I’m genuinely excited to get back to healthy eating after the holidays. You too? Here’s a quick, budget-friendly grocery list for starting 2020 right:
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Food List
The Basics:
- Some kind of greens – lettuce, kale, arugula, take your pick
- Garbanzo beans
- Oranges
- Bananas
- Nut butter
- Noodles – whole grain pasta, ramen noodles, rice pasta, take your pick
- Black beans
- Frozen broccoli
- Frozen cauliflower
- Frozen spinach
- Carrots
- Potatoes (I’m on a sweet potato kick, but traditional potatoes are great too)
- Multigrain bread
- Firm tofu
- Vegetable stock (low sodium!)
- Blueberries
- Granola
- Soy milk
- Brown rice
- Pesto
- Garlic
- Frozen “chick’n strips” or other ready-to-eat protein
If you have extra room in your budget, add as many fresh fruits and veggies as you can. Sprouts, tomatoes, spaghetti squash, avocados and Brussels sprouts are always on my list. I love to take my kiddo with me to the grocery store and let him pick out the veggies he wants too!
Condiments and Spices List
Essential for your spice rack:
- Olive Oil
- Red wine vinegar
- Hot sauce
- Garlic powder
Nice to haves:
- Amino Acids (great to add to a vegetarian diet)
- Soy Sauce (I stay away from sodium as much as possible, but this is a good standby)
- Tahini
- Chili paste (this is the one I get, and I buy two at a time)
- Apple cider vinegar
Bring it all together
What can you make with these ingredients? Loads! Here’s a one day menu example:
- Breakfast: Granola with blueberries, bananas and soy milk
- Lunch: Brown rice bowl with spinach, broccoli and black beans
- Dinner: Pesto noodles with cauliflower and “chick’n strips”
Here’s another:
- Breakfast: Toast with nut butter and bananas
- Lunch: Farmers’ soup with garbanzo beans, spinach, cauliflower
- Dinner: Grilled tofu with garlic roasted potatoes, spinach, and carrots, and a side of rice cooked in vegetable stock
Now I’m hungry! How about you? What’s on your grocery list as we start the new year?