Friday, December 30, 2011

How to eat better



Never

1. No butter.
2. No cake
3. No sugar
4. No deep fried foods
5. No ice-cream
6. No packaged foods (incl ready meals and Twinkies)
7. No MSG
8. No soda
9. No potato chips
10. No fast food
11. No cookies
12. No carbonated drinks
13. No lard, ghee
14. No salt in restaurant food (add your own)




Meh

1. Cheese - twice a week max
2. Red meat - once a week (lean cut, organic)
3. Fish (3 times a week - grilled, wild)
4. Milk (as little as possible)
5. Tofu - once a week
6. Bread - twice a week
7. White rice - twice a week
8. Sandwiches - twice a week
9. Unsalted table crackers - if you're sick
10. Freshly pressed juice, unsweetened (3 times a week)
11. Miso soup (once a week)
12. Pasta (HALF a portion, once a week)
13. Wine (once a week - share with friends or family)
14. Sunflower/canola oil - stir fry only
15. Multivitamin - 3 times a week - if you need it


Yes

1. Yoghurt (natural, low fat, unsweetened)
2. Broccoli - steamed
3. Sweet potato - steamed
4. Avocado
5. Quinoa
6. Brown rice
7. Lentils
8. Banana OR papaya OR melon OR watermelon OR kiwi (at least once a day)
9. All other fruit - whenever possible
10. Sauerkraut
11. Tempeh (stir-fried)
12. Spinach (fresh)
13. Almonds (raw)
14. Oatmeal
15. Apple Cider Vinegar (one teaspoon every night)
16. Dark green leafy vegetables (steamed or stir fried, every other day)
17. Blueberries, blackberries
18. Pure red grape juice
19. Pure cranberry juice (3 times a week)
20. Water
21. Olive Oil (in salad)
22. Walnuts (raw)
23. Watermelon seeds (raw)
24. Alfalfa sprouts
25. Aubergine
26. Zucchini
27. Pumpkin
28. Fresh ginger
29. Ginseng - twice a week