascadian Farms organic french fries and tater tots
Alexia Waffle Fries
Organic or natural salad dressings
Organic orange juice (but the fresh stuff is way way way a million times better for you)
Kombucha (fermented tea from the health food store)
Organic spaghetti o’s (gross but my kids love them)
Organic oatmeal
Thats just a general list… hope you found it interesting!!!
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