What are your 5 essential foods in healthy eating?
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soy beans
zucchini
crystal light
chicken breast
low sugar granola bars0 -
-Chicken!
-brown rice/black beans
-fruits/veggies
-oatmeal
-peanut butter!
.......... ok, so that's 7... but I can't function without them! lol... and I'm a big big fan of Whole Foods Market! (LOVE their salad bar too!)0 -
1. Lean Turkey/Chicken
2. Talapia/Salmon
3. Veggies (not enough spots lol)
4. Low fat cheese
5. Whole wheat carbs0 -
Fruits
Veggies
Fage 0% greek yogurt
pastured eggs
chicken0 -
1. Oatmeal
2. Chia Seeds
3. Greek Yogurt
4. Nuts
5. Quinoa
And LOTS of water!0 -
Love this idea...
1. Water
2. My weekly gallon bag filled with a variety of vegetables
3. Romain lettuce
4. Diet Dr. Peppr or diet soday
5. Measureing cups and scale0 -
*Veggies
*Chicken
*Eggs
*Nuts
*Steak (Scotch Fillet, Rump) Yummm0 -
Bacon
Butter (grass fed Kerrygold brand)
Chocolate Fat Bombs made with Coconut Oil
Steak
Cauliflower
(I eat low carb/ high fat to control my diabetes)0 -
I buy food for the week every Sunday night or early Monday morning and take to work with me. My list is:
Greek yogurt (I try different types)
oatmeal
cottage cheese
spinach and salad greens, cucumber
celery
Hummus
raw broccoli and carrots (go in salad)
cherry tomatoes
mushrooms
strawberries, plums, blueberries, oranges
sara lee 45 calorie multigrain bread
sargento ultra thin cheese slices
deli turkey, deli ham
a whole rotisserie chicken
tuna packets
I make a huge salad and top it with chicken 3 out of the 5 days for lunch. Sometimes I'll make a sandwich with the deli meat, add veggies and cheese on the 45 calorie bread. I top my salad with tuna some days. I make steel cut oatmeal and add protein powder to it. I dip celery sticks in hummus for a snack or add cherry tomatoes and pepper to half a cup of cottage cheese.
I also have a complete measuring spoon and cup set and a food scale at work.
For dinner - I make wild caught salmon with either scallops or shrimp in the oven, with lime juice and fresh garlic and onion. I add a veggie - asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts, etc. Other times I'll have grilled chicken, or shrimp, or a small steak with a veggie, and occasionally add a sweet potato.
I think I just found my food hero! This is so similar to what we eat, but I never thought about bringing a measuring spoon, scale, etc. to work. Do your co-workers ever give you a hard time for taking up all the fridge space? Luckily we have two fridges at work, but they do fill up pretty quickly during the week. Love your post, though! I'm printing this for my next trip to Earth Fare (my favorite local grocer).
Thanks!
We only have one fridge and a small kitchen. Honestly, most of my office is salespeople who are in and out during the day, and the other two rarely bring their lunch though I have occasionally made them a salad when I am making mine. The guys give me flack from time to time about measuring things out but its the only way to keep myself honest. I also have a gym bag in the bathroom ready to go with my spare shoes, spare headphones, and a spare outfit just in case. Everyone is used to it as I've been doing this over three years now. But they all remember the 255 lb me who ate McDonalds and fried chicken for lunch as well.....0 -
5 go to foods for me are:
Peanut Butter
Fruits and Veggies (various)
Cottage Cheese
Yogurts (Usually Yoplait original or some greek something)
Tilapia or good fish.
Pretty much live on that with some variations.0 -
Chicken breast - boneless skinless.
Nature egg egg whites - if you have a Costco membership they are really cheap!
Spinach - in the egg whites, for with the chicken, sauteed on its own!
Silver hills little big bread - it's like one piece of sprouted grain bread chopped in too...really healthy and same amount of calories and carbs as one piece of bread.
Cucumbers - low in calories, carbs, and mostly water so a bit of a diuretic. Can be so versatile - used under the chicken, with the spinach, with low fat mayo or cream cheese on the bread...used as bread with tuna or chicken sandwiched in between...as a snack..LOVE THEM!0 -
Breakfast/Lunch Foods:
- Raw almonds
- Oatmeal
- Yogurt
- Fruit
Dinner Foods:
- Boneless skinless chicken
- Whole eggs
- Tilapia
- Cheese!
- No yolks0 -
1. Chicken
2. Eggs
3. Fruit
4. Peppers
5. Ice cream0 -
breakfast: fruit & veggies
chia & flax seeds
bran flakes or oatmeal
tea
raw nuts & nut butters & dried fruit
sprouted grain breat (trader joe's or ezekial)
lunch/ dinner:
beans, legumes
grains- brown rice, bulgar, farro, etc
quinoa
veggies0 -
cottage cheese
eggs
lean steak
turkey burgers
Better Oats Raw (pomegranate is my favorite, but chocolate flavor is good also as a dessert and lowish calorie)0 -
Oatmeal, Lettuce, Chicken breast, Eggs, Clemintines (need something for my sweet tooth)0
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Tuna - Trader Joe's albacore tuna
Almond butter
Free range eggs
avocados
Vega protein shake mix with frozen berries and sugar-free almond milk0 -
Milk
Coffee
Ice-Cream
Greek Yogurt
Fruit0 -
Goat Yogurt (I'm lactose intolerant)
Blueberries ( or fresh papaya, pineapple, strawberries)
Chia Seeds
Salmon
Fresh Veggies (kale, red cabbage, fresh beets, brocolli, romaine, as much color as I can get - made as salads and all eaten raw - shred the beets - it's so good for you - sprinkle everything with Chia seeds - it helps to cleanse the body - a natural way to detox and adds a nice crunch to your salads - even on my yogurt with blueberries or other fresh fruit.)0 -
Fish
Spinach
Greek Yogurt
Brown rice, whole-grain bread or pasta
Fruit--bananas/apples/oranges/bluberries in rotation. Or a papaya which is the most nutrient dense.
Red wine
Yeah, that's six. But I don't go w/o the wine.0
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