I also found organic, cage free, pasture raised eggs at Costco!

I was in Denver in April when I stumbled upon Teton Waters Ranch doing a roadshow at a local Costco. I was so excited to find affordable, GRASS-FED, Whole30 compliant beef that I bought 4 packs, froze them and carried them on the plane home with me in my insulated lunch bag. These sausages have a different, but welcome texture compared to the Aidells sausages and the skinnier links remind me of hotdogs. The three varieties I have shown below (Thuringer, Polish, &  Hot Links) are all Whole30 compliant, BUT not all Teton Waters Ranch sausages are Whole30 compliant so make sure to read your labels.
(And let me offer up a few helpful tips if you plan to pack frozen sausages in your carryon: 1) only attempt if your flight is domestic, 2) make sure your flight isn’t so long that your frozen goods will thaw out before you get home and 3) be prepared to get some funny looks from security as they go through your bag for a more thorough inspection. LOL!) 

I spotted more grass-fed beef when I was in the Bay Area! Organic Grass-Fed Beef Ribeye Steaks and Filet Mignon. I LOVE steak but it can be next to impossible to find grass-fed beef and then its insanely expensive when you do find it. But these frozen steaks are a fraction of the cost you would end up paying to have a grass fed steak in a restaurant or to get grass fed steaks from your butcher – if you can find have grass fed beef in your area.   

And speaking of time savers, hello organic peeled garlic! Three pounds is probably a bit much for us but this is definitely an item I would buy and split with my mom.

Both Whole30 books, (which I mention at the beginning of my original Costco Whole30 blog post), talk about the benefits of fermented foods.  Make sure to check your labels – as long as the ingredients are Whole30 compliant you can dive right in and enjoy fermented foods like this organic sauerkraut!

This organic ginger root sure would have come in handy during my first Whole30. One of my favorite recipes from The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide book is the Thai Coconut Soup. I easily made it three times in one month! And because I love ginger so much I doubled or tripled the amount of ginger the recipe calls for.

When it came to mayonnaise during Whole30 I regularly made my own homemade mayo following the recipe my mom uses (you can check it out here.) It calls for dry mustard and Colemans is the BEST dry mustard you can get.

If you think you can’t get live probiotics while doing Whole30 because you can’t eat yogurt, think again! Kombucha (fermented tea) is a great source for live probiotics, but read your labels carefully as some brands, like Kevita which Costco also carries, add sugar. GT’s organic raw kombuchas, like the gingerade shown below, contain only the natural sugar from fruit juices so they are Whole30 compliant.

La Croix sparking waters are so refreshing! They are ever so lightly flavored with natural fruit essence and contain ZERO sweeteners which makes them perfect for Whole30. I have seen two different variety packs at Costco, a lime, lemon and orange pack and a lime, lemon and grapefruit pack. Check out my Costco vs. Whole Foods and Target post to see just how much cheaper La Croix is at Costco compared to Whole Foods and Target!

Larabar’s are technically Whole30 compliant but the authors strongly caution to use them sparingly as emergency food only. Both flavors in this Costco bundle (Cashew & Apple Pie) are Whole30 compliant and the Costco price is 53% LESS than the retail price!

These organic bare fruit apple chips are another example of a technically Whole30 compliant food but the creators would strongly caution you about eating this because it can be too easy to sit down and snack right through the whole bag. Its probably best to keep these in the car along with some Whole30 compliant nuts for emergency food only 🙂