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Favorite Brands

Riche120
Riche120 Posts: 154 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
I'm purging my pantry this weekend and restocking it with healthier items. What are some of your favorite brands? Vitamins, flours, sweeteners, oils.........???????

Oh, and where are the best places to buy them?

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  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    I will just put this here: I prefer Wellbee's almond flour over Honeyville, if you plan to do baking. It is cheaper when purchased from Amazon (at least in the US) and every bit as finely ground as Honeyville. It's been my go-to for a year now.

    But then again, Costco carries Honeville in the 3lb size so there's no shipping, if that's a consideration!

  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    for vitamins, I like LifeExtension, Jarrow, NOW, Nature's Life, Thompson, Natrol, Thorne, Source Naturals, and Doctor's Best.

    Nutrition Now for probiotics.

    Coconut oil I liked Buried Treasure MCT, Carrington Farms Coconut oil (solid or liquid is MCT)....

    Healthworks Raw Cacao Powder...

    SweetLeaf brand Stevia (I prefer the liquid SweetDrops). NOW Foods Better Stevia (alcohol-free) has gotten good reviews here and online.

    Still working on good flavor extracts, but I've been highly suggested to try Batko...

    Lily's and ChocoRite dark chocolate.

    MatchaDNA makes a good milk frother for blending fats into your hot beverage of choice.

    Root Naturally for Diatomaceous Earth.

    I don't use flours and other oils enough to know. I get most stuff on Amazon.
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    @Phrick - those brands are both on amazon, and with prime, free shipping. Don't know cost comparison to Costco, though.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    KnitOrMiss wrote: »
    @Phrick - those brands are both on amazon, and with prime, free shipping. Don't know cost comparison to Costco, though.

    Yeah I get the Wellbee's on Amazon with Prime, 5lbs at a time. Usually only go through 3 a year but I suspect our consumption will go up now that my 15yo is toying with the idea of LC too!
  • RowdysLady
    RowdysLady Posts: 1,370 Member
    watching this thread closely. I purchased Better Stevia brand chocolate flavored stevia and I can't stand it! It's soooooo sweet!
  • Riche120
    Riche120 Posts: 154 Member
    I tried the SweetLeaf chocolate Stevia drops and to me, it tasted bitter. It would be great to hear from others who have been at this a while and already figured out which products taste great.
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    I've not purchased many "specialty" items. I buy Trader Joe's liquid stevia and whatever coconut oil is priced "reasonably" and reads virgin/unrefined.

    I ate low fat, low sodium, low cholesterol for so long I'm excited to eat dill pickles, cheese and whole eggs!

  • Abm4n
    Abm4n Posts: 529 Member
    Oh I thought this was about favourite bands!
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    edited August 2016
    Slightly OT ....

    Avoid brands peddling bogus low-carb grain bombs:
    * Dreamfields Pasta
    * Julian Bakery

  • KetoGirl83
    KetoGirl83 Posts: 546 Member
    KnitOrMiss wrote: »
    (...)
    Root Naturally for Diatomaceous Earth.

    (...)

    @KnitOrMiss I had never thought of DE as anything but pest control (and a cruel one). How do you take this and aren't there safety concerns?

    I found this on wikipedia:
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    More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth

    ::flowerforyou::


  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    DE is dangerous to breathe (really any dust is terrible for your lungs), the FDA has labeled it generally recognized as safe for oral consumption.
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