RESOURCES
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ADDICTION
Free Rehab Centers (Texas)
The Recovery Village Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs and Mental Health Support
ALLERGIES
Allergic Living magazine and website
Allergy Eats app
Safe Eats Allergy-Friendly Recipes
BEAUTY/SKIN
All products scored 1-3 by EWG Skin Deep
(low in carcinogens and endocrine-disrupting chemicals)
BOOKS
Children & Environmental Toxins*
Grit by Angela Duckworth
The End of Alzheimer's* by Dr. Dale Bredesen
BLOGS
BUSINESSES, Local
Based in Austin & Surrounding Areas
Constant Feathers (handmade leather and feather jewelry)
Life-Force Fitness (training studio in Round Rock)
Remnant Studios (non-profit making ceramic pottery, jewelry and more in Austin, benefiting organizations fighting child trafficking)
Renaissance Well Fitness (all-in-one health company - massage, chef services, fitness)
CLEANING
All products rated A-B by EWG
(low in carcinogens and endocrine-disrupting chemicals)
Dishwashing (Attitude Automatic Dish Detergent, Seventh Generation* - packs or powder, not liquid, Whole Foods Market automatic dishwashing detergent)
Floors (Earth Friendly, Eco-Me*, Martha Stewart Clean Wood)
Laundry (Molly's Suds*, Seventh Generation Bleach*, wool dryer balls*)
Multi-purpose (Arm&Hammer baking soda, Attitude Cleaners,* distilled white vinegar, Dr. Bonner's,* Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day*, Whole Foods Market All-Purpose Cleaner)
CANCER
The Mesothelioma Center (nutrition for Asbestos exposure)
International Agency for Research on Cancer (Nutrition Section)
COOKBOOKS
Deceptively Delicious* (kid-friendly)
The Foodie Bar Way* (plant-based)
The Sneaky Chef* (kid-friendly)
COOKING HELP
EATING OUT HELP
DietMenus (customized restaurant menu items based on your diet preferences and/or allergies)
EQUIPMENT
Bees Wrap* (healthy alternative to plastic food wrap)
Breville Sous Chef Food Processor*
Slow Cooker (or use Instapot)
Rice Cooker (or use Instapot)
KitchenAid Mixer Spiralizer Attachment*
Le Creuset cookware*
Santoku Knife
Silicone bakeware* (Pantry Essentials)
HEALTH INFO
HOUSEHOLD
Allergy Bedding Covers
Food Storage: glass containers with lids (Glasslock*, Pyrex* or wide-mouthed Mason jars with plastic lids*)
KIDS/PARENTS
Internet Advisor (internet access guide for parents)
Ursor (kid-safe internet search engine)
FARM to TABLE
Farmhouse Delivery*: Use coupon code "NBN" for waived sign up fee. (Austin, Dallas & Houston)
Farm Fresh To You (California)
MEAL PLANNING
Cooksmarts (regular, gluten-free, paleo & veg options)
Happy Herbivore (plant-based meal plans)
Instacart (grocery delivery)
MEAL KITS
MOTHERS
Single Mothers Financial Assistance
PODCASTS
Dr. Oz
Found My Fitness, by Rhonda Patrick, PhD
Kwik Brain
Model Health
The Drive, by Peter Attia, MD
SNACKS
Aim for 50% produce at snacks, and just a few familiar ingredients to avoid excessive processing
Bars: RxBar*, Larabar*, Epic*, Pressed by Kind*, or That's It*
Chips / Salty & Crunchy: Beanitos*, Beanitos Baked Mac N' Cheese Puffs*, Hippeas, Food Should Taste Good*, Plantain Chips; Dehydrated seaweed, Biena dehydrated chickpeas*, flavored peas, roasted, salted pumpkin/sunflower seeds, Kala* bean snacks, Quinn popcorn*
Fermented: Sauerkraut, Cottage Cheese, Yogurt, Kimchi
Homemade: No sugar added cookies, sweet potato date brownies, flavored & baked chickpeas/beans, kale chips, GF vegan cornbread
Pickled: Olives, Pickles, Escabeche, Okra
Planned/Prepared: Unsweet Greek yogurt + berries; cultured cottage cheese + fruit; baby carrots, sweet peppers, snap peas, snow peas, green beans, broccoli or cauliflower with hummus; apple or celery sticks with almond butter; boiled egg + fruit; almonds/pistachios + berries
STAPLES - COLD
REFRIGERATOR
Amino Acids (Bragg's or Coconut)
Applesauce: organic
Butter: grass-fed or vegan (Kerrygold, Earth Balance)
Cheese: sharp cheddar, Baby Bel, feta
Eggs: pastured
Hempseed (Nutiva*)
Honey: local
Hot Sauces (Yellowbird*, Frank's Original Buffalo*, Tabasco & Sriracha)
Hummus (homemade or Grandma's)
Maple Syrup: organic
Mayo, vegan (Just Mayo* or Fabanaise*)
Milk: Flax + Protein (Good Karma), Almond (organic) or Hemp, all unsweetened
Nut-free Butter (Sneaky Chef*, Once Again*)
Nut Butter (SuperFat)
Pesto
Produce: organic berries, baby spinach and other greens, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, lemons, limes, others
Seeds: hemp (Nutiva)
Smoked Salmon
Sunflower Seed Butter (Once Again*)
Tahini Paste
Tamari Sauce: GF
Yogurt: organic/grass-fed Greek (Siggi)
FREEZER
Breakfast: Homemade & GF Muffins/Waffles/Pancakes/Crustless Egg Quiches
Breads: sprouted whole grain breads, corn tortillas
Fish: wild salmon, halibut, snapper, shrimp
Flours (if not used quickly or preservative-free): whole cornmeal, GF blends, whole grains, and seed flour (Guiltless Superfoods)
Meat: whole organic chickens, ground turkey/bison
Nuts/seeds, raw: pecans, almonds, walnuts, flaxseed
Produce: mixed berries, bananas, cherries, blueberries, peas, shredded cabbage, dark leafy greens
STAPLES - PANTRY
Bars (RxBar*, Larabar*, Pressed by Kind*, Health Warrior, or homemade)
Bread: Sprouted (Ezekiel, Alpine Valley)
Bread: Gluten Free (GF) - Bread Srsly, Schar & homemade
Beans/Lentils/Peas: canned low sodium, dried
Cereal: GF (Qia Superflakes*), Muesli
Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce (San Marcos*)
Chips (Beanitos*, plantain chips, organic corn chips)
Chocolate: does not contain dairy or nuts (Guittard 63% Extra Dark Chocolate Chips, Endangered Species, Alter Eco Dark Quinoa, Little Secrets Classic Dark Candies*)
Coconut: unsweetened shredded, flakes, canned full fat, cream (Trader Joes or Thai Kitchen Organic)
Dried Fruit: Prunes, Apricots, Raisins
Fish: Sardines (Season brand* - amazon and Costco), Canned light tuna (avoid Ahi, Yellowfin and Albacore due to high mercury), Wild salmon
Flours: GF, Chickpea, Buckwheat, Nut (Bob's Red Mill* & Trader Joe's)
Granola & Muesli (Bob's Red Mill*, No-Grain-Ola, or homemade)
Grains: Picky Oats Performance Oats*, quick-cooking steel-cut (Bob's Red Mill), quinoa, wild rice
Flavored Vinegars (Con Olio)
Hot Sauces
Kathleen's Bean Soup Cups
Mustards
Noodles, Soba or Rice: GF (Assie Glass Noodles* (100% sweet potato starch), or King Soba*)
Nuts/seeds: Roasted/salted pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pistachios, almonds
Oats: Picky Oats Performance Oats*, quick-cooking steel-cut (Bob's Red Mill)
Oils: Avocado, Olive, Coconut (Nutiva*), Sesame
Pasta: Gluten-free (Jovial* brown rice, Tinkyada* brown rice, BGreen* millet/buckwheat, Al Dente* white bean, Banza* chickpea, Tolerant* (favorite))
Pickled Vegetables: olives, okra & others
Produce: Potatoes, Onions, Garlic, Tomatoes
Pumpkin: canned
Roasted Crunchy Chickpeas (Biena*, Simply Balanced or Saffron Road*)
Salsa
Seaweed Snacks
Seeds: roasted sunflower, roasted pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, flaxseed
Spices (Savory Spice Shop)
Stock: chicken, vegetable
Tomatoes: diced, canned
Vinegars & Oils Organic, Raw Apple Cider Vinegar (Bragg's*), various (Con Olio)
HEALTHY TOP 8 FREE FOODS/SNACKS
(ingredients only, check for cross-contamination)
Bars: Epic*, Pressed by Kind*, or That's It*
Chips: Beanitos, Plantain chips
Coconut: Coconut flakes, Coconut aminos
Dairy Milk Alternatives: Good Karma flax milk with protein, organic almond milk, Oatly oatmilk, Califia Farms Toasted Coconut Almond
Dairy Cream Cheese Alternatives: Miyokos (cashew cream cheese), Kite Hill (almond cheese), GoVeggie (nut-free cream cheese alternative)
Dairy Cheese Alternatives: VioLife, Daiya Mozzarella-Style Shreds
Fruit: raw, dried, frozen
Pasta: Schar, Tolerant or Assie Glass Noodles*
Planned/Prepared: coconut yogurt + fruit + seeds; hummus + raw veggies; GF bread with Once Again sunflower seed butter and jelly; smoothies; Schar crackers + hummus; Cinnamon applesauce;
Protein powders (see supplements below)
Salty Snacks: Dehydrated seaweed, Biena dehydrated chickpeas, flavored peas, olives, pickled okra, Roasted, salted pumpkin/sunflower seeds, chips, Kala* bean snacks
Sweet Snacks: fruit, Enjoy Life chocolate, Pressed by KIND, Annie's fruit snacks
Veggies: raw with hummus
SUPPLEMENTS
Access your personal NBN online supplement dispensary here
VEGAN
Travel Guides, Tips, Resources
Love Holidays: A Guide To Traveling As A Vegan
