Shopping basket staples
Upon walking just a few feet into a grocery store, you are already bombarded with so many different brands of so many different items screaming for your attention. While it’s great to have a bounty of options to choose from, it can also be overwhelming. So, where do we even start?
I love, love, love sharing with others about the brands I trust and buy on a regular basis. These are the brands I feel good about purchasing for my family. Of course, I haven’t tried every item of every brand of every type of food out there, but I have favorites of those I have tried and they keep me coming back for more. We live in a world of endless possibilities and options aplenty, so as I discover new favorites, I will continue to build my list of grocery store staples!
I last posted a blog about my favorite grocery stores to shop, and this week, as part of my mini-series about a few of my favorite things, I am giving you a detailed run-down of my go-to purchases when I hit the market.
Snacks
Siete grain free tortilla chips
Quinn gluten free chocolate or peanut butter-filled pretzels
Mary’s Gone Crackers
Simple Mills crackers – sea salt
Whole Foods 365 PB&J bites
Lesser Evil paleo puffs
Late July tortilla chips
Baking items
Otto’s cassava flour
Nutiva coconut flour
Big Tree organic coconut sugar
California’s Natural Delight almond flour
Simple Mills chocolate chip cookie mix
Protein powder/drinks
Koia drinks
Sprouts brand vegan chocolate protein powder
Chicken/fish
Kirkland signature frozen wild Alaska salmon filets
Kirkland organic chicken breasts
Kirkland signature frozen wild cod
Whole Foods 365 canned wild Alaska pink salmon (boneless, skinless)
Seeds/Nuts/nut butter
Nuttzo organic crunchy Paleo Power Fuel
Kirkland organic, creamy peanut butter
Kirkland creamy almond butter
Bulk roasted, unsalted nuts
Tomato sauce/canned tomatoes
Muir Glen organic canned tomatoes (diced and fire roasted)
Paesana organic tomato basil sauce
Victoria organic tomato sauce
Non-dairy yogurt
Lavva yogurt – unsweetened, plain or vanilla (all flavors have no added sugar!)
Kite Hill Greek style plain, unsweetened almond milk yogurt
Forager plain, unsweetened cashewgurt
Non-dairy cheese
The Happy Vegan Notcho Notcheese dip
Siete Foods mild nacho cashew queso
Miykos vegan cream cheese – plainly classic
Almond milk
Sprouts organic original, unsweetened almond milk
Trader Joes original, unsweetened almond milk
Whole Foods organic original, unsweetened almond milk
Silk almond milk, original, unsweetened
Silk cashew milk, original, unsweetened
Stock/broth
Pacific organic, low-sodium vegetable broth
Pacific organic chicken bone broth
Pacific organic, low-sodium mushroom broth
Condiments/sauces
Yai’s Thai Green Coconut Curry sauce
Whole Foods 365 raw organic apple cider vinegar
San-J International reduced-sodium tamari
Coconut Secret organic coconut aminos
Whole Foods 365 organic German mustard
Whole Foods 365 organic Dijon mustard
Bars
Nut butter-filled Clif bars
Larabars
Kind bars
Oils
Nutiva organic coconut oil
Chosen foods 100% pure avocado oil
Kirkland organic extra virgin olive oil
Breakfast grains
One degree organic, gluten free sprouted quick oats
Bear Naked cocoa cashew butter gluten free granola
Kind peanut butter granola
Autumn’s Gold grain free granola
Grains/legumes
Whole Foods 365 organic short grain brown rice
Whole Foods 365 organic legumes – i.e. lentils, beans
Organic, low-sodium canned beans – any store brand
Bulk organic grains/legumes – any store
Pastas (gluten-free)
Tolerant red lentil pasta
Explore cuisine edamame spaghetti
Tinkyada brown rice pasta
Trader Joe’s red lentil pasta
Gluten-free + vegan bread
Food for Life brown rice bread
Little Northern Bakehouse vegan, gluten free bread
Kraut/kimchi
Wildbrine Korean kimchi
Wildbrine dill sauerkraut
Hex Ferments Sea Kraut
Hex Ferments Caraway kraut
Mother-in-Law vegan table cut napa cabbage kimchi
Frozen
Cascadian Farms organic frozen vegetables
Earthbound Farms organic frozen vegetables
Sprouts or Whole Foods brand organic frozen vegetables
So Delicious almond, cashew, or coconut milk ice creams
Chocolate
Enjoy life semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
Justin’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups
Navitas raw, organic cacao nibs
Hu organic chocolate bars – any flavor
Other random things
Westbrae Natural organic white miso paste
Jeff’s Naturals organic pitted Kalamata olives
Asmar’s original hommus
As you are well aware, there are lots of foods that Hubby still enjoys foods that are not Mandy-friendly, but this never stops me from buying and making these kinds of food for him. Just like with all the items I purchase, I always look for product quality and integrity. I want to feed and serve my husband nothing but the best, so I am constantly on the lookout for meats, eggs, and cheeses of the utmost quality, and of course, healthier versions of his childhood favorites too.
Eggs
Trader Joes organic, free-range or cage-free eggs
Sprouts organic, free-range or cage-free eggs
Dairy
Vital Farms unsalted grass-fed butter
Fage plain Greek yogurt (2%)
Somerdale Sweet Red organic grass-fed cheddar
Kerrygold unsalted butter
Beef
Steakhouse 100% grass-fed, organic beef
Pasture Perfect 100% grass-fed, organic beef
Butcher Box 100% grass-fed, organic beef
Sausages
Trader Joe’s organic chicken sausages
Trader Joe’s organic, uncured grass-fed beef hot dogs
True Story organic sausages
Just because it’s not on my list doesn’t necessarily mean that I don’t recommend it; maybe Hubby and I just haven’t tried your favorites yet! Leave a comment below with some of your go-to grocery store finds!