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My go to healthy food replacements
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Marcia Mendes
When I started to help people with holistic nutrition, most would ask me for better alternatives to their foods. The truth is, it's best to avoid packaged foods, but sometimes we have to, due to our busy lifestyle. These are the “better” things I lik...
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Breakfast

 
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Go for almond instead of peanut butter. Most peanut butters have no quality due to how peanuts are stored, and… peanuts are not a nut! This almond butter is a good one ingredient only solution, decently priced.
Octonuts Dry Roasted Almond Nut Butter 16oz
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I don't eat oats often but when I do… let it be one of these.
MUSH Apple & Cinnamon Overnight Oats, 5oz
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My favorite coffee without caffeine!
Cafe Capomo Coffee Alternative, 11 oz.
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The creamiest vanilla almond milk with only 3 ingredients (pls be wary of most almond milk, as they are full of fillers/gums)
THREE TREES Organic Unsweetened Vanilla Almondmilk
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Love how creamy this coconut yogurt is! Dairy free, packed with probiotics and zero fillers
GTS Yogurt Coconut, 8 Fluid oz
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Here's a bacon without sugar and nitrates (very hard to find, believe me!)
Nature’s Rancher No Sugar Hickory Bacon, 12 oz
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Elmhurst delivering a lot of quality nut milk options
Elmhurst 1925 Unsweetened Almond Milk, Shelf ...
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The first almond milk I found without any gums and other fake ingredients in it
Malk Almond Milk
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Snacks

 
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Hands down my healthy choice of tortilla chips (GF)… Most of them made with cassava flour
Siete Tortilla Chips | Grain & Gluten Free
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Sweet potato chips in healthy avocado oil! Most others have either canola or sunflower oils (avoid these)
Jackson’s Sweet Potato Kettle Chips, 1.5 oz, 10 Pack
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Great snack and source of fiber. Zero flours, only seeds and spices
Flackers Organic Flax Seed Crackers Variety Pack
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Sweet tooth

 
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A great clean chocolate option! So yummy
Blue Stripes Cacao Almond Butter Dark Choc, 2.1 OZ
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I mean- the fact that they use everything from the cacao!…
Blue Stripes Dark Chocolate Cacao Beans, 4 OZ
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These (GF) cookies! Not many ingredients and not too sweet either- just hitting the spot!
Siete Gluten Free Mexican Cookies 3 Flavor
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For those moments when you miss Oreos… Love that they are sweetened with Coconut sugar (less blood sugar spikes)
Simple Mills Cocoa Cashew Crème Sandwich Cookies
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The simplest chocolate you can eat- all natural ingredients and fair trade chocolate.
Hu Chocolate Bars | 6 Pack Salty | Organic Vegan
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This is a newer brand but also delicious made with all natural ingredients, dairy free and without refined sugars.
Evolved Chocolate: Chocolate Bars
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Meal prep ingredients

 
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The best Mayo with healthy oils!
Primal Kitchen Mayo Avocado Oil, 2 Pack, 12 oz
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The best simple wrap to me! Not a lot of ingredients on this one too
NUCO DUO Organic Paleo Gluten Free Coconut Wraps
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It's hard to find cold cut meats without added sugars. Prosciutto is usually safer- I like Citterio (it's a good value for your money)
Citterio Genuine Prosciutto Di Parma
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For me, the best tasting gluten free pasta. Made with cassava flour only.
Jovial Grain-Free Cassava Spaghetti, 8 oz (6 pack)
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Great tomato sauce- no sugars added!
Rao's Tomato Basil Sauce, 24 oz, Keto Friendly
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