Index
Almond Butter
Approved
Artisana
Organic MaraNatha
Organic Once Again
Santa Cruz Organic
Trader Joe’s Organic Almond Butter
Sunbutter Organic
Sunflower Butter
Kirkland Organic
365 Organic Almond Butter
Avoid
Justins
RX Nut Butter
Barney
Sam’s Choice
Flavored (ie. honey or maple almond butter, with added sugars)
Notes:
- Look for organic almond butter
- Inorganic almonds can be highly spraved with pesticides
- Almonds should be the only ingredient; exception: salt)
- Use similar rules for other nut butters like cashew, peanut, etc.
- Avoid anything with added oils (i.e. palm oil)
- Avoid almond butter made with added sugars or flavors
Apple Sauce
Approved
White Leaf Provisions
Eden
North Coast 365
Organics
Santa Cruz
Avoid
Signature Kitchens
Mott’s
Great Value
Tree Top
GoGo Squeez
Notes:
- Look for organic applesauce
- Best if apple is the only ingredient
- Avoid anything made with concentrates (i.e. apple puree concentrates) as it heats the fruit and destroys nutritional value, converting it into sugar form
- Anything with added sugar (i.e. High Fructose Corn Syrup, sugar)
- Make your own using an instant pot!
BBQ Sauce
Approved
Noble Made Mustard
Primal Kitchen Classic Unsweetened
Primal Kitchen Golden BBQ Sauce
Noble Made Smoky
Avoid
Sweet Baby Ray’s
Kraft
Bullseye
Publix
Great Value
Famous Dave’s
Jack Daniels
Notes:
- Look for unsweetened BBO sauce
- Avoid anything with more than 5g sugar
Avoid anything with added sugars (especially high fructose corn syrup)
Beans (canned)
Approved
Eden
West Brae
Goya Organics
365 (only organic)
Siete Refried
Organics
Organic Great Value
Avoid
Any Inorganic beans can be badlv spraved with pesticides
Anything with added sugar or other suspect ingredients
Notes:
- Organic, or home-made is best
Beef Jerky
Approved
Carnivore Crisps
Paleovalley
Epic
Chomps; Archer – Mini sticks only
Homegrown Meats
Archer ORIGINAL
365 Organic Grass Fed
Avoid
Archer Zero Sugar (contains sunflower oil)
365
Beyond Meat
Stone Tangerine Express
Jack Links
Publix
Oberto
Kirkland (all)
Notes:
- Look for grass-fed beef or pasture raised / organic chicken
- Epic and Chomps should be at Whole Foods; others are online
- Look for products with limited ingredients (meat and salt only)
- Just because it’s Grass-Fed doesn’t mean it’s great – read labels
- A lot of these can have tons of added sugar, high fructose corn syrup, seed oils, soy, or suspect ingredients like Natural Flavors