This year, instead of focusing on what I'm taking out of my diet, I'm going to be focusing on what I get to put into it. I want to try new foods and new recipes each week.
I have been reading this book called "You Are What You Eat" and it talks about which foods help to keep you slender, fit, lean and healthy -- Perfect I thought, that's exactly what I want. To be fit, lean and healthy.
Here is what author Dr. Gillian McKeith said about her list of abundant foods.
"This list outlines the top 100 foods to eat in your everyday life. If you truly start to eat all of these different foods on a regular basis, I can assure you that you will be doing a grand service to your body, mood and general overall health. When you adopt my diet of abundance, you will feel stronger, sexier, more energized and happier"
So this year, I'm going to try and focus on getting these foods of abundance into my body so I can feel my best, I know this won't be perfect and I will have those nights where we go out to eat and the foods may not be on this list, but it's about balance. As long as the majority of what I eat come from these sources.
I'm going to try new recipes that have these foods in them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and my snacks.
I'll be honest, some of these foods I didn't even know what they were. Or how to cook them.
I will definitely be sharing the recipes that were family friendly so you can share them with your family too.
Want to know what foods to focus on ? I will be honest, a lot of these I didn't even know how to pronounce or what they were, but I'm curious to try them out and find some meal ideas to incorporate them in it.
Here they are:
Leafy Green Vegetables
- Beet Greens
- Chicory
- Collards
- Dandelion greens
- Endive
- Escarole
- Iceberg lettuce
- Kale
- Loose-leaf lettuce
- Mache
- Mustard greens
- Turnip greens
- Parsley
- Rocket romaine
- Sorrel
- Spinach
- Swiss chard
- Watercress
- Almonds
- Brazil Nuts
- Cashews (in moderation)
- Filberts
- Hazelnuts
- Chestnuts
- Pecans
- Pine Nuts
- Pistachios
- Walnuts
- Chia
- Flax
- Pumpkin
- Sesame
- Sunflower
- Artichoke
- Asparagus
- Avocado
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Brussels spouts
- Bok Choy
- Chinese Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celeriac
- Celery
- Daikon
- Eggplant
- Green Peas
- Kohlrabi
- Okra
- Onions
- Parsley
- Parsnip
- Pepper
- Potato
- Radish
- Squash
- Tomato
- Turnip
- Watercress
- Yam
- Zucchini
- Amaranth
- Durum wheat
- Graham
- Oat
- Potato
- Soy
- Sunflower seed
- Tapioca
- Amaranth
- Barley
- Basmati Rice
- Brown Rice
- Buckwheat
- Bulgur wheat
- Corn
- Kamut
- Millet
- Oats
- Quinoa
- Rye
- Spelt
- Aduki
- Anaszi
- Black turtle
- Fava
- Garbanzo
- Great Northern
- Lentils
- Lima
- Navy
- Pinto
- Soybeans
- Basil
- Bay
- Cardamom
- Chervil
- Cinnamon
- Cloves
- Coriander
- Cumin
- Dill
- Fennel
- Fenugreek
- Ginger
- Marjoram
- Mint
- Oregano
- Rosemary
- Saffron
- Tarragon
- Thyme
- Umeboshi plums
- Camomile
- Dandelion
- Fennel
- Ginger
- Ginseng
- Hawthorn
- Horsetail
- Lemon Balm
- Licorice
- Melissa
- Nettle
- Pau d'arco
- Peppermint
- Red clover
- Red raspberry
- Rose hips
- Slippery elm
- Spearmint
- Valerian root
- Cranberries
- Currants
- Dates
- Gooseberries
- Grapefruit
- Kumquat
- Lemons
- Limes
- Loganberries
- Oranges
- Passion Fruit
- Pineapples
- Pomegranates
- Strawberries
- Tangelos
- Tangerines
- Apples
- Apricots
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Cherries
- Grapes
- Guavas
- Huckleberries
- Kiwi fruits
- Loquats
- Lychees
- Mangos
- Mulberries
- Nectarines
- Papayas
- Peaches
- Pears
- Cactus Fruit
- All dried fruits
- Bananas
- Dates
- Figs
- Melons - banana, cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon
Tempeh
Fish
That's the list of Abundant foods from the book "You Are What You Eat" by Dr Gillian McKeith.
Where there some you didn't know of like me ?
How many would you say you eat in a day or week?
Would you be willing and open to trying something new once a week to see if you like it?
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