What We Stock Our Fridge/Cupboard with

Shane and I recently had access to a scale that measured our metabolic age and it turns out that we both have the metabolism of a twelve year old!  Crazy, huh?  So as you've probably already guessed, we eat A LOT and have to buy A LOT of groceries!  One of my Christmas presents last year was a membership to Costco which has saved me a lot of grocery trips and money!  I highly recommend the Executive Costco Membership to anyone who spends at least $100 per week on groceries and other household items because the membership will pay for itself at the end of the year, after your 2% annual reward.  Anyways, the Paleo diet is not really about portioning the size of your meals but rather, portioning whats in your meals to include the right amount of protein, veggies/fruit and healthy fats. If you do this correctly, you will feel satisfied until your next meal.  Here is a great guide from Balanced Bites on what to eat and how to balance your meals.

So here is what you will typically find in our fridge/cupboard:

Pictured above:

• Coconut milk- organic, unsweetened
• Local, raw honey
• Organic maple syrup (Grade B is best for you)
• Butternut squash
• Coconut flour
• Coconut oil- pure, unrefined
• Almonds- to snack on and make homemade almond meal/flour/butter (post coming soon!)
• Almond butter
• Almond milk- unsweetened
• Bacon, bacon, bacon : p
• Avocados
• Organic spinach- In the dirty dozen, try to buy organic!
• Bananas
• Organic apples- In the dirty dozen, try to buy organic!
• Oranges
• Organic blueberries- In the dirty dozen, try to buy organic!
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Brussels sprouts- Don't say gross!  These can be made very tasty!
• Grass-fed butter- Yes, butter is dairy and not strictly Paleo but many consider it a healthy animal fat. Clarified butter(ghee) is even better for you.
• Organic ground beef (Grass-fed organic is better if your budget allows for it)
• Organic chicken thighs, breasts, whole chicken
• Organic cage free eggs- Free-range is better but they don't have at Costco.  Local is even better!

Other foods we eat a lot of not pictured:

• Sweet potatoes
• Spaghetti squash- You will see this as a yummy pasta substitute in a lot of Paleo recipes
• Steak
• Salmon- wild-caught is best
• Shrimp
• Ground turkey- I make my own breakfast sausage with this since we try to stay away from pork
• Organic chicken sausage
• Frozen berries- for protein shakes/smoothies/paleo ice cream
• Larabars- Can buy in bulk at Costco!
• Carrots
• Celery-  In the dirty dozen, try to buy organic!
• Kale-  In the dirty dozen, try to buy organic!
• Broccoli
• Mushrooms
• Organic tomato- diced, sauce, paste
• Peppers
• Onions
• Garlic
• Sea salt and a lot of other spices!

I will save our guilty pleasures for another post but honestly, we don't buy many because out of sight means out of mind! :)