Shopping List

Below is a shipping list that I have given my friends as a guide to healthy eating. It’s hard enough to look at every label, and produce doesn’t even come with labels! I hope you find this list makes your life a little easier and healthy:

· Nuts, unsalted, un-roasted, best still in the shell.
· Plain old fashioned oatmeal. NOT the stuff in the single serve package that is more sugar and artificial ingredients than oatmeal. Add a pat of butter, salt and molasses.
· Brown rice, or a blend of brown and jasmine rice.
· Stonybrook Farms brand vanilla yoghurt. Eat it with fruit juice sweetened jam, in Pancakes instead of milk ( ½ yoghurt ½ water) for tangy pancakes, or many other baked goods.
· Molasses. Trust me. Use it in baked beans or on top of oatmeal.
· Whole grain Wheat Thins™, Triscuits™, etc. (plain flavored).
· Whole grain bread, like 12 grain, 8 grain, almond, Indian, etc.
· Plain popcorn, NEVER microwave type. There are reports that the goop they put in the packages for microwave use causes pancreatic cancer.
· Panda ™ Brand real black licorice. Licorice originally had real licorice root in it, and according to numerous publications this herb is one of the best digestion aides available.
· “Better Than Bouillon” brand broths, including beef, chicken, vegetable, and mushroom, among others.

Produce:
· Fresh Ginger root
· Avocado
· Fruit, especially berries.
· Onions and garlic, always have them in your 'fridge, fresh and whole.
· Asparagus (The only good source of the amino acid l-Asparagine).
· Even in my small town (1500 people) grocery store we can get organic lettuce, cauliflower, mushrooms, broccoli, and many fruits. Buy organic, it's worth the 15% mark up.