My Healthy Shopping List!

I remember going to the grocery store for the first time after I started my summer health journey. I felt like a lost child at Disneyworld.

Where do I go? What do I buy? What is healthy? What isn't?

This is healthy! And also yummy :)

Shifting to a healthier lifestyle is, without a doubt, scary, confusing, and frustrating. So, to help y'all out, I'd like to share with you a healthy shopping list. I think this list could be beneficial to first time dieters or anybody who would like to start eating better!

Without further ado, here it is:

Produce:

• Celery
• Lettuce
• Broccoli
• Mushrooms
• Apples
• Bananas (Get a gigantic bunch!)
• In-season fruits (Peaches, berries!)
• Grapes
• Cuties/Clementines
• Tomato sauce (My fave is Classico tomato basil)

Meat:

• Deli meat: Turkey or chicken (For sandwiches)
• Chicken breasts
• Any kind of fish you like! (Salmon, sole, anything you please)
• Frozen shrimp
• Ground turkey, if you're into that sort of thing. (Not a huge ground meat person. Or meat person in general. But if you are, this stuff is good and good for ya!)

Dairy/refrigerated:

• Eggs
• 2% shredded cheese
• Babybel light/Laughing Cow (cause I can't live without cheese!)
• Yogurt (Greek is healthiest, if you're into that sort of thing.)
• Almond milk/Skim milk (I dare you to try almond milk. Not as bad as I thought it'd be! I get Silk unsweetened vanilla)

Snacks:

• Hummus (The garlic flavor is my personal favorite)
• Nut-thins crackers (I recommend almond or hazelnut!) or low fat Triscuits
• Quaker caramel rice cakes
• Jif reduced fat peanut butter (A must have)
• Reduced fat graham crackers
• Popcorn
• Applesauce! Get the all-natural kind.
• Nuts (Almonds/pistachios/whatever you love)
• Hershey's dark chocolate kisses (cause we all need something sweet sometimes!)
• Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches (I like cookies and cream!)
• Weight Watchers toffee ice cream bars (what can I say, I love ice cream.)
• Protein powder (This may not be at your local store! I think my mom ordered our's online. I use a brand called Right Size and I like the Lean Cocoa Bean flavor.)

Grains:

• Whole wheat bread
• Whole wheat tortillas/pita pockets
• Ronzoni pasta, whole wheat of course! (If you don't like whole wheat pasta, try Ronzoni's high fiber kind. Tastes identical to other boxed pastas.)
• Honey Nut Cheerios medley cereal (YUM)
• Peanut butter multigrain Cheerios (YUM) 
• Oatmeal (I like maple and brown sugar & apples and cinnamon!)

I think that's it! Well, I'm sure I forgot something important, but that's all I've got for now. Hopefully this list can help you feel a bit more confident about healthy eating (and shopping)!

-Ellen :)