When you become really good at a certain skill it often feels like second nature to you. And it's easy to forget that not everyone has the same skill set.

One of the best pieces of advice I have ever received about making a difference with my readers and my patients is to write about the things that you often assume people already know. The things in your area of expertise that are the most basic. Because chances are the skills and information you take for granted, are the very skills and information someone else needs help with.

That is why today's post is a sample healthy grocery list. This list is by no means complete. It's a simple example to help you get started.

Vegetables

• 6 avocados
• 5 bell peppers
• 2 heads cauliflower
• 1 bag of carrots; fresh or frozen
• 1 bunch celery
• 2 bags green peas, frozen
• 2 bunches spinach
• 2 red onions
• 7 yellow onions
• 1 spaghetti squash
• 2 jalapenos
• 2 cucumbers
• 2 Roma tomatoes
• 1 container cherry tomatoes
• 2 lbs sweet potatoes
• 3 cans diced tomatoes
• 1 can tomatoe paste
• 1 can mild diced green chilies
• 1 package white mushrooms
• 1 zucchini
• 1 parsnip
• black olives

Fruit

• 4 bananas
• 8 oz fresh berries
• 2 lemons
• 2 limes
• 1 mango
• 2 peaches
• 1 package frozen strawberries
• 1 package frozen blueberries

Meats

• 1 lb beef (grass-fed is best)
• 8 chicken breasts (cage-free is best)
• 1 lb ground turkey (organic is best)

Beans

• 2 cans black beans
• 2 cans garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
• 1 pkg red lentils

Nuts & Seeds

• 1 pkg raw sliced almonds
• 1 cup chia seeds
• almond or other nut/seed butter

Grains

• Quinoa
• rice cakes

Oils & Dressings

• 1 bottle apple cider vinegar
• 1 bottle balsamic vinegar
• 1 bottle olive oil

Miscellaneous

• 1L almond milk or coconut milk
• organic chicken or vegetable broth
• 70% or greater dark chocolate

Herbs & Spices (hopefully most of these are in your pantry already but it they are not start by getting one or two each time you grocery shop and before you know it you're pantry will be stocked!)

• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• pure vanilla extract
• unsweetened cocoa powder
• thyme
• ginger
• rosemary
• garlic
• parsley
• basil
• oregano
• cilantro
• bay leaf
• paprika
• black pepper
• pink Himalayan salt
• crushed red pepper
• cayenne pepper
• cumin
• peppercorns
• cardamom powder
• Worcestershire sauce
• mint
• chives

This is an example of a grocery list that a participant in one of my detoxes might receive. Along with the recipes that they can make for that week. Many participants will use the lists and recipes long after the detox if over. If this is something you think you would benefit from consider signing up for my next detox!

What more healthy food ideas? Check out these previous articles:

• https://quintenc.ca/what-i-eat-for-breakfast-80-of-the-time/
• https://quintenc.ca/by-request-dr-durkins-pantry/

Now I would love to hear from you! What is something that you would put on your healthy grocery list? Leave a comment below and I'll be back next week with another edition of Doctor as Teacher Tuesday!