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Essential/useful items

As much as possible, try to purchase organic and locally produced items

Produce

• Lots of fresh, seasonal fruits

• Lots of fresh, seasonal vegetables, especially dark leafy greens, root vegetables (beets, carrots, etc.), and brassica (cabbage, broccoli, etc.)

• Lemons (preferably meyer, you will need a lot)

• Fresh ginger, garlic & turmeric

• Frozen fruits (especially mango & blueberries)

• Bananas (ripen until brown, peel and freeze in a large ziplock bag)

Seasoning, oils

• Stevia (If you can find organic stevia leaves, that is the best option. If not, liquid tastes better than powder. Now Better Stevia Organic.)

• Coconut oil (for all oils, please look for organic, cold-pressed, unrefined)

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• Sesame oil 

• Tahini 

• Organic tamari or coconut amino

• Coconut milk (organic full-fat in a can)

• Nutritional Yeast

• Sea salt (I like pink himalayan)

• Basic spices & herbs such as cinnamon

Grains, legumes, nuts & seeds

• Nuts (almond, walnuts, cashew, etc.)

• Seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, sesami, etc.)

• Chia seeds

• Quinoa (organic yellow/white)

• Brown rice (Masa Organic is local and delicious. Can find at Berkeley farmer’s market)

• Lentil (I like green and red) and other legumes of your choice (chickpea, etc.)

• Rolled oats

• Organic Dates 

• Other dried fruits of choice (cranberries, raisins, cherries, goji berry, etc.)

Coffee/tea/cacao

• Decaf coffee (Only if you are a current coffee drinker. Water processed type is best: we like Bicycle coffee, which is local and sustainable. You can also try Verve or Ruby’s)

• Organic Tea (green, white, herbal. I like Jaogulan, hojicha, blue lotus rooibos chai, and White Orchard)

• Cacao powder

• Cacao nibs