Shopping Guide

Nutrition

Meats:

Good: organic commercially raised poultry, pork or beef

Better: non-local pasture-raised poultry, pork or beef

Best: home or locally raised poultry, pork, beef or bison; wild game (elk, deer, game, birds, etc.)

Fats:

Good: butter, coconut oil

Better: organic, grass-fed butter, unrefined coconut oil, organic olive oil

Best: home-raised and homemade butter, lard, and/or tallow; locally sourced butter, lard and tallow, high quality olive oil from a reputable dealer.

Sweeteners:

Good: organic white and brown sugar

Better: organic unrefined sweeteners such as monk fruit, coconut sugar, sucanat, rapadura, whole cane sugar.

Best: organic, homemade, or locally sourced honey and maple syrup

Dairy:

Good: low-temp vat pasteurized whole milk and dairy products from organic sources

Better: low-temp vat pasteurized dairy products from local farms

Best: home-grown or locally sourced raw milk and cheese products from grass-fed animals

Eggs:

Good: organic eggs from the store

Better: pastured or free-range eggs from local farms or farmers market

Best: homegrown or locally raised eggs from free-range chickens fed an organic diet

Grains:

Good: organic, unbleached, all-purpose flour

Better: organic grains or homemade whole grain breads made with active dry yeast

Best: fresh milled ancient grains (Einkorn, Spelt, Kamut) with wild yeast used as leavening

Fruits and Vegetables:

Good: organic fruits and vegetables from the store

Better: local or semi-local non-organic certified produce from small farmers who can not afford organic certification

Best: homegrown or locally sourced grown without exposure to pesticide and herbicides

(Reference: Weston A Price https://www.westonaprice.org/)

Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen for 2023🙁https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php) (this list is helpful when on a tight budget and not always able to purchase organic)

Dirty Dozen (always purchase these as organic due to high pesticides)