What's on your health food store must have list?

tgh1914
tgh1914 Posts: 1,036 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I've got a Trader Joe's & a My Fit Foods that I venture out to once in while, but it's not close so I really have to take advantage of the trip. What are your must haves that you can't find at a regular grocery store?

So far I'm thinking:
- better quality granola
- buffalo meat (or grass fed beef)
- quinoa bread (or something like it)
- PB2 (maybe)
- reduced fat cheese (maybe)

what else?

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  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Oatmeal, turbinado sugar, and powdered non-fat from the bulk bin.
  • Skeels
    Skeels Posts: 929 Member
    PB2!!! Organic ground turkey
  • dandelion39
    dandelion39 Posts: 514 Member
    Ezekiel bread--cinnamon raisin is my fave
    Coconut milk--my regular grocery store rarely stocks it
  • lizzybethclaire
    lizzybethclaire Posts: 849 Member
    tvp-textured vegetable protein. It's usually $1.99/lb at the bulk section. 1 cup dry and 1 cup water is the equivalent to a pound of meat. It has lots of protein and fiber and you can use it to stretch out your meat. For example, I make "meaty" spaghetti with it and we use it instead of meat in chili. It has no flavor and takes on the flavor of whatever you mix it with. My husband soaks it in beef broth and uses it in everything. For example, a meatloaf I would use 3/4 meat and 1/4 tvp. You can't even tell it is there.
  • stitchinhippie
    stitchinhippie Posts: 55
    Bulk bin items....lentils, beans, brown basmati rice, etc. Also, I like hemp milk, pure stevia, goat cheese/yogurt, and dried fruit (without added sugars and oils).
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    Roasted adamame (protein snack)
    Pickles (everything at the normal grocery has HFCS in it)
    Think Thin Mini Bites (protein snack)
    Kay's Naturals Cinnamon Cookie Crisps (protein snack)
  • Balance123
    Balance123 Posts: 1
    Organic Veggies - Fresh and Frozen:
    Green Beans
    Sweet Potatoes
    Brocolli
    Edamame
    Mixed Greens
    Organic Fruits - Fresh and Frozen:
    Berries
    Apples
    Bananas
    Peaches
    Mangos
    Organic 1% Milk
    Organic Eggs
    Greek Yogurt - Plain, Fat-free
    Amazing Grass - Green Superfood, Chocolate
    Coco Vita - Coconut Water
    Organic Chicken
    Organic Sliced Turkey
    Damascus Bakeries - Wheat Pita Bread
    Thomas' - Light Multigrain English Muffin
    Natural Peanut Butter
    Kashi - Go Lean Crunch Cereal
    Nature's Path - Pumpkin Flax Granola
    Chia Seeds
    Okay, I'll stop now... I'm hungry...
  • carld256
    carld256 Posts: 855 Member
    Sadly my local health food store is more of an expensive vitamin & supplement store. I don't buy much there. The nearest Whole Foods is 60 miles away :frown:

    I ended up ordering the Nutritional Yeast Flakes I wanted from Amazon.
  • tgh1914
    tgh1914 Posts: 1,036 Member
    Thanks all! These are some great ideas!
  • karmah2771
    karmah2771 Posts: 42 Member
    Found PB2 at GNC.
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