Daniel Plan Approved Grocery Haul

As the previous post explained, I am starting the Daniel Plan this week. So after evaluating my current "status" and goal setting, what comes next? Well, obviously, filling the kitchen with healthful options. So, I woke up early this morning, took inventory of what I already had that was healthy and Daniel Plan approved, got my shopping list ready and went to Wal-Mart.

Now, Wal-Mart wouldn't be my first option. If there was a Kroger or Aldi anywhere within 20 minutes of my house, that would be my first option. There is an Aldi about 25 minutes from home, but they weren't open yet and I really needed a lot of staple items I didn't think they would have. (You might be asking yourself why I didn't have some staple items, such as corn starch or olive oil. Dude, I just moved into my house two weeks ago and I can count on two fingers how many times I've cooked. Bear with me.)

I knew that shopping all organic and buying so much produce and meat would add up rather quickly. I was prepared for my total to be upwards of $200. It was $164. While I was somewhat relieved it wasn't $200, $164 is a lot for groceries for a single person for one week. But like I said, a few of these items were staples.

Here's what I got:
Disclaimer: The cat was not included in today's purchase. He was here before that. 

Produce

Baby carrots

Bananas

Kale

Baby spinach

Asparagus

Bell peppers

Red onions

White onions

Apples

Romaine heads

Cabbage (a head of green and a head of purple)

Cherry tomatoes

Blueberries

Cremini mushrooms

Avocados 

Meat/Fish

Wild caught, skinless salmon fillets

Canned tuna

Ground turkey

Sliced turkey

*I already had frozen chicken breasts, flounder, and tilapia*

Dairy/Eggs

12 cage-free brown eggs

Organic unsalted butter

No fat plain greek yogurt

Pantry

Chia seeds

Flax seeds

Almond butter

EVOO

Balsamic vineger

Dijon mustard

Cornstarch

Raw almonds

Sliced almonds

Walnuts

Unsweetened coconut flakes

Stevia

*I already had coconut oil*

Frozen

Mango

Berry Mix

Strawberries

Blueberries

Raspberries

Corn

Misc.

Unsweetened plain almond milk

Curry spice

Pumpkin pie spice

All purpose seasoning

ACV 

70% cacao chocolate bar

Phew! I think that's it. So, I got a LOT of stuff for the money, I think. I'm excited to see how the recipes using these ingredients turn out. I'll do a post sometime within the week and discuss how the week is going so far!

BTW, not sponsored by ibotta, but I got $3.00 just from today's purchases by using ibotta!