Top 10 Food Choices for Healthy Eating

If you’ve read the page on good Nutrition, you’ll have an understanding of good food choices and bad choices. I’m not going to talk about the bad stuff here! Oh no, what I’ve given you is a top 10 list for each food group. If 90% of what goes into your mouth comes from these food choices, in a calorie controlled manor of course, then you will be well on the way to feeling great, have great skin and hair, an abundance of energy, and more importantly, you’ll be ditching the fat!

Natural starchy carb and whole grains

1. Oatmeal (old fashioned)
2. Yams
3. Brown rice (a favorite is basmati, a long grain aromatic rice)
4. Sweet potatoes (almost same as yams)
5. Multi grain hot cereal (mix or barley, oats, rye. titricale and a few others)
6. White potatoes
7. 100% whole wheat bread
8. 100% whole wheat pasta
9. Beans (great for healthy chili recipes)
10. Cream of rice hot cereal

Vegetables

1. Broccoli
2. Asparagus
3. Spinach
4. Salad greens
5. Tomatoes
6. Peppers (green, red or yellow)
7. Onions
8. Mushrooms
9. Cucumbers
10. Zucchini

Lean Proteins

1. Egg whites (whole eggs in limited quantities)
2. Whey or Casein protein (protein powder supplements)
3. Chicken Breast
4. Salmon (wild Alaskan)
5. Turkey Breast
6. Top round steak (grass fed beef)
7. Flank Steak (grass fed beef)
8. Lean Ground Turkey
9. Bison/Buffalo
10. Trout

Fruits

1. Grapefruit
2. Apples
3. Blueberries
4. Cantaloupe
5. Oranges
6. Bananas
7. Peaches
8. Grapes
9. Strawberries
10. Pineapple

Healthy Fats

Walnuts
Almonds
Extra virgin olive oil
Flaxseeds
Avocado and a few others.

Dairy products

Skim milk
Low or non fat cottage cheese
Low or non fat yogurt
Low or non fat cheese (great for omelet’s)