Grocery List

One of the most important areas when changing your eating habits is stocking your kitchen with healthy foods.  It is much easier to resist urges to eat unhealthy if you have to drive to the store to get them rather than a short walk to the refrigerator.  This next section is broken down into the three macronutrients with each section listing some good sources of each.  This isn’t an absolute list it is almost impossible to list everything but by showing you this list it is our hope to help you understand what makes food healthy.  As a general rule the less processed it is the better it is for you and your waist.  To help determine if the food has been highly processed look at the ingredients.  If you can barely read the ingredients, it’s best if you drop the food and run.

Carbohydrates 

    Oats 

    Whole Grain Breads 

    Potatoes 

    Yams 

    Brown or Wild Rice 

    Fruits 

    Vegetables 

Protein 

Lean Protein 

    Chicken (White Meat) 

    Egg Whites 

    Fish 

    Lean Cuts of Beef 

    Turkey 

    Buffalo 

Fatter Protein 

    Most Beef 

    Chicken (Dark Meat) 

    Egg Yolks 

Fats 

Saturated (Eat Sparingly) 

    Meats 

    Egg Yolks 

    Butter 

Unsaturated (Mono and Poly) 

    Nuts 

    Natural Peanut Butter (The ingredients should just say peanuts and salt) 

    Most Butter from Nuts 

    Canola Oil 

    Olive Oil 

    Fish Oil 

    Flax Seed Oil 

Dairy (If dairy doesn’t give you any problems, then eat dairy) 

    Fat Free Cottage Cheese (or Low Fat) 

    Skim Milk (or Low Fat) 

    Low Fat Cheeses