Eating things in Moderation
Think of eating like a spectrum.
Foods to try and eat all the time, foods to eat maybe 1-2x a week or so and foods you have 1-2x a month.
All too often people tell me that they can have “ice cream” because it’s bad. Well for starters Ice cream is amazing, and if you don't like it im concerned, Just kidding, but seriously who doesn’t love ice cream? The media has been telling for years + years what we can and can’t eat. One year it's KETO is the only way, another year it’s the low fat diet. You want to know what's always stayed consistent, eating whole foods. What do i mean by that? Things that expire, the stuff on the perimeter of the grocery store. My hope today is to help you understand that foods aren’t “good or bad”, there are just things we should try and eat frequently and other things we should only have here and there.
Let’s Break it down:
Things you should eat all the time @Precision Nutrition refers to these as
Green Foods ( Try to fill up on these)
Lean Meats
Plain Greek Yogurt
Tempeh
Cottage Cheese
Beans + Lentils
Steel Cut Oats
Whole Grains
Quinoa
Farro
Plain Kefir
Fruits + Veggies
Sweet Potato/ Potatoes
Yuca
Extra Virgin Olive Olive
Nut oil
Nut butters
Nuts + Seeds
Yellow Foods- Foods you want to eat sometimes
Medium Lean Meats
Tofu
Minimally processed deli meats
Canadian Bacon
Couscous
White Rice
Granola
Flavored Oats
Veggie Juices
Flavored Kefir
Pancakes + Waffles
Crackers
Canned + dried Fruit
White breads
Cream
Dark Chocolate
Cheese
Flavored Nuts
Coconut Oil
Trail Mix
Red Foods - Eat Less
High Fat meats + sausages
Fried foods + meat
Processed deli meats
Protein bars
Cereal Bars
Pastries
Muffins
Cakes
Cookies
Doughnuts
Foods with 10+ grams of added sugars
Fries
Chips
Soda
Processed Cheese
Bacon
ALCOHOL
This is not a definitive list and depending on your individual goals the frequency as to which you include these foods items will vary.
Not sure where to start?
Let’s identify what your goal is first, and then we can build the right plan for you. Over at Fitness By Ashley our approach is never one size fits all. Everyone has different goals and lifestyles so to expect your eating habits to be the same is unfair and unrealistic.
If you are ready to figure out your plan today apply to work with me 1:1 here.
And remember at the end of the day the plan has to work for you otherwise it won’t stick. I am not in the market of teaching people quick fixes to drop weight fast, I want to help educate my clients and instill long-lasting healthy habits.
“What Should I Eat?” Precision Nutrition, 2 Oct. 2020, www.Precisionnutrition.com/.