Health food store picks

I made a long-overdue trip to the health food store the other day and walked away with a big fat bill. However, it was nice to get all stocked up on some items I had been missing. So I decided to create a short list of some things you can find in a health food store that you probably won’t find in your local grocery store.

• Guilt-free hot cocoa mix – a new discovery!
• Kombucha - sparkling living tea 
• Kelp noodles – source of iodine
• Sprouted grain whole grain tortillas (wraps) by Ezekiel
• Ivory teff gluten-free tortilla wraps
• Mahem Pride of Lanark hemp nuts – you can find hemp seeds but not this brand which is local and costs less
• Omega Nutrition organic coconut oil 908 g container – best price I’ve found for good quality coconut oil
• Betaine hydrochloride – digestive aid
• All kinds of alternatives to wheat based spaghetti noodles and other pastas.  For example, Organic Adzuki bean spaghetti; ancient grain pasta
• Truroots organic quinoa
• Raw organic sprouted lentils
• Beet sauerkraut – this stuff is great on top of a salad. You get the benefits of beets and the benefits of fermented food in one item.
• Bragg’s premium nutritional yeast seasoning – this shake-on seasoning is a great source of B vitamins, including B12.
• Salad booster – the zesty original - a mixture of spirulina, chlorella and sea vegetables that you can shake onto salads. It is a sprouted, raw, gluten-free super-food. Among other things, this salad booster is a good way to increase your iodine intake.
• Himalayan salt with kelp and various other sea seasonings
• Garlic Gomasio - sesame seeds, sea salt and garlic

So on your next trip to the health food store, look for some of these items. But beware, the health food store can be very intoxicating. You will want to take your time and browse; you will be amazed at all the neat goodies you will find.