Tips for healthy meals

Tip #1 Pick a lean Protein: Here are a few examples.......
Turkey
OrganicChicken skinless cage free
Grassfed beef
Venison
Wild Salmon
Cottage cheese
Cage free eggs
Yogurt greek plain or lowfat

Tip #2 Pick a healthy Carb
Flatout wrap
brown rice
Sweet potatoes
fruit such as: Granny smith apples,grapefruit,kiwi's
Oatmeal
•Sprouts (bean, alfalfa, etc.)
•Greens – lettuce, spinach, chard, etc.
•Hearty Greens - collards, mustard greens, kale, etc.
•Radicchio and endive count as greens
•Herbs - parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary, thyme, etc.
•Bok Choy
•Celery
•Radishes
•Sea Vegetables (Nori, etc)
•Cabbage (or sauerkraut)
•Mushrooms
•Jicama
•Avocado
•Asparagus
•Okra
•Cucumbers (or pickles without added sugars)
•Green Beans and Wax Beans
•Fennel
•Broccoli
•Cauliflower
•Peppers
•Green Bell Peppers
•Red Bell Peppers
•Jalapeno Peppers
•Summer Squash
•Zuchinni
•Scallions or green onions
•Bamboo Shoots
•Brussels Sprouts
•Leeks
•Snow Peas/Snap Peas/Pea Pods
•Tomatoes
•Eggplant
•Tomatillos
•Artichokes
•Onions
•Spaghetti Squash
•Celery Root
•Carrots
•Turnip
•Water Chestnuts
•Pumpkin

Tip #3 Pick a healthy fat
Almonds
Almond butter
Walnuts
olive oil
flax
Olive oil
Canola oil
Sunflower oil
Peanut oil
Sesame oil
Avocados
Olives
Peanut butter- Natural
Soybean oil
Corn oil
Safflower oil
Sunflower, sesame, and pumpkin seeds
Flaxseed
Fatty fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring, trout, sardines)
Tofu

These are just examples but if you put one of each of these together you have a well balanced meal :)

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