My Thrive Market Staples

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I’ve been rounding up my staples from all of my favorite grocery stores, including Trader Joe’s, Costco and today Thrive Market! Some of my healthy grocery staples are carried at all three places, so I alternate where I buy things depending on how quickly I need it and where I’ll be shopping next. But there are a few things from Thrive that I definitely like best (like their pasta and nuts), and they also have better prices on things that I usually can only find at Whole Foods, like fancy dark chocolate. (Priorities!)

If you aren’t familiar with Thrive Market, it’s an online grocery store that has an extensive selection of healthy foods and organic products. They don’t carry fresh produce or dairy, but it’s a great place to stock your pantry and snack cupboard. In addition to groceries, they also sell wine, meat and seafood, personal care products, supplements, pet supplies and baby products. They have their own brand and also carry well-known brands like Annie’s, Bob’s Red Mill, Banza, Siete, and a LOT more.

They make it easy to shop by eat healthy and also eat allergen free and/or specific dietary restrictions with all their filtering options — like vegan, gluten-free, vegetarian, keto, paleo, nut-free, kosher, to name a few. I also really like the autoship feature, especially as a new mom who forgets things! You can add or remove things from autoship, and change the frequency by item (e.g. I need more pasta more often than I need salt!). Plus, you get reminders before it ships so you’re never getting things you don’t need.

You pay an annual membership fee, like you do with Amazon Prime, Costco or Sam’s Club. A Thrive Market membership is either $59.95 a year or $9.95 a month. But they have a better selection of healthy, speciality foods than any of those places. So, it’s kind of like Whole Foods with Costco prices and the convenience of Amazon.

Okay, they don’t have free next day or two day shipping, so it’s not QUITE as convenient as Amazon. You do, however, get free shipping on orders over $49 and my box usually arrives in about a week so it takes just a little forethought. Or, just use autoship like I do.

The membership is worth every penny since I save way more than it costs. They guarantee that you’ll make your money back in savings in your yearly membership and if you don’t, they’ll pay you the difference in Thrive Cash when you renew your membership.

I also appreciate their commitment to the environment since packaging and shipping can be less than ideal. In 2019, Thrive Market became a 100% carbon-neutral company and over 90% of material that enters their facilities is recycled, composted, or reused. They also use 100% recyclable packaging (down to the tape on the box!) and will so be Zero Waste Certified across all their locations.

My Thrive Market Staples

Below are the things I buy consistently from Thrive Market. Like I mentioned earlier, I love the autoship feature, especially for pantry staples I always need. I haven’t tried their meat and seafood, but I appreciate that they support regenerative farmers whose practices help heal the planet’s soil and revitalize local ecosystems.

Okay, let’s get on to my Thrive Market must-haves!

Celtic Sea Salt

I’m a salt snob and this is AMAZING. Yes, it’s worthy of the first spot on my list!

Salad Dressings

I like to make my own dressings most of the time, but I keep a few store-bought ones on hand and get them from Thrive Market. I like Primal Kitchen and Tessamae’s that have better ingredients than most store-bought dressings.

Nut Butters

They have a wide variety of nut butters and seed butters, if you have a nut allergy and need an alternative. The Kirkland brand of peanut butter from Costco is the best, HANDS DOWN, but if you need some alternates, Thrive Market has a solid selection.

Rao’s Marinara

This is the best marinara EVER. (Costco also sells it and I just buy it wherever I’m shopping next.)

Raw nuts

I didn’t know that there was much of a quality difference in nuts… until I tried Thrive Market nuts. WOW. They taste drastically better than Trader Joe’s!

Sweeteners

• Coconut Sugar – I buy coconut sugar either at Thrive or Trader Joe’s. My only complaint is that the bags are small! I wish they were larger, but that would probably make shipping costs too high.

• Maple Syrup – I like the Goldilocks-sized jug option that Thrive sells. It’s not too big or too small.

• Powdered sugar – I don’t use this a lot but I like that I can buy it organic from Thrive. I’ve never seen organic powdered sugar anywhere else.

Flours

• All Purpose Flour – Just a simple pantry staple, but I buy it organic from Thrive since it’s more affordable than other organic flour options.

• Sprouted White Wheat Flour – I love this flour for baking but it’s hard to track down locally so I buy it from Thrive.

Baking

• Cacao Nibs – They have the best price I’ve found!

• Cacao Powder – Cacao powder (not cocoa powder) can be hard to find. I keep this stocked for baking.

• Unsweetened Shredded Coconut – I love the larger shreds of coconut from Thrive vs smaller threads from Trader Joe’s. It gives baked goods GREAT texture and I use it in my homemade energy balls.

• Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips – I have to eat dairy free while breastfeeding (and honestly, don’t tolerate super well even when I’m not!) and I’m going through a lot of these allergen-free chocolate chips these days. Thrive has the best price on them

Snacks

• Simple Mills crackers – I really like Simple Mills almond flour sea salt crackers! (Pass on their whole grain ones – yuck!)

• Dark Chocolate – Lily’s, HU Kitchen, Yes. Please.

• Coconut Oil Potato Chips – These are so good and so addicting.

• Siete Grain-free chips – Neither my husband nor I am grain free, but we love these!!

• Smart Sweets – we love their peach rings!

Beans & Legumes

• Canned Beans – I love that that they carry Eden Foods beans, which are cooked with kombu to help with digestion! It’s a little pricier than Trader Joe’s but worth it for me.

• Dried Lentils & Beans – I keep these stocks in the pantry at all times. The Thrive brand is organic and affordable.

Pasta & Grains

• Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats – Perfect for my favorite banana bruleed steel cut oats or for making a big batch in the InstantPot!

• Organic Biodynamic Whole Wheat Pasta – This pasta is seriously the best whole wheat pasta EVER.

Spices & Seasonings

• Spices – Thrive sells their spices in bulk so I buy them from Thrive to refill my jars.

• Tomato Paste – Thrive’s tomato paste comes in jars instead of cans and it’s so nice to be able to save what I don’t use. How many of us have tossed opened cans after they sit in our fridge for a week and go bad, yuck.

• Tamari Soy Sauce

• Coconut Aminos

Oils, Cooking Fats & Vinegars

They carry a lot of oils, but the sizes are too small for our needs. We go through a lot of avocado oil, coconut oil and olive oil so I buy it at Costco. Same with apple cider vinegar. But, if you don’t have a Costco nearby, Thrive has great prices.

However, I DO want to try the Organic Ghee & Virgin Coconut Oil – I am adding this to my cart IMMEDIATELY when I stop breastfeeding. Thomas is dairy intolerant, and even though most lactose-intolerant folks tolerate ghee well, I don’t want to risk it. But apparently this tastes just like movie theater butter on popcorn. I can’t wait to try it. (And load it up on toast!)

Baby Food

I order lots of baby food for Thomas from Thrive.

Serenity Kids meat packets: So far we’ve tried the Chicken, Salmon, and turkey. I haven’t tried any beef or bison products with him. Happy Baby Apples, Kale & Avocados packets (he loves those!) and the Pumpkin Tree Apple, Pea and Spinach packets. He also LOVES the Serenity Kids grain-free puffs and Happy Baby creamies. And let’s be honest, I do too. I think he likes these because they’re easy to pick up and feed himself! He’s quite independent. I have no idea where he gets it. ?

Cooking Liquids

• Coconut Milk – I think they have the creamiest coconut milk of all the brands I’ve tried.

• Broth & Stocks – Thrive has tons of broths — chicken broth, beef stock, bone broth, vegetable broth. I keep these on autoship.

Seventh Generation laundry

I have sensitive skin and so does my baby, so we get Seventh Generation free & clear laundry detergent from Thrive. I’ve also heard they make great dish soap but I haven’t tried it.

Dish Twist Scrub Sponges

I weirdly love their sponges! They’re white and hold up well with lots of dish washing!

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What are your Thrive Market staples/must-haves? I’ll keep this list updated as I try new things!

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