What a Dietitian Buys at the Grocery Store

Ever wonder what's in a dietitian's grocery haul? Read on for the must-buys and favorite new finds of the FEED RDs:

FEED founder Lara Field is a pediatric nutrition expert and mom of two, so her go-to grabs often include easy eats for the whole family including:

Easy lunch options

Whole wheat pasta

Amy's alphabet soup

Pacific Foods boxed soups

Sushi

Ready-to-eat brown rice and edamame

Calcium-rich foods for her school-aged sons

Baby Mozzarella –

Get them individually wrapped so they are easy to throw in lunches!

Stonyfield smoothies Good Culture cottage cheese Lifeway Kefir

Quick fruit and veggie options for mealtime and snacking

Chopped kale –

Makes kale chips a super easy snack! Grab our recipe

here.

Pre-cut melon and jicama Stringless snap peas Cherry tomatoes Baby cucumbers –

My boys love the size!

Lara's favorite new finds?

Siete Foods Cashew Queso, which is a "healthier" non-dairy cheese dip, and these dairy-free yogurt tubes from Kite Hill– great for kids' lunch boxes!

FEED RD Sara Haas also works as a freelance writer, recipe developer, and consultant dietitian/chef and is often experimenting in kitchen.

Her cart always has:

As much produce as possible –

This makes packing lunches and making dinner naturally nourishing!

Milk, which her family loves on cereal, and she uses routinely for cooking and baking Peanut butter –

an awesome source of plant-based protein! Always buy the big jar of just peanut, peanut butter.

Sara's favorite new find?

I love these Angelic Bakehouse

sprouted grain rolls

!

Making healthy choices when you go to the grocery store can be overwhelming. Luckily, the dietitians at FEED are available for guided supermarket tours to help you find healthy foods in every aisle as well as new-to-you favorites! Book at supermarket tour to get out of a shopping rut, learn how to make short cuts in meal preparation, and get the most out of the foods you stock in your pantry!