Better Health FOODS
Choose Your Better Health Foods.....They supply the vitamins and nutrients that become the building blocks of our body...you truly ARE what you eat, thus,you are MADE of what you eat. Ask yourself this...is my body(muscles, bones, tendons and even brain cells) made of chicken, potatoes, nuts, steak, cranberries, pears, strawberries, olives, and quinoa...or is my body(muscles, bones, tendons and even brain cells) built with pop, candy, cookie, muffins, confections, ice creams, cakes, pastries, chocolate bars, chips?
Below will shed some light on some of the most potent nutrients on this planet..thanks mother nature =)
My Healthy Protein selections
Eggs
(calf is lowest in fat, one serving contains approx. 374 mg cholesterol once per month recommended )
Lamb
My healthy Carbohydrate selections
Beans
My healthy Fat selections
Nuts and Seeds
Spices
Eggs
- Cage free “free range”
- Store bought all sizes
- Fresh
- Frozen in bag
- All natural deli meats ( nitrate free, preservative free)
- rotisserie store bought
- Whole frozen
- fresh packaged
- 97%” Extra Lean” ground turkey
- 93% “Lean” ground turkey
- Salmon
- Tuna
- Grouper
- Red fish
- Catfish
- Trout
- Cod
- Tilapia
- Crab
- Lobster
- Shrimp
- Scallops
- mussels
- Sirloin
- tournedos (or medallions)
- Filet Minion
- Chateaubriand
- Flank steak
- Skirt steak (Diaphragm muscle)
- Top round (hip of animal)
- Extra Lean 95% fat free
- 90% fat free
- 80% fat free
(calf is lowest in fat, one serving contains approx. 374 mg cholesterol once per month recommended )
Lamb
- chop ( approx 383 calories is 1 serving. Save for special occasion)
- shoulder (better cut with only 148 calories in a 4 oz serving)
- Tenderloin
My healthy Carbohydrate selections
Beans
- Black
- Garbanzo
- Kidney
- Lentils
- Lima
- Navy
- Pinto
- Soy
- Pinto
- Red
- Cranberry
- Blue Cheese, Fat Free Cheddar or Mozzarella
- Low Fat or Fat Free
- Organic
- All Natural
- Opt for the one with lowest added sugars
- Fat-Free (Skim)
- ½ %
- 1%
- Apple
- Apricot
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Cantaloupe
- Cranberries
- Grapefruit
- Grapes
- Guava
- Kiwi
- Mango
- Melon
- Nectarine
- Noni Fruit
- Orange
- Papaya
- Peach
- Pear
- Pineapple
- Pomegranate
- Raisins
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Tangerine
- Watermelon
Dried Organic Fruits
- Sprouted grain bread *(Ezekiel bread)
- Whole grain bread
- Steel cut Oats
- Millet
- Whole Grain rice
- Old fashioned oatmeal
- Lentils
- Peas
- Quinoa
- Sweet potatoes
- Red skin potatoes
- Sprouted grain Wraps
- Yams
- Corn
- Couscous
- High Fiber Cereals (All bran, Kashi Go Lean, Shredded wheat,)
- Alfalfa sprouts
- Asparagus
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- celery
- Chinese Cabbage
- Chili Peppers
- Cucumber
- Edamame fresh soybean
- Eggplant
- Garlic
- Ginger root
- Green bell peppers
- Iceberg Lettuce
- Kale
- Mushrooms
- Okra
- Onions
- Radishes
- Red Bell Pepper
- Red Cabbage
- Romaine lettuce
- Scallions
- Spaghetti
- Squash
- Spinach
- Swiss Chard
- Wheat Grass
- Zucchini
- Agar
- Arame
- Dulse
- Kelp
- Kombu
- Nori
- Seaweed
- Wakame
My healthy Fat selections
Nuts and Seeds
- Almonds,
- Almond Butter
- Brazil nuts
- Cashews
- Cashew butter
- Coconut raw
- Ground Flax Seed
- Hazelnuts
- Macadamia nuts
- Organic Peanut butter
- Peanuts
- Pecans
- Pine nuts
- Pistachios
- Pumpkin seeds
- Sesame seeds
- Sunflower seeds
- Walnuts
- Extra virgin Olive Oil
- Olive oil and Vinegar dressing
- Evening primrose oil
- Extra virgin Coconut Oil
- Cod Liver Oil
- Flax seed Oil
- Sunflower Oil
- Hemp Oil
- Avocado (technically classified as a fruit)
- Egg Yolks
- GoatCheese
- Olives
Spices
- Allspice
- Basil
- Bay Leaf
- Cilantro
- Mustard Seed
- Nutmeg
- Oregano
- Thyme
- Cinnamon
- Coriander Seed
- Cumin
- Cayenne Pepper
- Clove
- Dill
- Fennel
- Sage
- Rosemary
- Turmeric
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Horseradish
- Mint
- Parsley
- Paprika
- Pepper
- Sea Salt