'Keep it Simple' Menu Shopping List
 
 
This quick print shopping list is for the 'Keep it Simple' Menu for everyone who has a copy of my book, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. You can see what specific brands I tested the recipes with on this post: Eat Dairy Free Ingredients. This shopping list should feed FOUR people for one week. You will also have leftover pantry items, including spices, flours, sweeteners, oils, and condiments.
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Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
Produce
  • 1 medium to large apple
  • 2 pounds asparagus
  • 2 medium avocados
  • 2 large + 1 small bell pepper (yellow or orange)
  • 1 pound broccoli crowns or florets
  • 8 medium + 8 small bananas
  • 1 head green cabbage
  • 2½ pounds carrots (3 pounds for nut-free option)
  • 4 ears of corn
  • 1 (12- to 16-ounce) bag frozen corn kernels (can add 2 ears of corn, cook, and cut the kernels)
  • 3 heads of garlic (can sub jarred crushed garlic)
  • 4 green onions or chives
  • 1 bunch of kale
  • 3 lemons
  • 3 to 4 heads lettuce (your choice of type or 2 large precut tubs of greens)
  • 1 lime
  • 1 pound mushrooms
  • 6 yellow onions (7 for nut-free option)
  • 1 small bunch parsley (optional)
  • 2 pounds baby potatoes
  • 4 large Russet potatoes
  • 8 ounces snow peas or snap peas
  • 5 to 6 ounces baby spinach leaves (10 to 12 ounces for nut-free option)
  • 4 pounds strawberries (can sub half with other fresh seasonal fruit)
Meat & Seafood
  • 1 (12- to 16-ounce) package uncooked bacon
  • 4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 (12-ounce) package dairy-free kielbasa
  • 8 ounces hot or mild Italian sausage (for nut-free option)
  • 2 pounds wild salmon or trout fillets
  • 2 pounds jumbo shrimp (about 24-count per pound)
  • 1 pound dairy-free deli turkey or sliced cooked turkey
  • 3¼ pounds ground turkey or pork (90 to 93% lean)
Other Refrigerated
  • 2 half gallons unsweetened plain milk beverage (can use 1-Minute Milk Alternative Recipe in Eat Dairy Free instead)
  • 6 eggs (increase to 8 eggs for gluten free; no eggs needed for egg-free versions)
Pantry – Spices
  • Black pepper
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Chipotle chili powder
  • Cinnamon
  • Crushed red pepper
  • Fennel seeds
  • Ground cumin
  • Garlic powder
  • Ground ginger
  • Italian seasoning or basil, thyme, oregano, and parsley (for nut-free option)
  • Old Bay seasoning
  • Onion powder
  • Paprika
  • Salt
  • Smoked paprika
Pantry – Flours, Starches & Grains
  • ½ cup barley or quinoa (for nut-free option)
  • 2 tablespoons non-GMO cornstarch or arrowroot starch
  • 2 pounds rolled oats (certified gluten-free, if needed)
  • 2 pounds rice, white or brown
  • 1 pound whole spelt flour (for gluten-free, sub 2 cups cornmeal)
  • 1 pound white-whole wheat flour, whole wheat flour, or all-purpose flour (for gluten-free, sub ¾ cup garbanzo bean flour and another ½ pound oats, ⅔ cup almonds, and 2 tablespoons flaxseeds (or gluten-free flour blend for nut-free))
  • 1 (16-ounce) package uncooked pasta (gluten-free, if needed; can sub rice or gnocchi)
Pantry – Sweeteners and Other Baking Supplies
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • 1 (12 to 16-ounce) bottle blackstrap molasses
  • 1 pound brown sugar or coconut sugar
  • 1 (16-ounce) jar honey (can substitute agave nectar)
  • 1 (16-ounce) bottle maple syrup
  • Pure stevia powder (optional)
  • Vanilla extract
Pantry – Nuts & Seeds
  • 1 cup sliced raw almonds (omit for nut-free option)
  • 3 tablespoons flax seeds
  • 2 (16-ounce) jars peanut, nut, or seed butter
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
Pantry – Oil & Vinegar
  • 1 (16 ounce) bottle apple cider vinegar
  • 1 (16-ounce) bottle balsamic vinegar
  • 1 (12-ounce) bottle rice vinegar
  • 1 (8-ounce) bottle sesame seed oil
  • 1 (16-ounce) bottle olive oil
  • 1 (16-ounce) bottle neutral oil (like grapeseed, rice bran, vegetable, or non-GMO canola)
  • 1 (16-ounce) jar coconut oil (or more neutral oil)
Pantry - Other
  • 1 (4-pack) of single-serve unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
  • 2 (14-ounce) cans full-fat coconut milk
  • 1 quart chicken or vegetable broth (3 quarts for nut-free option)
  • 2 (14-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
  • Hot sauce (optional, for serving)
  • 1 (8-ounce) bottle ketchup
  • Liquid smoke
  • 2 (6-ounce) cans black olives
  • 1 (16-ounce) jar mayonnaise, regular or vegan
  • 1 (20-ounce) can pineapple slices
  • 1 (8-ounce) bottle non-GMO soy sauce, wheat-free tamari (for gluten-free), or coconut aminos (for soy-free)
  • 6 (5-ounce) cans flaked wild tuna or salmon (can sub cooked chicken or turkey)
  • 1 (6-ounce) bottle Worcestershire sauce (can sub Dijon or spicy brown mustard)
Bakery
Instructions
  1. The items are listed based on the container sizes you can often purchase them in. You won't use all of the pantry ingredients up!
  2. Copy or print this list (using the button above) and cross off any ingredients you already have on hand.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/food-and-grocery/keep-it-simple-shopping-list