Kitchen Clean Up

Kitchen Clean Up Resource Guide

Often, inflammatory ingredients, processing methods, and foods hide in the places we least expect them, like in our kitchen staples! Luckily, these kitchen staples don’t need to be eliminated, they can simply be swapped for healthier alternatives. To make it easy, we created the following guide to help you find easy, anti-inflammatory swaps using brands we know and trust. 

Below are links where where we’ve found these products to be the most affordable. We love using online shops like VitaCost.com and Thrive Market for quick, easy, and discounted shopping. However, you can also find many of these brands in your local grocery store! 

Pantry Staples

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Primal Kitchen, More nutrient dense than regular olive oil
• Extra Virgin Avocado Oil – Primal Kitchen, A great swap for canola or vegetable oil
• Organic Coconut Oil – Nutiva, Easy to swap for butter in baking
• Organic Coconut Butter – Nutiva
• Flax Oil – Barlean’s, Low smoke point. Great for making sauces, dips, and dressings
• Organic Tahini – Mighty Sesame Company
• Pink Himalayan Sea Salt- Frontier Co-op
• Dried Spices (various)- Simply Organic
• Coconut Aminos – Bragg’s, Tastes nearly identical to soy sauce!
• Raw, Unrefined Apple Cider Vinegar – Bragg’s
• Balsamic Vinegar – Primal Kitchen
• Raw, Unfiltered Honey – Apiterra
• Organic Coconut Milk – Thrive Market, The perfect swap for cow’s milk
• Organic Coconut Cream – Thrive Market, Use instead of dairy-based heavy cream
• Gelatin – Vital Proteins
• Anchovy Paste – Crown Prince
• Black Truffle Oil – Private Selection
• Bone Broth – Kettle and Fire

Meat + Fish Staples

• 100% Grass-fed Beef – Butcher Box
• Free-range Organic Chicken – Butcher Box
• Free-range Pork – Butcher Box
• Wild-Caught Seafood – Vital Choice

Baking Staples

• Cassava Flour – Otto’s
• Almond Flour – Anthony’s
• Cashew Flour – Nature’s Eats
• Coconut Sugar – Madhava, One-for-one cane sugar swap
• Unsweetened Shredded Coconut – Bob’s Red Mill
• Organic Pitted Dates – Joolies, A great, whole foods, natural sweetener!
• Organic Date Sugar – Date Lady, Swap for brown sugar
• Organic Coconut Oil – Nutiva, Easy to swap for butter in baking
• Pure Vanilla Extract – Simple Organic
• Organic Pastured Eggs – Vital Farms
• Raw Cacao Powder – Navitas Naturals, Much more nutrient-dense than cocoa
• Dairy Free Dark Chocolate Chips – HU
• Dried Spices (various)- Simply Organic

Pastas and Whole Grains

• Cassava Orzo – Jovial
• Grain Free Tortilla Chips – Siete
• Almond Crackers – Simple Mills
• Organic Veggie Wraps – Wrawp
• Harvest Bowls – Daily Harvest
• Forager Bowls – Daily Harvest
• Chia Bowls – Daily Harvest

Smoothie SuperFoods and Supplements

• Organic Acai Powder – Navitas Naturals
• Raw Cacao Powder – Navitas Naturals, Much more nutrient-dense than cocoa
• Organic Camu Camu Powder – Anthony’s
• Organic Chia Seeds – Anthony’s
• Organic Coconut Milk – Thrive Market, The perfect swap for cow’s milk
• Collagen – Native Path
• Organic Ginger Powder – Anthony’s
• Organic Whole Flaxseed – Bob’s Red Mill
• Organic Goji Powder – Sunfood
• Organic Hemp Hearts – Manitoba
• Organic Maca Powder – Nativas Naturals
• Organic Matcha Powder – Navitas Naturals
• Organic Pomegranate Powder – Navitas Naturals
• Organic Spirulina Powder – Anthony’s
• Organic Turmeric Root Powder – Anthony’s

Condiments

• Mayo – Primal Kitchen or Homemade Vegan Mayo
• Ketchup – Primal Kitchen or Homemade Ketchup
• Mustard
• Dijon Mustard – Primal Kitchen
• Spicy Brown Mustard – Primal Kitchen
• Hot Sauce
• BBQ Sauce – Primal Kitchen
• Jelly/Jam – Homemade Strawberry, Homemade Blackberry

Raw Nuts + Seeds

• Organic Almond Butter – Vitacost
• Organic Cashew Butter – Once Again
• Organic Coconut Butter – Nutiva
• Organic Pecan Butter – Artisano
• Organic Sunflower Butter – Sunbutter
• Organic Walnut Butter – Gopal’s

• Raw Organic Almonds – Woodstock
• Raw Organic Cashews – Anthony’s
• Raw Organic Macadamia Nuts – Sunfood
• Raw Organic Pecans – NOW Real Food
• Raw Organic Walnuts – Woodstock

• Organic Chia Seeds – Navitas Naturals
• Organic Ground Flaxseed – Spectrum Organics
• Organic Whole Flaxseed – Bob’s Red Mill
• Raw Organic Pumpkin Seeds – Anthony’s
• Raw Organic Sunflower Seeds – Anthony’s

Nut Milks + Cheeses

• Organic Almond Milk – Homemade Almond Milk
• Organic Cashew Milk – Homemade Cashew Milk
• Organic Cashew Cream – Homemade Cashew Cream
• Organic Coconut Milk – Homemade Coconut Milk
• Organic Hemp Milk – Homemade Hemp Milk
• Organic Queso – Homemade Queso Recipe
• Garlic Sauce – Homemade Garlic Sauce Recipe
• Sour Cream – Homemade Sour Cream
• Vegan Cheese – Homemade Vegan Cheese
• Vanilla Frosting – Easy Vanilla Frosting Recipe
• Chocolate Frosting – Easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe