Remember that most of these should be considered accessory food items vs. your main meals.


These days I do most of my shopping at Natural Grocers and then some bulk stuff from Thrive Market and Costco. Natural Grocers has 100% Organic Produce and generally higher quality meats than Whole Foods although the selection is not as big.


Is it more expensive than King Soopers? Absolutely. Couple points there:
1. You get what you pay for.
2. Some of the same products are at King Soopers, or their counterparts are, which is WAY better than shopping at a conventional market and making the entirely wrong food choices. For instance conventional beef jerky is going to be a better snack choice than a tube of Pringles. And certainly there are organic fruit and veggie choices there as well.
3. What are the hidden costs of eating a cheap, processed, mainstream diet? Once you understand the direct and powerful link between food and health you can’t help but realize that what we eat in this country may very well bankrupt the nation. 80-85% suffer from preventable chronic disease at this point which represents the vast majority of dollars spent in the healthcare system.

So you can bet an investment in quality food will pay monetary and other more important dividends over your entire life.


[caption id="attachment_15528" align="alignnone" width="451"] Awesome choice for jersey at Trader Joe’s.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15527" align="alignnone" width="453"] Red Kraut! Delicious, pro-biotics, good with so many things (try it in your salad)...[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15526" align="alignnone" width="463"] Maybe the best butter you’ve ever had in your life?[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15525" align="alignnone" width="468"] I think the label says it all ;). Aside from just liking good tequila and whiskey they are carb free. If you are trying to stay lean but still like to have a drink those drink choices matter. Try a NorCal Margaraita: 2 parts tequila, 1 part fresh lime juice, and some flavored lacroix on top if you like.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15524" align="alignnone" width="472"] Decent lower sugar/carb veggie drink.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15523" align="alignnone" width="471"] If you’re gonna crush some carbs... two ingredients, plantains and palm oil. That’s it. No seed oils/canola. Try with homemade guac in place of tortilla chips.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15522" align="alignnone" width="466"] Denver based. Cool taproom in the Rhino. Super low sugar/carb approx. 3G. The Raspberry is also in the same category.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15521" align="alignnone" width="471"] Good green supplement. I recommend to many folks because almost everyone is short on a robust dosing of veggies and antioxidants.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15520" align="alignnone" width="472"] Great meat bars from Natural Grocers. Other flavors too. I love the bacon/apple.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15519" align="alignnone" width="474"] Like an everything bagel without the huge carb dose and inflammatory properties of wheat. Too expensive! But you’ll find em at Whole Paycheck. Prolly pretty easy to make your own too.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15518" align="alignnone" width="486"] More nutrient/antioxidant dense than conventional blueberries and less sugar. Careful they stain like crazy! Trader Joe’s has the best price I’ve found.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15517" align="alignnone" width="501"] Great free range alternatives to beef at Natural Grocers. For free range meat the prices are quite good. Also a better model/more humane for farming animals.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15516" align="alignnone" width="514"] 3 seafood nutrition powerhouses (I think oysters are one of the most nutritionally dense foods around). Salmon and oysters are at Costco, the other two you can get online or at Natural Grocers.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15515" align="alignnone" width="515"] Really high quality Almond Milk: Water, almonds, vanilla extract and vanilla beans. That’s it.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15514" align="alignnone" width="523"] Steve’s makes some pretty good bars, typically low sugar/carb and a portion of the proceeds go to a philanthropic cause.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15513" align="alignnone" width="512"] No/low carb. Got it at Breckenridge Brewery. Not bad.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15512" align="alignnone" width="511"] A good daily supplement, teaspoon a day. If you’re on blood thinners consult your medical provider first.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15511" align="alignnone" width="517"] Awesome natural sleep aid. I take it every night like clockwork. Really works. Of course you have to fix all the other stuff that’s broken around your sleep too ;).[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15510" align="alignnone" width="514"] No sugar. Green tea/antioxidants.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15509" align="alignnone" width="530"] Another of my favorite jerky bars from Natural Grocers.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15508" align="alignnone" width="533"] Also at Natural Grocers. A short, Whole Foods based, ingredient list is your primary indicator of food quality. See how there is nothing in there but real food?[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15507" align="alignnone" width="544"] Quality carbs on the go.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15506" align="alignnone" width="549"] Great company, they make a plain Greek too. High protein (especially the Greek), no sugar. If you need something in there try those wild blueberries. All grass fed (higher quality foodstuff and a better animal model).[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15505" align="alignnone" width="542"] Some staples from Thrive Market (online). High quality olive oil and vinegar is a staple for me (lots of salads). Those primal kitchen mayos are the bomb! The 24 combo of herbs and spices goes on almost everything I eat, they are incredibly nutrient dense.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15504" align="alignnone" width="549"] Try satisfying your sweet tooth with dark chocalate. Antioxidants and lower sugar. Start at 80% and then go up from there. Combine with almond butter.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15503" align="alignnone" width="538"] Epic is a great company (sustainable/humane models). I like the BBQ version of their pork rinds too.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15502" align="alignnone" width="526"] Delish! Give em’ to my daughter in the morning too. Few minutes in the pan from frozen cuz they are fully cooked, hence convenient![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15501" align="alignnone" width="533"] High food quality premade soups. Too expensive but pretty good.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15500" align="alignnone" width="526"] This is a new company I found. Animal practices and they are premade and ready to drop in the pan/on the barbie. I liked the Greek burgers better than the chicken one here.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15499" align="alignnone" width="517"] Costco’s avo mayo. A much better choice than conventional.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15498" align="alignnone" width="519"] Delicious nutritious powerhouse. When you look for nuts look for dry roasted when they are (ie no oils).[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15497" align="alignnone" width="518"] This company makes high quality wheat alternative snacks and baking goods. These crackers are awesome![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_15496" align="alignnone" width="516"] Kalona makes extremely high quality dairy products. This delicious holiday treat is no exception. As eggnogs go it almost certainly lower sugar. But delicious![/caption]

Great choice for jerky at Trader Joes

Like an everything bagel without the huge carb dose and inflammatory properties of wheat. Too expensive! But you’ll find em at Whole Paycheck. Prolly pretty easy to make your own too.

Great free range alternatives to beef at Natural Grocers. For free range meat the prices are quite good. Also a better model/more humane for farming animals.

Decent lower sugar/carb veggie drink.

Try satisfying your sweet tooth with dark chocalate. Antioxidants and lower sugar. Start at 80% and then go up from there. Combine with almond butter.

High food quality premade soups. Too expensive (cuz the bone broth) but pretty good.

Great meat bars from Natural Grocers. Other flavors too. I love the bacon/apple.

Good green supplement. I recommend to many folks because almost everyone is short on a robust dosing of veggies and antioxidants.

Steve’s makes some pretty good bars, typically low sugar/carb and a portion of the proceeds go to a philanthropic cause.

No sugar. Green tea/antioxidants, splash of caffeine.

More nutrient/antioxidant dense than conventional blueberries and less sugar. Careful they stain like crazy! Trader Joe’s has the best price I’ve found.

Another of my favorite jerky bars from Natural Grocers

Denver based. Cool taproom in the Rhino. Super low sugar/carb approx. 3G. The Raspberry is also in the same category.

Maybe the best butter you’ve ever had in your life? PS Kalona salted is the daily driver.

This company makes high quality wheat alternative snacks and baking goods. These crackers are awesome! Too expensive? Quit crushing whole boxes of crackers whilst binge watching netflix!

Really high quality Almond Milk: Water, almonds, vanilla extract and vanilla beans. That’s it.

Delicious nutritious powerhouse. When you look for nuts look for dry roasted when they are (ie no oils).

Also at Natural Grocers. A short, Whole Foods based, ingredient list is your primary indicator of food quality. See how there is nothing in there but real food?

This is a new company I found. Good animal practices and they are premade and ready to drop in the pan/on the barbie. I liked the Greek burgers better than the chicken one here.

No/low carb. Got it at Breckenridge Brewery. Not bad.

3 seafood nutrition powerhouses (I think oysters are one of the most nutritionally dense foods around). Salmon and oysters are at Costco, the other two you can get online or at Natural Grocers.

Quality carbs on the go.

Kalona makes extremely high quality dairy products. This delicious holiday treat is no exception. As eggnogs go it almost certainly lower sugar. But delicious!

Some staples from Thrive Market (online). High quality olive oil and vinegar is a staple for me (lots of salads). Those primal kitchen mayos are the bomb! The 24 combo of herbs and spices goes on almost everything I eat, they are incredibly nutrient dense.

Red Kraut! Delicious, pro-biotics, good with so many things (try it in your salad)...

I think the label says it all ;). Aside from just liking good tequila and whiskey they are carb free. If you are trying to stay lean but still like to have a drink those drink choices matter. Try a NorCal Margaraita: 2 parts tequila, 1 part fresh lime juice, and some flavored lacroix on top if you like.

Delish! Give em’ to my daughter in the morning too. Few minutes in the pan from frozen cuz they are fully cooked, hence convenient!

Great company, they make a plain Greek too. High protein (especially the Greek), no sugar. If you need something in there try those wild blueberries. All grass fed (higher quality foodstuff and a better animal model).

If you’re gonna crush some carbs... two ingredients, plantains and palm oil. That’s it. No seed oils/canola. Try with homemade guac in place of tortilla chips.

Costco’s avo mayo. A much better choice than conventional.

A good daily supplement (for reducing systemic inflammation), teaspoon a day. If you’re on blood thinners consult your medical provider first.

Awesome natural sleep aid. I take it every night like clockwork. Really works. Of course you have to fix all the other stuff that’s broken around your sleep too ;).