Summer Grocery List

Summa, Summa, Summa tiiimmeeeee!

We are officially in a new season, which for me means a change in my diet. During the summer, my appetite tends to take somewhat of a drastic turn because I only want cold foods due to the heat.

Although I do this annually, there has never been a specific start date. I just wait until my body tells me, “okay, we’re over hot foods now.”

This is the process & it never fails: I don’t feel the desire to cook breakfast or meal prep lunch/dinner, so I replace it with a snack—sometimes it’s homemade like granola, a yogurt bowl or pasta salad. Other times it may be Oreo cookies, Mochi, Ice Cream (vegan), guacamole & chips orrrr I’ll go out for sushi.

I know this may seem great & healthy to some buuutttt not exactly. Read it again.

There aren’t any meals.

When this occurs, I always feel the lag of energy in the mornings. Instead of waking up at 0445, my body will awaken between 0530-0630. That’s late in my world.

So to start my summer diet, I do an appetite reset, by eating the same foods for a week… sometimes two. See below:

• Breakfast: boiled eggs & oatmeal; overnight oats or a yogurt bowl

• Lunch: Canned tuna mixed into a salad

• Dinner: Pasta Salad with veggies: bell peppers, onions, black beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives & zucchini.

Although I don’t have a set time to stop eating, I usually don’t eat after 8 p.m.

I know this may seem like a weight loss plan & it honestly probably can be but that’s not my intention. I’ve taken many years to learn my body so when it speaks, I listen to it & nurture it.

If you’d like to switch up your diet this summer, see my summer grocery list below! Please know, this diet change may not be suitable for you, you may be hungry as hell. 🤣

You may prefer my original grocery list here & here are the specific brands I love.

Chat soon!

xoJR

My Summer Grocery List

• Fruits

  There aren't any changes with the fruits that I purchase. I always, always buy fruits!

  • Apples

  • Bananas

  • Blueberries

  • Cantaloupe

  • Grapes

  • Guava

  • Honeydew

  • Mamey Sapote

  • Mangoes

  • Oranges

  • Pineapple

  • Strawberries

  • Sugar Apple

• Vegetables

  • Arugula

  • Avocados

  • Bell peppers

  • Carrots

  • Celery

  • Cherry tomatoes

  • Cucumbers

  • Kale

  • Lettuce

  • Radishes

  • Spinach

• Dairy Alternatives

  • Milk: Oat, Almond, or Coconut

  • Yogurt (Silk)

• Protein

  • Canned chickpeas

  • Canned tuna

  • Cooked chicken breast (for salads)

  • Edamame

  • Hard-boiled eggs

  • Smoked Salmon

• Grains & Carbs

  • Corn Tortillas

  • Couscous

  • Quinoa

  • Rice Crackers

• Snacks & Sides

  • Fresh herbs (basil, mint, cilantro)

  • Fresh salsa

  • Mixed nuts

  • Olives

  • Pickles

  • Tzatziki sauce

• Nuts

  • Almonds

  • Cashews

  • Hazelnuts

  • Macadamia nuts

  • Pistachios

  • Walnuts