□ Banana – 1
□ Romaine lettuce – 1 lettuce head
□ Alfalfa or bean sprouts - 1 cup
□ Tomatoes - 2 large
□ Purple kale (optional) – 1 bunch
□ Red grapes – 1 bag
□ Green, red, or yellow bell pepper – 1
□ Cucumber - 1
□ Garlic – 1 head
□ Fresh dill weed (can use dried dill instead if desired) – 1 bunch
□ Broccoli – 1 head
□ Baby carrots – 1 1-pound bag
□ Frozen pork tenderloin – 2 pounds
□ Light soymilk (original or vanilla) – 1 pint
□ Light vanilla or lemon yogurt - 4 ounces
□ Plain non-fat yogurt – 16 ounces (2 cups)
□ Reduced-fat cheddar cheese – 1 block
□ Low-fat (2%) cottage cheese – 1 small container (at least ½ cup)
□ 100% whole wheat bread – 1 loaf
□ 10” lavash flat bread or flour tortilla – 1
□ Whole wheat egg noodles (dry) - 1 8-ounce bag
□ Jellied cranberry sauce – 1 16-ounce can
□ No-sugar added diced peaches – 1 can
□ Unsalted almond butter -1 jar
□ Ready-made hummus – 1 small containter
□ Ready-made tabouli – 1 small container
□ Orange juice – 4 fluid ounces
□ Salt
□ Lemon juice
□ Olive oil
□ Dry mustard
□ Ground cloves
□ Cornstarch
□ Unsweetened frozen strawberries – 1 bag
□ Ground flaxseed – 1 (you can add this to a lot of things: smoothies, baked products like muffins or pancakes, cereal, salads, etc)
□ unsalted mixed nuts – 1 container
by Zonya Foco, RD, CHFI, CSP
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