It is week one in my journey towards eating a more organic and natural diet.  I challenged my support group to go shopping this week and only purchase items on the outer aisles of the grocery store.   You’ll notice this out perimeter only includes things such as fresh baked breads, vegetables, fruits, dairy, meats, and in some locations the Organic foods can be found along the outer perimeter as well.  By staying away from the interior aisles – you can avoid some seriously over processed foods carrying man-made preservatives and garbage!  The more I read about this stuff .. the less likely I am to want to put it into my body.

Yesterday I took the challenge, I only shopped on the outer aisles .. and then the Organic section. Here’s what I bought:

Veggies:
Cucumber and Fresh Dill {homemade dill slices!}
Baby Carrots
Broccoli Slaw
Chopped peppers & onions
Red Peppers
Salad Mix {Dole bagged}
SMALL baked potatoes
Lemon-Garlic Hummus

Fruit:
Clementines
Apple Slices
Pineapple Chunks
Organic Almonds
Organic Nut Mix – almonds, cashews, cranberries and something I can’t tell what it is….

Dairy:
Yoplait Whipped Yogurt. {I don’t LIKE yogurt ..but I’ll try it one more time to see}
Cracker Barrel 2% Cheddar Sticks – No growth hormone or antibiotics {woot!}
Kraft FF Mozzarella – No growth hormone or antibiotics {woot!}

Breads/Grains: – from the Bakery/Organic areas
Organic Whole Wheat Pita
Organic Honey Wheat Flatbread
Kashi Berry Cereal
Kashi Mountain Granola

Meats:
Hormel Organic Pork Tenderloin Roast – Parmesan. Marinated in all natural ingredients!
Purdue Frozen Chicken Breasts – 5 individually wrapped portions – good for single peeps like me
Apple Farms Organic Turkey Deli Slices
Jenny-O Turkey Sausage Breakfast Links
Hormel Canadian Bacon

Pantry:
Organic Brushetta – for making pita pizza
Orange Blossom Honey – for sweetner in tea
Celestial Seasonings Herbal Tea – two variety boxes {I’ve never really had tea before}
Polimar All-Fruit – Strawberry flavored
REALLY good Balsamic Vinegar {$15 a bottle!}
REALLY good Olive Oil
Dasani Water 24 pack

And .. one Diet Coke because I couldn’t resist.

Overall a very successful shopping trip – and more than enough food for the week.