Grocery Shopping Staples (Eating Clean)

Hearts_2015

:My friends and I have been doing a lot of reading on clean eating and have 'dabbled' in it some ourselved. We've found some awesome websites, it you want to try googling it. One we love is www.100daysofrealfood.com.

One of the things I've learned in all the reading I'm doing is check labels on everything. Make sure you can read and understand everything in the ingredients, but also, everyone is saying that the ingredient list should be 5 ingredients or less to be considered clean. Depending on what I'm eating, I may choose items that have more than 5, but only if they are all real food. Like I've found some live bars, nothing processed in them and they have a lot of ingredients, but all of them are nuts and grains, nothing artificial.

It's a fun process, good luck with it! There's a lot to learn and it's quite satisfying (for me anyway) when I follow it completely. :bigsmile:

Thanks!:flowerforyou:

Hearts_2015

Definitely add oats to the list (rolled, quick cook, steel cut, etc - whatever you prefer)

cyncetastic...
Following your blog, I find it inspiring!

equinescrapper

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tldust

Yeah, I’m not even mostly clean, but here’s the clean list:O)

Healthy Staples:
Earthbound Spinach or one of their mixes
Tomatoes
Assortment of Oils and Vinegars (great for homemade salad dressings and marinades)
Mushrooms (esp portabella and button)
Avocado
Sunflower seeds
Pumpkin seeds
Pinenuts (like to make Basil, Sundried tomato and Parsley pestos)
Potatoes and Sweet potatoes
Usually bananas, oranges and apples (whatever fruit is in season or on sale)
Frozen blueberries, strawberries, red raspberries and rhubarb (picked the summer before)
Assortment of dried and canned beans (for chilis, soups, hummus)
Assortment of lentils
Plain Chobani yogurt (to use instead of sour cream and to make faux ranch, great for Indian dishes)
Luna bars (great 180 cal snack with vitamins)
Soy milk
Assortment of tea
Home canned tomatoes
Home sun dried tomatoes
Variety of grains: rice, Israeli couscous, quinoa, regular couscous,
Some type of fish in the freezer (salmon and flounder this month)
Chicken in the freezer
A huge cupboard full of spices
Soy sauce
Onions
Fresh Garlic
Herb garden in the back yard
Whatever vegetable is on sale or in season
Love zucchini sliced like spaghetti with marinade or spaghetti squash with marinade!

naddie7

Water!

arotella

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Lleldiranne

I'm no expert on "eating clean" but from my understanding, you're going to want to find a substitute for spaghetti sauce. The major brands have so much added sugar (often as corn syrup) I'm pretty sure they don't count. (But I love 'em anyway!)
You could get tomato sauce/paste and diced tomatoes and make your own, I bet.

Would freshly-ground wheat count as clean? That's a staple here! (The wheat, which I grind myself)

aaaaaamy

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klakers3

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cappydos

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CaoimheAine

Chicken, ham, steak, eggs, vegieesss, fruit, Natural peanut butter, greek yoghurt, nutssss, water
as for spaghetti sauce, I have extra lean beef mince with crushed tomatoes, pepper and veggies

and I love making light jelly!

missjewl

I am a far cry from eating really clean, but I am eating tons better. I have a new love affair with tilapia. You can do so many things with it. Fish tacos, baked, grilled, pan cooked with veggies and brown rice. And sweet potatoes too. Sliced, baked with some cumin on them! Yum! I love burgers. If you are wanting to go easy on the breads, use lettuce as a "bun" or whole grain sandwich thins. I make turkey burgers all the time. I just try to stay away from anything in a box. Unless its low fat wheat thins. I have to have those! lol

Congratulations on eating better! But did you know that tilapia has very high levels of the potentially dangerous omega-6 fatty acids. Eating tilapia could be worse for your heart than eating doughnuts or hamburger, and only slightly better than eating pork bacon. You should try to eat more cold-water fish - such as salmon, rainbow trout, sardines, tuna and anchovies. All of these are high in healthy omega-3s and low in harmful omega-6s.

MMarvelous

Feta cheese
Olive oil
Shrimp
Lean ground beef
Salmon
Tilapia
Chicken
Almond Milk
Canned Tuna
Spinach
Strawberries
Blueberries
Bananas
Kale
Eggs
Greek Yogurt
Pita bread
Sweet potatoes
Tomato sauce
Mozzarella cheese
365 Fruit Spread
Frozen Fruit
Frozen Veggies
- Broccoli
- Mixed peppers
- Spinach
- Carrots
- Onions
Spring Mix Salad
Pineapples
Mangoes
Granola
Steel cut oats
Cinnamon
Raw Unsalted Mixed Nuts
Unsalted Peanuts
Walnuts

jerrbear67

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Skim Milk
chicken breast
quinoa
fresh and frozen veggies
brown rice
salsa
eggs/egg whites
oats
back bacon
tuna
salmon
apples


This is my list so far, for tomorrow.

ginnylee74

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samalarky

I have been making a continuous effort to eat clean and natural foods. I buy organic whenever possible, especially if it is a food known to be heavy in pesticides or something which is commonly a GMO crop. I buy my meat and dairy from a local place where all the animal products are from livestock which is pasture-raised. No factory-farmed products! I also avoid gluten and processed sugar 95% of the time. Aside from that, my staples are:

Quinoa
Sweet potatoes
Tilapia, cod, turbot (if I can find it)
Corn tortillas
Organic (whenever possible) veggies like tomatoes, peppers, avocados, onions, asparagus, scallions,
Beef and chicken from pasture-raised animals
Cheese from pasture-raised animals, sometimes a little butter from pasture-raised animals
Gluten-free bread and pasta, infrequently
Brown rice
Coconut oil
Olive oil
Organic black beans or lentils

And now I juice with oranges, apples, kale, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, strawberries, ginger, and some of the veggies mentioned above.

k_sharp

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NicholeRobb

Bump. Awesome thread. This is so helpful. Thanks for posting this & thanks to those who actually have some experience in this area

Hearts_2015

I am a far cry from eating really clean, but I am eating tons better. I have a new love affair with tilapia. You can do so many things with it. Fish tacos, baked, grilled, pan cooked with veggies and brown rice. And sweet potatoes too. Sliced, baked with some cumin on them! Yum! I love burgers. If you are wanting to go easy on the breads, use lettuce as a "bun" or whole grain sandwich thins. I make turkey burgers all the time. I just try to stay away from anything in a box. Unless its low fat wheat thins. I have to have those! lol

Congratulations on eating better! But did you know that tilapia has very high levels of the potentially dangerous omega-6 fatty acids. Eating tilapia could be worse for your heart than eating doughnuts or hamburger, and only slightly better than eating pork bacon. You should try to eat more cold-water fish - such as salmon, rainbow trout, sardines, tuna and anchovies. All of these are high in healthy omega-3s and low in harmful omega-6s.

I SO did not know this about Tiilapia, thanks so much for giving the heads up! Appreciate you educating me about this.

ashjdavis88

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