Alright my paleo/primal/ancestral eating peeps check it out: America’s Test Kitchen is known for their ridiculously thorough testing of products and recipes. They recently published a grocery store buying guide listing off the specific brands of grocery store goods which they found to have the best flavors/quality. Here at the FuncThat laboratory we reviewed the list and paired it down to only the items which your average caveman might enjoy. Bookmark this page for your next grocery store run and you’ll never again be left standing in front of a wall of olive oil wondering which is the best (FYI – It’s called “Colavita”). You can also download the PDF version to save for posterity or view the list online now.
Download America’s Test Kitchen Buyer’s Guide: Paleo Edition
A
Almond Extract
Nielsen-Massey
McCormick Imitation
Applesauce
Musselman’s Lite
Musselman’s Home Style
B
Bacon
Farmland Hickory Smoked
Boar’s Head Brand Naturally Smoked Sliced
Hormel Black Label Bacon,Original
Barbecue sauce
Bull’s-Eye Original (FuncThat Note: Pretty much the only BBQ sauce without high fructose corn syrup).
Blueberries, frozen
Wyman’s Frozen Wild
Broth, beef
Rachael Ray Stock-ina-Box All-Natural Beef Flavored Stock
College Inn Bold Stock Tender Beef Flavor
Broth, chicken
Swanson Certified Organic Free Range
Better Than Bouillon
Broth, vegetable
Swanson Vegetarian
College Inn Garden Vegetable Broth
Butter, unsalted
Plugrá European-Style
Vermont Creamery European-Style
BEST BUY
Land O’Lakes
C
Canola oil
Mazola Canola
Capers
Reese Non Pareil
Roland Nonpareille
Chicken, breasts, boneless skinless
Bell & Evans Air Chilled Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
Chicken, whole
Mary’s Free Range Air Chilled Chicken (also sold as Pitman’s)
Bell & Evans Air Chilled Premium Fresh Chicken
Springer Mountain Farms Fresh Chicken
Chili powder
Spice Islands
Pendery’s Top Hat Chile Blend
Chocolate, dark
Callebaut Intense Dark Chocolate, L-60-40 NV
Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Bar
Cinnamon
Penzeys Extra Fancy Vietnamese Cassia
Coconut milk
Chaokoh
Ka-Me
LIGHT
A Taste of Thai Lite Coconut Milk
Coffee, whole bean
DARKER ROAST
Millstone Colombian Supremo
LIGHTER ROAST
Green Mountain Coffee Our Blend
DECAF
Maxwell House
Peet’s
Crabmeat
Phillips Premium Crab Jumbo
Blue Star Blue Swimming Crabmeat Lump Meat
BEST BUY (NON-REFRIGERATED, SHELF STABLE).
Miller’s Select Lump Crab Meat
Curry powder
Penzeys Sweet
G
Garam masala
McCormick Gourmet Collection
Garlic Powder
Spice Islands Garlic Powder
BEST BUY
McCormick Garlic Powder
H
Ham, spiral-cut
Cook’s Spiral Sliced Hickory Smoked Bone-In Honey Ham
Hot sauce
Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce
Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
Original Louisiana Hot Sauce
K
Ketchup
Heinz Organic
Hunt’s
Simply Heinz
M
Maple syrup
Maple Grove Farms Pure
Maple Syrup, Grade A Dark Amber
Highland Sugarworks Grade B
Mayonnaise
Blue Plate Real Mayonnaise
Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise (FuncThat Note: I believe “Hellman’s” is “Best Foods” in the western U.S.)
Hellmann’s Light Mayonnaise
Molasses
Brer Rabbit Mild
Plantation Barbados
Mustard, Dijon
Grey Poupon
Maille
Mustard, coarse-grain
Grey Poupon Harvest
Grey Poupon Country
O
Olive oil, extra-virgin
Columela
Lucini Italia Premium Select
Colavita
CALIFORNIA
California Olive Ranch Arbequina
Olive oil, pure
DaVinci 100% Pure
Colavita
P
Paprika
The Spice House Hungarian Sweet
Penzeys Hungarian Sweet Kulonleges
Pasta sauce
Bertolli Tomato & Basil
Francesco Rinaldi
Prego Marinara
Pasta sauce, premium
Victoria Marinara
Classico Marinara
Peanut butter, crunchy
Jif Natural
Skippy Natural Super Chunk
Peanut Butter & Co. Crunch Time No-Stir
Peanut butter, creamy
Skippy
Jif Natural Peanut Butter Spread
Reese’s
Peppercorns, black
Kalustyan’s Indian Tellicherry
Morton & Basset Organic
Pepperoni, sliced
Margherita
Peppers, roasted red
Dunbars Sweet
Cento
S
Salsa, hot
Pace Hot Chunky
Frontera Hot Habanero with Roasted Tomatoes and Cilantro
Salt
Maldon Sea Salt
Fleur de Sel de Camargue
Morton Coarse Kosher
Sausage, breakfast, patties
Jimmy Dean Fully Cooked Original Pork Sausage Patties
Sausage, breakfast, links
Farmland Pork Sausage Links, Fully Cooked
Sherry
Lustau Palo Cortado Península Sherry
Williams & Humbert Dry Sack Medium Sherry
Taylor Dry Sherry
T
Tea, black
PLAIN
Twinings English Breakfast
WITH MILK
Tazo Awake
Tea, green
Celestial Seasonings Authentic
Tomatoes, canned crushed
Tuttorosso in Thick Puree with Basil
Muir Glen Organic with Basil
Tomatoes, canned diced
Hunt’s
Muir Glen Organic
Tomatoes, canned pureed
Muir Glen
Tomatoes, canned whole
Muir Glen Organic Whole
Peeled Tomatoes
Hunt’s Whole Plum Tomatoes
Tomato paste
Goya
Pastene
Contadina
Tuna, in olive oil
Tonnino Tuna Ventresca Yellowfin
Tuna, in water
Wild Planet Wild Albacore American Tuna Pole Caught Wild Albacore
(FuncThat Note: Pretty sure Bumble Bee also rated very high and may be easier to find)
Turkey, whole
Empire Kosher
Bell & Evans All-Natural
Butterball Premium “Prebasted”
V
Vanilla beans
McCormick Madagascar Vanilla Beans
Spice Islands Bourbon Vanilla Bean
Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Gourmet Vanilla Beans
Vanilla extract
McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
Rodelle Pure Vanilla Extract
Vinegar, apple cider
Spectrum Naturals Organic, Unfiltered
Maille
Vinegar, balsamic
Lucini Gran Riserva
Monari Federzoni
Ortalli
Vinegar, red wine
Laurent du Clos
Pompeian Gourmet
Vinegar, white wine
FOR COOKING
Colavita Aged
FOR VINAIGRETTES
Spectrum Naturals Organic
Y
Yogurt, whole milk
Brown Cow Cream Top Plain
Stonyfield Farm Organic
Yogurt, Greek, full fat
Olympus
Greek Gods
Fage Total
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