IS IT REALLY MORE EXPENSIVE?
I also want to address the cost issue. Getting started can feel expensive but once you get the hang of the style of eating you will find that buying in bulk can save you a lot of money and you and your family will be eating less of the junk, thus saving on all the prepackaged convenience foods. Also, I encourage you to look at the whole picture.
Look at the money you will save in Dr. visits and over the counter medications. Other than supplements we have spent $0 on prescription medication and dr. visits in the past 3 months. The $40 I was spending monthly on asthma inhalers for my son can now buy us 8 lbs. of almond flour. I don't know about you but I'd rather ditch the medications and spend the cash on yummy, healthy food. I don't have my $15 cost for anti-depressant, $12 spent on Motrin every month, random money on kids over the counter meds, etc. Many of you that read this have stopped taking your prescriptions because you health is so amazing so I encourage you to factor in those costs when you are figuring out your food budget.
So first I will list the basics you should have on hand and then I will list where I purchase these. Obviously you don't have to go to all of these places but if you are looking to save it's what I do. I again, buy in bulk whenever I can to save myself time and money. I then only need to pick up produce, dairy and maybe some meat on a weekly basis.
OUR GROCERY BASICS
- Almond Flour (blanched preferably, just cuz it tastes better :-)
- Coconut Flour
- Psylium Husk (for Maria's sub bread, a favorite bread option for most)
- garbanzo bean or chickpea flour if you are doing Wheat Belly breads
- vanilla extract
- unsweetened cocoa
- aluminum free baking powder
- baking soda
- dark chocolate chips or baking bar
- Raw nuts (make sure if buying dry roasted they are free from oils)
- Sunflower seeds
- Pumpkin seeds
- Sweetener of choice. I prefer Swerve but you could do Stevia (not Stevia in the Raw because it has maltodextrin and dextrose) or Truvia, I DO NOT recommend Splenda)
- Sweet Leaf stevia drops (they come in many flavors but i love the vanilla cream)
- Peanut Butter (all natural)
- Jay Robb Whey protein powder, vanilla and unflavored (could do egg white if dairy allergy)
- Eggs
- Cheeses (not processed)
- Greek full-fat yogurt if you are gonna do yogurt, this is unsweetened, you can sweeten at home (still a few grams of sugar though, but best choice overall)
- Heavy Whipping Cream
- Cream Cheese
- cottage cheese
- sour cream
- UNSWEETENED almond milk, can be original vanilla, or chocolate
- coconut milk ( I like canned)
- Butter!!!
- Coconut oil
- olive oil
- bacon
- gluten free deli meats
- grass fed hot dogs (my kids love these)
- meats (no limits on this variety as long as not sugar added, pork, chicken, beef, lamb)
- veggies (low starch, so not potatoes)
- low sugar fruits (stay in berry family for adults but can do variety for the kiddos)
WHERE I SHOP
ONLINE
Almond Flour- I always buy this in bulk because it brings the cost down to $5 lb. I like Honeyville or Nuts.com Blanched is a favorite as it has much better texture. http://aff.nuts.com/SF3E
http://www.honeyvillegrain.com/ You can get the nuts.com one at that price all the time but the Honeyville you have to wait for a coupon to get it down to the $5
Swerve- I order this also in bulk but if you live near a Whole Foods, many of those stores carry it. Call first though to make sure your store does. You can order directly from their website enter Joy10 for a 10% discount on your order. I order 22 lb bag so it is only $8.10 a lb.
Coconut Flour-Tropical Traditions, sign up for their newsletter or like them on Facebook so that you can be up on sales and free shipping http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/ otherwise Bob's Red Mill is pretty good.
COSTCO
I realize not everyone has a Costco membership but if you do, you can really save. Here is a list of the things I buy there:
Natural Peanut Butter -local brand is Parkers. Nothing but Peanuts and salt
Coconut Oil- Extra Virgin organic $15.99 for a HUGE container. This discounted price will pay for your membership in a year :-) Great product
Flax Seed
Raw Almonds
Raw Pecans
Raw Walnuts
Mario Batali no sugar added pasta sauce
Kirkland organic chicken broth
Kerrygold butter and cheeses
Organic Cage free eggs
cheeses in blocks as I prefer to shred my own
Parmesan cheese
Mixed frozen berries
Heavy Whipping Cream
Half and Half
Produce and meat
some supplements I take I get at Costco
AMAZON( I have a prime membership so get free shipping but some of these items do ship for free without membership)
Jay Robb Whey protein powder (I buy this in bulk because it is cheaper that way and I use it a lot for breakfast shakes for boys and in homemade cereals) A lot of Maria Emmerich's recipes call for it so I recommend keeping it on hand. I buy the bulk for Vanilla flavor and keep strawberry, chocolate and unflavored for occasional recipe use. I have heard that the Vitamin Shoppe local stores carries for same price. Not the online website though. Shop around for best price on this as it changes often.
Now brand psylium husk powder
garbanzo bean flour or chickpea flour
coconut milk (canned)
Netrition.com http://www.netrition.com/(all products listed below are half the price that Amazon charges)
Nature's Hallow products (ketchups, syrups, jams, bbq sauces) these are all sweetened with xylitolChocoperfection bars (a totally awesome splurge)
Qwest bars (only approved protein bar I have found, for those of you wanting convenience for a meal :-)
Local Grocery Store (trader Joe's or a store that has a natural section)
extracts: vanilla etc.Celtic Seat Salt
Dry Roasted peanuts (make sure only ingredients are peanuts and salt if you wish, no other nasty oils)
Chocolate chips (dark ones)
cream cheese
sour cream
grass fed hotdogs
cottage cheese
Silk brand unsweetened almond milk
unsweetened cocoa
Aluminum free baking powder
baking soda
Aldi (if you are looking to really cut costs)
organic produce (frozen organic berries sometimes too)
Kerrygold cheeses
80% Dark Chocolate
canned tomato sauce, paste and diced tomatoes as they are no sugar added
Dry Roasted Almonds
Pistachios for Sam :-)
And for my weekly recipes....
I loved these graham crackers and so did kiddos. I used Nature's Hallow honey in place of real honey.
I also made my traditional chili recipe and let's just say I ended up preferring it without the beans. Yummy!! Tons of sour cream and cheese on top. Delicious!!!
Grain-Free Gluten-Free Graham Cracker Recipe
http://www.joyfulabode.com/2010/07/26/grain-free-gluten-free-graham-cracker-recipe/Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a bowl, mix together:
- 1 3/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon (Liz used 1, but I thought it needed more after tasting the dough.)
- 3/4 cup room temp butter (Liz uses part butter and part solid coconut oil, but my coconut oil is melted at room temperature these days, so I used all butter)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
Make dough into two balls and place each one on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Put waxed paper on top, roll the dough out thinly, and remove the waxed paper. Cut into crackers with a pizza cutter and make little holes with a fork – Liz said that will make them bake more evenly, and I believe her.
Bake 10 minutes, then remove and cool. I just lifted the whole piece of parchment off and placed it on the counter top to cool, but if you want, you can put your crackers on cooling racks.
Eat.
These were a nice change from almond flour pancakes. I like to put frozen berries on the stove with some swerve added and make a berry syrup. Then whip up real whipping cream for topping. MMMM So I didn't do the sauce she has below.
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