Clean. Simple. FIT!: Trader Joes

Over the weekend Bailey asked me to tag along to a Trumi nutrition at Trader Joe's and who can say no to a little grocery shopping fun? Not me!

Here are some of the things that Sara mentioned during her grocery store tour. Most of this is super useful for anyone, not just those of us looking to eat clean.

425 degree oven to roast any veggies

Use kale or kale sprouts as a base for burgers or tacos

Good dessert- plain greek yogurt with grapes and a 1/4 tsp Brown Sugar

Meat- look for hormone free and grass fed

Anything that is sold at Trader Joe's must be: non-GMO, no MSG, no preservatives, and no artificial colors.

Avoid caragenin in milk and coffee creamers

If you use fat free Greek yogurt you need to add your own fat with nuts or nut butters

Good option for kiddo snacks- Squisher yogurt tubes. Very similar to go-gurts but with less sugar.

If you are going to choose bread choose Ezekiel, sourdough, pumpernickel, or rye, because it is made with sour (fermented) dough.

When buying coffee or tea make sure that it is not chemically decaffeinated

As a pure sugar substitute use pure maple syrup, agave nectar, stevia

Kind bars are your best bet for a granola bar because they have the fewest ingredients

Look for whey proteins and stay aware from soy because they may cause a hormone imbalance in women.

Power crunch bars are a great healthy alternative for a treat and they taste like nutter butters!

Add chia seeds to frozen berries and let them thaw in the fridge INSTANT JAM

Always shoot for cold pressed oil,

Oils to use during cooking-
Coconut oil 350 degrees
Use Grapeseed oil, clarified butter, sunflower oil for anything over 425 degrees

Freeze dried fruit has higher nutrient content than dried fruit.

Here are some of my must haves-

-Cookie butter

-Crab stuffed tilapia

-Zucchini Fries