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Healthy grocery list
A grocery checklist by food group, with blank lines for your own items.
Based on the article: Nutrition in lifestyle medicine: a guide to whole, mostly plant-based eating
Healthy grocery list
Staples for a whole-food, mostly plant-based diet
Vegetables & fruit
- Leafy greens
- Broccoli
- Carrots
- Onions, garlic
- Tomatoes
- Bell peppers
- Frozen vegetables
- Sweet potatoes
- Apples
- Berries (fresh/frozen)
- Bananas
- Oranges
Whole grains
- Oats
- Brown rice
- Quinoa
- Whole-wheat bread
- Whole-wheat pasta
- Popcorn kernels
Protein
- Lentils
- Black beans
- Chickpeas
- Canned salmon or sardines
- Eggs
- Tofu
- Nuts
- Seeds (flax, pumpkin)
- Plain yogurt
Other
- Olive or canola oil
- Herbs and spices
- Unsweetened tea
Choose products with short ingredient lists and "no salt added" cans. Fewer deli meats, sugary drinks and snacks.