Calibrate Food Finds

This list is to help fill your pantry with good foods you’ll want to eat. Options are categorized by type. To make things doubly easy, we’ve included some product suggestions, too. We can’t stress enough that the links we’ve shared are just a few among many great options to choose from. It all comes down to what’s most appealing to you. 

Also, no matter what you’re buying or where you’re shopping, it’s always best to shop on a full stomach at a time of day when you’re feeling relatively calm (hunger and stress are willpower-busters). If you’re at the store, spend as much time as possible in the far side aisles, which is where the healthiest foods are most often found. And above all, stick to your list like it’s your job!

FREEZER

• Organic frozen vegetables, such as spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, string beans, cauliflower rice, peas, carrots, stir-fry kits
• Organic frozen fruit, like blueberries, strawberries, and mangos
• Sliced bread, such as whole wheat sourdough (Bread Alone), sprouted flourless (Food for Life Ezekiel 4:9), gluten-free (Canyon Bakehouse), whole grain (Bread Alone), or rye
• Veggie burgers (Hilary’s, Dr. Praeger’s)
• Almond flour pizza crust (Cappello’s)

REFRIGERATOR

• Avocados 
• Greens, such as kale, spinach, chard, or collards for sautéing. And mixed greens or arugula for quick salads
• Broccoli, celery, mushrooms, for stir fries and snacking 
• Root veggies, like carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, squash, beets, onions
• Fruits, like apples, pears, bananas, oranges, grapefruits, mangos, peaches, nectarines, plums, watermelon, berries, or whatever is in season
• Yogurt, plain and ideally full fat (Forager Cashewmilk Yogurt, Anita’s Coconut Yogurt)
• Fish, especially salmon
• Chicken, turkey (can also freeze and defrost when ready to use)
• Non-dairy milk like almond or oat (Elmhurst, Malk)
• Tofu 
• Seitan
• Milk 
• Eggs, preferably pasture raised/organic
• Grass-fed butter (Kerrygold, Organic Valley)
• Parmigiano-Reggiano
• Beef, lamb, pork
• Almond flour pizza dough (Simple Mills)

SHELF STAPLES

• Beans, such as chickpeas, black beans, cannellini, pinto beans (Eden)
• Tinned fish, such as canned salmon, tuna, sardines, mackerel (Wild Planet, Safe Catch)
• Cauliflower rice (Earthly Choice)
• Protein powders (Tera’s Whey, Vega One, Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides, Garden of Life Raw Organic Protein, Ritual)
• Broth (Pacific Veggie/Pacific Chicken)
• Bone Broth (Kettle & Fire, Bonafide Provisions)
• Soups (Amy’s)
• Diced tomatoes (Muir Glen)
• Marinara sauce (Rao’s)
• Sun dried tomatoes (Fruit Bliss)
• Dukkah (Trader Joe’s, The Spice Way)
• Capers (Mediterranean Organic)
• Sesame seeds (McCormick Organic)
• Hemp hearts (Manitoba)
• Ground flax seeds (Garden of Life)
• Chia seeds (Better Body Foods)
• Teas (Yogi, Traditional Medicinals, Tulsi, Good Earth)
• Whole wheat flour, grain-free oat flour, almond flour [gf] (King Arthur, One Degree, Bob’s)
• Legume pasta [gf] (Tolerant, Banza)
• Quinoa pasta [gf] (Andean Dreams)
• Canned coconut milk (Native Forest)
• Oats (Bob’s steel cut oats)
• Grains, such as quinoa, buckwheat, farro, brown rice, wild rice
• Cornstarch for stir fries
• Low carb/high fiber Cereal (Catalina Crunch)

SHELF SNACKS

• Roasted chickpeas (Pulse, Biena, The Good Bean)
• Pumpkin seeds (Eden, Super Seedz)
• Unsalted nuts (walnuts/almonds/cashews) 
• Trail mix (Gorilly Goods)
• Cacao nibs (Navitas)
• Olives (Sunfood Pitted, Oloves, or any Kalamata - Fantis, Roland)
• Dried fruits (Rind, Mavuno Harvest Mango)
• Beet chips or kale chips (Rhythm Superfoods beet, Rhythm Superfoods kale)
• Baked fava beans (Bada Bean Bada Boom) 
• Trail mix (Daily Fresh Healthy Mix)
• Marinated artichoke snack packs (Poshi Artichoke Snacks)
• Seaweed (Seasnax Seaweed)
• Bars (YES, Raw Crunch, EPIC, Kind low sugar)
• Beef Jerky (Country Archer)
• Popcorn (Lesser Evil Buddha Organic Popcorn, Quinn)

SHELF BREADS/CRACKERS

• Grain-free tortilla (Siete Grain-Free Tortilla Wraps)
• Whole grain crispbread (Le Pain des Fleurs)
• Whole grain hard rye bread (Wasa Light Rye)
• Whole grain crackers (Simple Mills Crackers Variety Pack [gf], Mary’s Gone Crackers [gf], Hu [gf])

FATS/OILS

• Extra virgin olive oil (California Olive Ranch)
• Avocado oil (Chosen Food)
• Sesame oil (Kevala)
• Unrefined coconut oil (Nutiva, Garden of Life)
• Ghee (4th & Heart, Pure Indian Foods)
• Tahini (Once Again, Mighty Sesame Co)
• Nut Butter of choice, ideally aim for the ingredients to be nuts or nuts and salt only (Once Again almond, Justin’s packets almond, Artisana cashew, Artisana walnut with cashews) 
• Avocado spray (Chosen Foods)
• Coconut oil spray (Mantova)
• Coconut/Avocado/Safflower mix spray (Chosen Foods)

VINEGARS/CONDIMENTS

• Coconut aminos (Coconut Secret)
• Apple cider vinegar (Braggs)
• Rice vinegar (Marakun)
• Balsamic vinegar (Louianna)
• Reduced-sodium tamari 
• Hot sauce (True Made Foods Veracha)
• Mustard (Maille, Sir Kensington, or a really good Dijon)
• Harissa (Mina)
• Healthy salad dressings (stick to these or similar: Momo Ginger Dressing, Primal Kitchen Greek Dressing, Tessemae’s)
• Avocado mayo (Primal Kitchen or Sir Kensington)

GEAR

• Yonanas Classic Original Healthy Dessert Fruit Soft Serve Maker, 200-Watt, Silver, $49.99 on Amazon