"Filler Up"

“Filler Up”

 

          For those that read last month’s blog post “Kitchen Makeover”, you were probably thinking, “Uh! Seriously, you left me with an empty kitchen! Now what?”

          Now, it’s time to “filler up”!

 

          Here is a quick starter list of favorites from Precision Nutrition’s own Ryan Andrews.

         

3 favorite…	Option 1	Option 2
Vegetables	Kale Celery Yams	Spinach Cucumber Squash
Fruits	Oranges Pears Apples	Strawberries Kiwi Cherries
Lean proteins	Pinto beans Falafel Hummus	Organic, free-range eggs Bean burgers Salmon
Nuts/seeds	Walnuts Cashew butter Hemp seeds	Macadamia nuts Almond butter Flax seeds
Whole grains	Quinoa flakes Oats Brown rice	Millet Sprouted grain bread Buckwheat

 

          Personally, my list looks a little different…

 

3 favorite…	Option 1	Option 2
Vegetables	Broccoli Spinach Green Beans	Asparagus Carrots Tomatoes
Fruits	Bananas Grapes Oranges	Strawberries Kiwi Cherries
Lean proteins	Eggs Salmon Thin Cut Pork chops	Tilapia Steak Ground turkey
Nuts/seeds	Walnuts Almonds Hazelnuts	Natural Peanut butter Flax seeds Cashews
Whole grains	Quinoa Oats Brown rice	Healthy Loaf bread (high flax & high fiber)

 

          Although these lists are very small compared to the massively large list of healthy foods you could stock your kitchen with, the food is just the first step.

          Once you get home, your grocery shopping experience does not just end with emptying your grocery bags. You must prepare, to make sure that delicious food is easy and convenient for you to grab so you actually eat it.

          Here are 2 great articles regarding grocery shopping in order to help improve your experience.

          http://www.precisionnutrition.com/grocery-store-techniques

 

          http://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-kitchen-makeovers

 

          Now…ready, set, filler up!

 

Until next time!

Hayley Jones, BS, CSCS, Pn1

hjones@mvhospital.net