My Grocery Shopping List

These are the things that you can find in my shopping cart. Of course I do not buy all of this at once as fruits and vegetables go bad quickly. I usually buy my groceries on a weekly basis to ensure my foods are fresh and haven't lost their nutrients.

Go ahead and print this out and use it as a resource when you take your next trip to the grocery store!

Vegetables
Asparagus
Green Beans
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Baby carrots
Stir Fry Vegetables
Red, Green & Yellow Peppers
Spinach
Onions
Shredded Cabbage
Shredded Lettuce
Spaghetti Squash
Green & Yellow Squash
Celery
Radishes

Lean Protein
Lean ground turkey
Lean turkey patties
Organic chicken breast
Lean ground chicken breast
Tilapia
Salmon
Canned light tuna in water
Eggs (only whites used the majority of the time)--I buy whole eggs, but liquid whites work too
Lentils
Black beans
Whey protein powder (Complete Nutrition)

Grains/Complex Carbohydrates
Rolled oatmeal or steel cut oats
Sweet potato
Brown rice
Whole grain tortilla
Ezekiel Bread
Lightly salted rice cakes

Fruit
Small green apples
Bananas
Grapefruit
Blueberries
Strawberries
Raspberries
Avocados

Healthy Fats/Nuts
Almonds
Natural, low sugar peanut butter
Natural, low sugar almond butter
PB2 (powdered peanut butter substitute)
Flaxseed oil
Ground flaxseed
Olive oil

Dairy Substitutes
Unsweetened almond milk
Nonfat plain greek yogurt
Nonfat Lactose free cottage cheese

Some Added Flavor
Mrs. Dash Seasonings
100% Cocoa Powder
Stevia drops
Low sugar ketchup
Mustard (try all different flavors)
Lemon
Hot Sauce
Spray Butter

The Three-Step Transition from Pop to Water

1.       Regular Pop to Diet: First things first, switch from regular to diet for a 2 weeks. Although diet pop isn’t the best choice—it’s also not the best choice to fight both your caffeine and sugar addictions at the same time.  In order to be successful long-term, take small steps.

2.       Diet to Caffeine Free Diet. If you do in fact have a caffeine addiction—this is how you’ll find out! You’ll probably have a headache for a few days, but it WILL go away. Keep going at it for a 2 more weeks.

3.       Caffeine Free Diet to Flavored Water/Plain Water: Here’s the healthy transition! If you absolutely can’t stand drinking plain water. Try adding 0 calorie Mio or purchase 0 calorie flavored water. Once you start seeing and feeling the benefits of drinking water, you’ll stick to it!