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Sample Shopping List
Using the list below as a guide on your next trip to the grocery store. Print out the list and stick to it next time you are out buying food.
Refrigerator
- Fruit (variety of colors)
- Vegetables (variety of colors)
- Low fat milk
- Non-fat or low-fat yogurt
- Eggs or egg substitute
- Low-fat cottage cheese
- Reduced-fat cheese
- Lean low-sodium sandwich meats (turkey, ham, roast beef)
- Bacon substitute
- Trans-free margarine or margarine with plant sterols or stanols
Freezer
- Frozen fruit
- Frozen vegetables
- Fish fillets or shellfish
- Frozen chicken breast (boneless, skinless)
- Frozen meals (lower-sodium, lean options only)
Spice cabinet
- Balsamic vinegar
- Pepper
- Spices – your favorites
- Salt-free dried herb or spice blends
- Salt substitute
- Cooking sprays
- Canola oil
- Olive oil
Pantry
- Canned vegetables
- Canned fruit (canned in juice)
- Canned beans (low-sodium if available)
- Fat-free refried beans
- Canned tuna or salmon
- Instant oatmeal or quick oats
- Whole grain cereal
- Pasta (try whole wheat)
- Brown rice Dried fruit
- 100% whole wheat bread
- 100% whole wheat pita bread
- Nuts
- Peanut butter
- Seeds (sunflower, flax)
- Popcorn (light, microwave)
- Potatoes (white, sweet)
- Spaghetti sauce
- Soup (low-sodium versions)
- Whole wheat crackers
- Whole wheat flour
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