Well-Approved Food Brands

We’re taking the guesswork out of grocery shopping by helping you choose the best quality products. Find our top brand picks for everything from beverages to desserts to snacks, plus more.

 
 
 
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THE LIST.

Gluten Free. Toxic Oil Free. Refined Sugar Free.

The majority of these brands can be found at your local grocery store. Use links for quick viewing.

Items marked with * are only available for purchase online.

+ Baking

GF Flour: Bob's Redmill 1 to 1 Baking Flour

GF Cake & Brownie Mix: Simple Mills, Thrive Market*

GF Bread Mix: Simple Mills

GF Pancake Mix: Birch Benders Paleo

GF Pizza dough: Simple Mills, Capellos

Gelatin: Perfect* (discount code: THEWELL)

Baking Chocolate: Hu Kitchen, Dagoba, Eating Evolved

Chocolate Chips: Hu Kitchen Gems, Hu Kitchen Chips*

Coconut Milk: Native Forest Organic Simple, Thai Kitchen Organic

Maple Syrup: Coombs Family Farms Organic, Thrive Market*

Raw Honey: Local is best. Bee Keeper’s Naturals*

Nutella: Fine and Raw*

+ Beverages

Coffee: Conscious Coffees, Solar Roast, Foursigmatic, Thrive Market*, Holistic Roaster’s Biodynamic Coffee*

Coffee Alternatives: Rasa, Mud Water (discount code: THEWELL)

Tea: Traditional Medicinal, Frontier Co-Op, Mountain Rose Herbs*

Nut Milks: Homemade is best, MALK Organics, Three Trees

Kombucha: Upstart, Wild Tonic

Coconut Water: Harmless Harvest

Cold Lattes: REBBL, Pop and Bottle

Sparkling: The Mountian Valley, Sunwink, Sound

Collagen Water: Vital Proteins

+ Breads & Pasta

Bread: Cocobakes*, AWG Bakery*

Tortillas: Siete, Food for Life Sprouted Corn, Siete Hard Shell

Pasta: Jovial, Explore Cuisine, Capello's

Asian Noodles: Lotus Foods Pad Thai Noodles, Lotus Foods Ramen Noodles

+ Broths & Soups

Broths: Bonafied, Kettle & Fire, Epic

Soups: Bonafied, Kettle & Fire

+ Canned & Jarred Goods

Applesauce: Thrive Market *

Canned Fruit: Native Forest

Pumpkin Puree: Farmers Market, Thrive Market*

Coconut Milk/Cream: Native Forest Organic Simple, Thai Kitchen Organic

Pasta Sauce: Organico Bello

Canned Tomatoes: Jovial

Tomato Paste: Bionaturae, Thrive Market*

+ Condiments

Hot Sauce: Tuscon Tamale, Yellowbird Sriracha, Picaflor, Siete

BBQ Sauce: Primal Kitchen

Buffalo Sauce: Noble Made by The New Primal

Mustard: Primal Kitchen, Eden Brown Mustard

Ketchup: Primal Kitchen

Dressing: Primal Kitchen, Noble Made by The New Primal

Asian sauces: San J Organic Tamari, Coconut Secret Coconut Aminos, Red Boat Fish Sauce

Vinegar: Bragg, Napa Valley Naturals, Primal Kitchen

Wasabi: Eden

+ Cooking Fats/Oils

Butter: Raw Farm, Kerrygold, Truly

Ghee: Ancient Organics, Fourth & Heart, Organic Valley

Tallow (beef): Fatworks, Epic

Lard (pork): Fatworks, Epic, Thrive Market*

Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Jovial, Napa Valley Naturals, Bragg, Thrive Market*

Coconut Oil: Nutiva Virgin, Perfect* (discont code: THEWELL)

Avocado Oil: Primal Kitchen, Chosen Foods

+ Dairy & Eggs

Eggs: Local pasture-raised, Alexandre, Vital Farms

Butter: Raw Farm, Kerrygold, Truly

Ghee: Ancient Organics, Fourth & Heart, Organic Valley

Milk & Cream: Local & raw is best, Alexandre, Kalona Supernatural, Origin

Milk Alternatives: MALK Organics, Native Forest Organic Coconut Milk, Three Trees

Yogurt: Alexandre, Maple Hill, Nancy’s, Organic Valley Grassmilk

Yogurt Alternatives: CocoYo,Culina, Coyo, Coconut Cult

Cream Cheese: Nancy’s, Organic Valley, Miyoko's (dairy free), Kitehill (dairy free)

Cheese: Raw Farm, Organic Valley Raw, Sierra Nevada Raw, Mt. Vikos Organic Feta, Buf Mozzerella, Emmi Switzerland Gruyere, Ambrosi Parmigiano

+ Desserts

Products may contain coconut sugar.

Tartes: Hail Merry

Cookie Dough/Mix: Hail Merry, Capello's, Simple Mills, Jack's Paleo Kitchen*

Cookies: Jack’s Paleo Kitchen, Siete, Go Raw, Coco Bakes*

Chocolate Bars: Hu Kitchen, Evolved, Honey Mama’s

Other Chocolates: Heavenly Organics, Evolved, Keto Cups, Daydream Dessert*

Cake & Brownie Mix: Simple Mills

Brownies: Base Culture, Jack's Paleo Kitchen, Coco Bakes*

Ice Cream: Cosmic Bliss (regular + dairy free options)

Nutella: Fine and Raw

+ Grains

Rice: Lotus Foods, Lundberg, True Sprouted Flour, Thrive Market*

Quinoa: TruRoots Sprouted, True Sprouted Flour

Oats: One Degree Sprouted Oats

+ Legumes & Beans

Dried: TruRoots, True Sprouted Flour

Canned: Eden Foods

+ Meats

Look for these certifications: 100% grass-fed, pasture raised, organic, regeneratively farmed

Click here to find local farmers in your area

Beef & Bison: Force of Nature, Thousand Hills, Organic Prairie, US Wellness Meats*, White Oak Pastures*, Apsey Farms*, Heritage Hills*

Chicken & Turkey: Mary’s Organic, Hertiage Hills*, Apsey Farms *,White Oak Pastures*, Thrive Market Pasture Raised*

Pork: Heritage Hills*, Apsey Farms,* White Oak Pastures*

Bacon: FryingPan, Pederson’s, Heritage Hills*

Brats/Sausages: Niman Ranch, Teton Water Ranch, Pederson’s, Apsey Farms*, US Wellness Meats*

+ Nuts & Seeds

Opt for raw, organic, and sprouted when possible.

Bulk: Natural Grocers, Living Nutz*, True Sprouted Flour*, Blue Mountain*

Nut Butter: Philosopher, Artisana, Nuttzo, Gopal's*, Living Nutz*

+ Protein Powders

Collagen: Perfect Collagen* (dicount code: THEWELL)

Animal Protein: Equip Prime Protein* (discount code: THEWELL)

Plant Protein: Sprout Living* (vegan)

+ Salt & Spices

Salt: Celtic Sea Salt, Redmonds Real Salt

Spices: Frontier CO-OP, Mountain Rose Herbs*

+ Seafood

Always choose wild caught

Canned & Pouches: Wild Planet, Safe Catch

Frozen: Sea to Table*, Know Seafood*

+ Snacks

Bars: Barr’s Bar, Bearded Brothers, Bar U Eat

Granola: Barr’s, Wildway, Lark Ellen Farm , Thrive Market*

Crackers: Edward & Son’s Rice Crackers, Mary’s, Hu Kitchen

Tortilla Chips: Siete

Potato Chips: Jackson's, Siete, Barnana Plantain Chips, Sana

Cheetos: Paleo Puffs

Meat Sticks & Jerkys: Chomps, The New Primal, Epic Jerky

Fruit Roll Ups: Wild Made

Seaweed Sheets: Sea Snacks

Seafood Pouches: Wild Planet

Pork Rinds: Epic

Nut Butter Packets: Artisana, Thrive Market*

 

 

 
 
 

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