An extensive clean eating food list for you to use when writing up your grocery list, or use it to go through your pantry, your fridge, your cupboards and make sure what you have in your house is healthy and “clean eating” foods. 

Buy organic when you can. We've noted the most important veggies and fruits to buy organic in the list below. 

No processed foods or any commercially prepared convenience foods. Fresh whole foods are always best.

VEGETABLES + FRUITS (Fresh or Frozen)/ HEALTHY FATS 

▢ Artichoke  ▢ Asparagus  ▢ Broccoli  ▢ Carrots  ▢ Cauliflower  ▢ Celery (organic)  ▢ Corn  ▢ Cucumber  ▢ Eggplant  ▢ Fresh Herbs  ▢ Garlic 

▢ Organic Greens (kale, spinach, arugula, lettuce, chard, mustard greens, collard greens, endive) ▢ Green Beans  ▢ Mushrooms  ▢ Onion  ▢ Peas 

▢ Peppers (organic) ▢ Potatoes (organic)  ▢ Apple (organic)  ▢ Avocado  ▢ Banana  ▢ Blackberries  ▢ Blueberries  ▢ Cherries (organic) ▢ Dates 

▢ Dried fruit  ▢ Grapes (organic)  ▢ Grapefruit  ▢ Kiwi Fruit  ▢ Lemon/Lime  ▢ Mango ▢ Melon (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, etc) ▢ Nectarines (organic) ▢ Orange  ▢ Papaya  ▢ Peaches (organic) ▢ Pears (organic)  ▢ Pineapple 

Healthy Oils 

▢ Almond oil  ▢ Avocado  ▢ Avocado oil  ▢ Coconut Oil  ▢ Flaxseed oil  ▢ Olives (kalamata, black and green)  ▢ Olive Oil  ▢ Sesame Oil 

▢ Unrefined Safflower oil ▢ Unrefined Sunflower oil ▢ Unrefined Walnut oil 

Natural nut/seed butters:

▢ Almond butter  ▢ Cashew butter  ▢ Peanut butter  ▢ Sunflower seed butter ▢ Tahini 

Nuts and Seeds:

▢ Almonds  ▢ Brazil Nut  ▢ Cashews  ▢ Chia seeds  ▢ Flaxseeds  ▢ Hazelnut  ▢ Macadamia nuts ▢ Peanuts  ▢ Pecans  ▢ Pepita  ▢ Pine nuts  ▢ Pistachios 

▢ Pumpkin seeds ▢ Sunflower seeds ▢ Sesame seeds ▢ Walnuts  ▢ Water Chestnut  ▢ Squash (acorn, delicata, zucchini, butternut, etc) ▢ Sweet Potatoes 

▢ Pummels  ▢ Raspberries  ▢ Strawberries (organic) ▢ Tomatoes 

BEANS, LEGUMES  

▢ Black beans ▢ White beans ▢ Red Beans ▢ Kidney Beans  ▢ Black Eyed Peas  ▢ Garbanzo beans (chickpeas) ▢ Soy Beans (edamame) ▢ Lentils (Brown, green, red, yellow)

BREADS: 

▢ Ezekiel Bread  ▢ Dave's Killer Bread ▢ Alvarado Street Bread ▢ Trader Joe's Whole Grain Bread 

PASTA: 

▢ Quinoa pasta  ▢ Brown Rice pasta ▢ Whole wheat pasta 

TORTILLAS: 

▢ Ezekiel tortillas ▢ Sprouted Wheat Tortillas  ▢ Corn tortillas (corn, water and lime)  ▢ Pinto Beans ▢ Adzuki Beans ▢ Lima Beans

WHOLE GRAINS:

▢Brown Rice ▢ Wild Rice  ▢ Red Rice  ▢ Basmati Rice ▢ Jasmine Rice ▢ Quinoa  ▢ Split Peas  ▢ Millet  ▢ Farro  ▢ Whole wheat couscous ▢ Tempeh (great source of protein for vegetarians) ▢ Oats (plain with no addictives, steel cut or regular) ▢ Sprouted grain pasta by Ezekiel  ▢ Barley 

FLOURS (always get Unbleached): 

▢ Whole wheat flour  ▢ Coconut Flour  ▢ Almond flour  ▢ Buckwheat flour  ▢ Chickpea Flour (garbanzo bean flour)  ▢ Oat flour  ▢ Gluten free flour mixes 

PROTEINS/MEATS 

▢ Poultry - Chicken, Turkey or Duck. When buying poultry, boneless skinless breast is best, but you can get the best bargain by purchasing the whole chicken or turkey (frozen). You can then cook it and eat all the parts. 

▢ Eggs – Such a great staple to clean eating diet. Go for free-range. If you choose to just eat egg whites, avoid whites you buy in a carton and just learn to separate the yolk from the whites on your own for cleaner eating. Don’t always leave the yolk out as the yolk contains the bulk of the nutrition in an egg.

▢ Fish – Most fish is clean, but watch out for mercury in fish. Wild caught is best. 

▢ Beef – Choose grass-fed and humanely raised beef. Going directly to a butcher can help you get the best cuts. 

▢ Pork – Be wise when choosing pork meat. Processed pork should be avoided (hot dogs, canadian bacon, ham, etc.) and is not clean. Choose only high quality cuts of pork from your butcher.

▢ Venison – A great alternative to beef. Venison is very lean and healthy. 

▢ Tofu - Only get organic to avoid GMO's. 

CONDIMENTS + SPICES 

▢ Mustard and Ketchup – both have added sugar usually, so always read labels looking for one that doesn’t include sugar. Ketchup will be harder to find without sugar, so you might want to “google” a clean eating ketchup recipe. Or try this ketchup made with agave. Dijon mustard is usually clean and has no sugar. 

▢ Lemon Juice/Lime Juice – always read labels on the bottled stuff. You’ll usually find added preservatives. It’s best to squeeze your own from fresh limes and lemons, of course. 

▢ Vinegars – Balsamic, Red Wine, White Wine, Rice Wine, Apple Cider. These are all great for making your own salad dressings, sauces or using in recipes.

▢ Tea and Coffee – Both are clean. Green or herbal tea is great. 

▢ Tamari – Clean alternative to soy sauce.

▢ Braggs Liquid Aminos – Adds good flavor to many dishes, another alternative to soy sauce. 

SWEETENERS: 

▢ Honey – Pure honey.  ▢ Maple Syrup – must be “pure” maple syrup. ▢ Coconut Palm Sugar– organic is best. ▢ Raw Agave Nectar 

▢ Molasses – Buy the unsulfured molasses. 

▢ SPICES: (Avoid pre-made season mixes. Make your own instead with plain dried herbs and spices.) Turmeric, cumin, chili powder, basil, oregano, parsley, chives, dill weed, sage, mustard seed, coriander, fennel, powdered ginger, cinnamon, etc. Sea Salt or Pink Himalayan Salt and Fresh Ground Black Pepper or Crushed Red Pepper Flakes.

Alternative for sugars - research