# Ancestral Shopping List for Women

Source: https://ancestralorganswomen.com/blog/ancestral-shopping-list-for-women/

An ancestral shopping list is short. Eggs, meat, one organ a week, broth bones, seasonal vegetables, and a few pantry fats cover most traditional plates without special orders.

## The weekly core

Eggs, a few cuts of meat, butter or another traditional fat, and vegetables in season form the base. The plate this builds is laid out in [building an ancestral plate for women](/blog/building-an-ancestral-plate-for-women/).

## One organ a week

Liver one week, heart the next, keeps the rotation simple and the portions small. The wider pattern is in [ancestral nutrition for women](/blog/ancestral-nutrition-for-women/) and [nose-to-tail eating for women](/blog/nose-to-tail-eating-for-women/).

## Bones for broth

A bag of bones most weeks keeps broth in the kitchen for soups and grains. Broth basics are in [bone broth and organ meats](/blog/bone-broth-and-organ-meats/).

## Keep the list to one page

If the list grows long and special, it stops being a weekly shop. Plain, repeatable and seasonal is the point, as in [ancestral eating on a budget](/blog/ancestral-eating-on-a-budget/).

## FAQ

### What is on a basic ancestral shopping list?

Eggs, meat, one organ a week, broth bones, seasonal vegetables and a traditional pantry fat like butter.

### How many organs should I buy each week?

One organ a week in a small portion is the common rotation. Liver and heart alternate well.

### Does this list cost a lot?

It does not need to. Eggs, bones and organs are often among the lower cost items in a meat case.

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