Here are two different shopping lists for you!
{ If you download the PDF Versions, you can add it to your iTunes Library and put the list{s} On your iPad or iPhone {or similar devices!}, that way you don’t have to constantly print it out!! }
This is a “Stock up” or “New to Paleo” Shopping list.
It’s great for making sure you have all the essentials at home. I generally shop like this once a month to every two months, unless I need some of the items right away, in which case I’ll add them into my weekly shopping list!
{ Download Stock Up Shopping List}
This one is a “Weekly” Shopping list.
It’s roughly how I shop every week now. It’s a bit different than the older list, but I think it’s much more streamline and allows for variety without buying a million and one things 
{Download Weekly Shopping List}
For your information: Celestial Seasonings, I used to be fan of it, my family drank those brands many times.. but since it is no longer 70′s to 80′s due to spread of Soy… most of their teas now contain soys which they use as emulsifier among other ingredients. They used to have simple ingredients but nope… Time for you to read labels…
Thanks for the tip! I actually did read the label, in the middle of a super busy grocery store and just didn’t see it!
Well time to find a new green tea I like
I LOVE Tazo, every tea I’ve had is amazing.
I love love love their green tea! It’s so good iced
Try Two Leaves Tea, Jasmine Green is a floral green tea that is light and delicious!
You can make super frugal chicken stock to replace the bullion cubes. You need the carcass of a chicken, the ends of carrots, onions and other veggies (you know, the stuff you would normally throw away or compost), a little apple cider vinegar and a big pot. Put all the stuff in the pot with a splash of apple cider vinegar and fill the pot with water (filtered). Bring to a boil, watching for scum to form. Skim the scum. Turn heat down to a verrrrry slow bubble. (Keep checking to make sure it’s a slow bubble.) Let it cook for 24 – 48 hours. Let cool. Strain. Put into freezable containers. It’s delicious, nutritious and super frugal! Enjoy!!
Really?! It’s that easy?! I’m so trying that asap.. Could you do it in a crock pot instead you think???
Thank you so so so much!
You can cook a whole chicken (always cheap) in a crock pot, pull it out and de-bone it for a mess of meat. Then just add some water to the pot and keep it on overnight. Add whatever you want for flavor. Next morning, refrigerate it, and skim the fat off when it is good and cool. Tasty, homemeade, natural stock. Use the meat in other recipes, chicken salad, whatever.
Even easier would be to throw the chicken carcass into a pressure cooker, filled to the top of the chicken. Cook on high pressure for 1 hour, let it naturally depressurize. Every, single, time I make it this way I get the jelliest, thickest most awesome broth ever! If the bones are still fairly stable, I will do it a 2nd time (usually after a good cook you can squeeze the bones with your fingers). A good vinegar soak for 30 minutes will help pull out the minerals from the bones. Much healthier than bullion!!!
I have a supply of chicken carcasses and bones in my freezer so I can make broth to have on hand.
I need to get a pressure cooker I’m convinced! Thank you so much for the tip
I’m now totally diy-ing my chicken stock!
I make mine in the crock pot and I freeze it in ice cube trays.
I also add the tops of carrots, the entire bunch of parsley, and sometimes even the peelings of turnips and kohlrabi. Whole garlic cloves work, too. Makes for a very healthy stock.
What about fruits?
Do you do smoothies?
I am just starting out on this thing called Paleo and I am looking for easy simple clean things so that I don’t overwhelm myself.
Loving the site so far. Hubby has been Paleo for a few months (plus working out) and has lost 30lbs. I guess it’s my turn then trying to get the kids on board ..lol
Heyy April!
I limit my fruit a lot, it doesn’t do well with my trying to loose the weight and keeping it off. The most I do is when I make chicken salad, I add in 1/2-3/4 of an apple. And I probably make that every few weeks.
I don’t do smoothies either, I didn’t even do smoothies pre-paleo.. that requires just one to many dishes for my sanity { For some reason I have a cleaning out the blender phobia lol}.. However my friend over at Primal Toad { http://www.primaltoad.com/ } makes some beyond amazing smoothies, You must check them out!!
You’re going to love being paleo! The first few weeks are a little rocky {well they were for me at least}. But I’m always around if you have questions or just want to talk about it all ! Email / find me on here or facebook!
HI Great site, I was wondering how many people this shopping list feeds. Thanks
Heyy! This list feeds two people plus a puggle { She eats most of the carrots and I always make her her own burger and add it into her dog food for a few meals!}
But we generally have leftovers for the week, so I don’t need to buy everything every week
Great good to know. This site is very helpful, and great ideas. Thanks!
I don’t know where you live but for red meat we call the local deer processor at the end of the season and pay processing for a deer that the hunter never picked up and we get to big paper grocery bags full of meat. Processing runs us $65 and it keeps us in meat for most of a year. As our family grows I see us needing two but its still a very cheap way to get super lean organic red meat. I don’t know if its an option for you but it has saved us a ton of money over the years. I do soak all but ground meat in water or milk and make sure I use a marinade like Dales or Braggs along with what ever else I season the meat with to make sure there is not a gamey taste and everyone tells me my venison tastes like really good beef.
I never thought of trying something like that! Thanks for the tip! I’ll have to look around and see if we have anything like that near us
May I ask what your budget is for the week?
Heyy Lacy! Because I’m self employed my budget changes from week to week… On average it’s somewhere between $45-$60 / week {my stock up weeks tend to be closer to the $60/$65 mark
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But stay tuned because I’ve got some updated {Printable} Shopping lists going up on the blog within the next few days!
Hey Liz – Thanks so much for making this blog! I’ve been eating Paleo for a couple months now (the hubby is not-so-paleo except at dinner time when I cook). But grocery shopping is something that I’ve always loved trying to keep to a reasonable budget (former coupon-addict) but since moving to Paleo there have been less and less saving opportunities. This blog is great at giving good Paleo meals and cross referencing it with budget friendly concepts – definitely added it to my bookmarks list!
We belong to a locally-grown food co-op website that allows us to buy from multiple local farms – not every state has such a network, but I’ve found great savings on high-quality meat and produce this way. Just an idea to look up since the “good” stuff at the market is always more expensive…
Hi Liz – this is all really helpful! I’m new to Paleo eating and was finding it very expensive so this is useful to have smoe other meal ideas. I also notice on your daily food diary that you don’t seem to eat alot!! I do a lot of exercise (most days would be minimum of 1 hour but closer to 2 hours on average) so find that I get quite hungry and would probably eat at least double what you do (just from the couple of days I’ve looked at anyway). I’d been close to giving up on paleo because of the cost (fruit, veg and meat is quite expensive here!) so the tips on how to eat this way on a budget are great – thanks!
Thank you!! Some days I eat more than others.. I seem to go through phases where I’ll eat a ton for a week and then not a ton the week after. But for veg and fruit…try out the frozen, it’s just as yummy and its a ton cheaper. If I eat fruit…I love love love frozen raspberries… they almost taste like ice cream when they’re frozen!
Hi Liz:
New to Paleo and haven’t started it yet, but really want to. When I start I want the house to be grain free, so working on getting rid of them (eating them up). I have 4 kids and a husband, and no one is too pleased with the concept of no grains. I read a site on exactly what grains do to your body and I am all for letting them go, but haven’t been able to get the rest to read it. Once you know what it does to you, it is hard to ignore and keep eating it. I tell you, my joints hurt so bad, I have fibromyalgia, depression, inflammation, and a few other things and I am so ready to move on to what seems to be the natural way we have evolved to eat. One concern is the budget. I am glad to have found your site! Thanks!
PS I have also recently gained about 15 lbs in the last 3 months. My grain intake went way up during that time. It’s nice to finally realize why I gain weight when I eat what would be termed a “normal” diet but turns out to be not really all the normal in the major scope of time we have been on this planet!
Welcome!!!! I totally understand how you feel / what you mean. It will be hard to convert and entire family over to grain free. But my best advice is to work them slowly. So let them still have rice and white potato and the occasional pasta or cookie or something. Eventually they’ll notice the difference in how their body feels when eating one way versus the other and will more than likely happily stay fully Paleo
and trust me this is totally do-able on a tight budget 
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Please don’t hesitate to email me or leave a comment if you ever have questions / need help!
I’m wanting to start the Paleo diet as a New Year Resolution. I really need to just do it to eat healthier and so I can tone up. Do you recommend any fruits?
Heyy!! Fruit is good if you’re not looking to loose weight/cut fat. I’m still looking to cut fat so it’s not my diet currently
I need to lose about 50 lbs and my husband needs to lose about 100 lbs. Our children are at very healthy weights but I know after watching Hungry For Change, it’s only a matter of time before they are struggling with their health. It’s refreshing to finally know why we can’t diet and get lasting results. It’s also terrifying to me to change so drastically. My fears are learning how to shop and cook all over again. Science I’m the main one that is concerned about our weight and health it’ll be on me to keep everyone motavated and on track. I’m afraid ill lose motivation. Any advice? I’d love to hear how you stay motavated, what recipes your family’s love and your success stories.
Hi Gina,
I know you posted awhile ago but I related so I thought I’d respond.
I was in your position 2 years ago; I had learned a lot and wanted
To change but knew I’d be the engine and id be pushing my family along. The key for me was starting simple. Choosing ingredients I know my family loves (red meat! Sweet potatoes! Green beans!) and they didn’t even notice the lack of “bad stuff”. I now make egg cups (in a muffin pan) on Sundays for the weekday mornings with a variety of veggies in them. It’s cheap and healthy and not many people turn down hot eggs, ham, spinach, and mushrooms for cold cereal. Bottom line: don’t overwhelm yourself, it doesn’t have to be a huge learning curve! You’ll find that you’ll feel so good about the simple, healthy choices you’re providing your family that your motivation to find more creative options is born of that pride. And great blogs like this take the guesswork out! Good luck and Bon appetit!
Wow thank you so much for this. I found out about Paleo by doing research on irritable bowel syndrome. I researched paleo immediately and new it was what I had to do for my family. My whole family has digestive problems and now I know the main culprit is grains. It makes so much sense but its definitely a challenge to figure out what to make for breakfast and lunch for me and my 3 year old. So thanks you for making it simpler.
I am starting paleo for the first time this weekend! I am so ready to start a new healthy life. Thanks for the tips and all the other cool info you have on this blog!
Where do you do most of your shopping? I’m trying to find ways to keep within my food budget, but it’s a struggle.
Heyy Erin! I shop at Market Basket, but I like to suggest to find the the “lower end” cheaper grocery store. They generally look a little dated but generally carry some great foods for a stellar price!
Did you ever get your printable shopping list up? Thanks
Heyy Karen, I did! Under each image there’s a Download Shopping List link. It’ll pop open a PDF and you can save it to your computer and print it!