Shopping List

Above are all of the items that I buy every week

(or have on hand at home in bulk).

Below I will explain what I use them for and give meal ideas!

• Carrots: always peeled and cut in the fridge for easy use. I will keep some whole to use for carrot salad and some will be to just eat raw as a snack!

• Avocados: pair well with any dish in my opinion. We eat them alongside breakfast and dinner mostly. I have also made a chocolate "pudding" with them. Simply mash an avocado with some cocoa powder and maple syrup!

• Butternut squash: my favorite way to prepare these are peeled, cubed, and cooked with tallow or butter at 425*F for about 25-30 minutes until crispy.

• Asian Sweet Potatoes: these are a guilty pleasure, note they are high in oxalates. I love these the same way as the butternut squash, or mashed! They go great with ground beef and homemade gravy.

• Bananas: my absolute favorite recipe for bananas are banana/egg muffins. I will post the recipe soon but these are definitely not my creation. Simply mash 1 banana, 2 eggs, cinnamon, and salt. You can make them as pancakes on the stove (although tricky to flip) or as a muffin in the oven baked at 375*F for 20 minutes. We also eat bananas raw all the time. I eat them with ground beef a lot.

• Berries and seasonal fruit go great alongside any meals! Eating fruit with protein is great because it gives less of an insulin spike.

• Saurkraut: my husband eats this alongside steak and hamburgers. Its filled with probiotics and great for gut health! I have not been able to look at Saurkraut since being pregnant so I buy fermented pickles for me!

• Fermented pickles: I love them with hamburgers, mixed with tuna fish, or just by themselves of course.

• Olives: great salty addition to any dinner!

• Dates: We put a piece of raw cheese or butter in the middle! I also add these to my smoothies and I also have a great cheesecake recipe that uses them for the crust.

• Coconut water: since breastfeeding I was very concerned about staying hydrated and keeping my electrolytes in balance. Everyday I have about 30oz of coconut water with a splash of organic fruit juice and a pinch of quality salt.

• Raw milk: we use this in place of pasteurized milk. Coffee, just to drink, ice cream, oats, pork rind cereal.

• Raw cheese :we use this in place of pasteurized cheese. On burgers, in dates, on eggs, just to eat.

• Corn/soy free eggs: we consume a lot of eggs. Fried, poached, scrambled, hard-boiled, banana/egg muffins, yolks in ice cream and coffee. I will then use the whites for my weekly meatloaf.

• Pork rinds: these are just a great animal-based snack but we LOVE the viral cereal recipe that someone created: pork rinds, maple syrup, cinnamon, and raw milk

  -don't knock it till' you try it!

• Butter and tallow are the only fats we use to cook (aside from avocado oil for mayo).

  My favorite brands are Kerrygold or Kates (from Maine). I would love to buy raw butter but its actually illegal in the state of CT and ordering online is very expensive.

  I do however make my own tallow from suet that I get with my cow orders (video coming soon)

• Frozen blueberries: I tend to keep these on hand for the winter when berries are not so great. I love adding them to smoothies or banana/egg muffins.

• Maple syrup and honey are the only sugar we use. From coffee to adding it on top of beef!

• One degree oats: oats are new for me because I heard they're great for maintaining breastmilk and I was finding myself wanting some carbs during this time of my life. I get “One Degree” brand because they're glyphosate free!

• Apple Cider Vinegar: I will take a shot of this with water to aid in digestion (I struggle with acid reflux caused by low stomach acid), and I also make salad dressing with maple syrup to go on our carrots or cucumbers.

• Broth: I make my own broth from meat bones but my favorite brands to buy are "EPIC" or "KettleFire"