Breakfast: Start your day off with a good source of protein, such as, Eggs (organic
or free range), Uncured Bacon, Sausage (with no sugar or MSG), and Nuts that
are high in protein, such as, Macadamia, Almonds, Walnuts, Pecans, and
Cashews. You could mix these nuts with
some plain Greek Yogurt. A protein
powder shake is another good choice, make sure your powder is low in sugar, in
your shake you can add a few blueberries, avocados, spinach, and kale. To make it dairy free just use water or
unsweetened Almond or Coconut milk.
Another idea is to have a no sugar nut butter on celery or cucumber
slices. (great for lunch too)
There are
lots of great ways to fix Eggs, scrambled, boiled, over easy/hard, omelets with
veggies.
The day
before or on the weekend to get ready for your busy week, make up an egg
casserole with sausage and veggies, top with cheese if you can have dairy. Cut in squares and baggie up squares for a
ready to go breakfast in the morning. Never use plastic bags or bowls in the
microwave, place on plate or paper towel.
When having
a good source of protein in the morning will keep your blood sugar level till
lunch. In time you will not get that
hungry feeling or tired feeling around 10:00.
Be creative, keep it fun, and change it up some so you don’t get bored
with the same old thing.
Aldi’s has a
brand called Never Any, of
lunchmeats, chicken which is a better choice.
Also their sausage tubes contains no sugars and they carry uncured
bacon.
Hy Vee on
Wednesdays gives 10% off on anything sold in the Health Market. Also we have a link to Wellness Meats on our
website in the Nutrition visit page, here you can order organic, grass fed,
non-GMO meats and snacks. Ask our girls
on how to get 15% off on your order.
Lunch:
This is a great
time to get rejuvenated. If you are
looking for something fast and easy, try romaine lettuce wrap, with
chicken/tuna salad, lunchmeat/cheese, and veggies with cream cheese.
Have a nice
salad with all your favorite veggies, use the greener lettuces like Kale,
Romaine, or Spinach. Add some cooked
chicken, turkey, tuna or cheese. Becareful
choosing your salad dressing. Find one
low in sugar or no sugar at all. A
vinegar/oil with some salt and pepper is great.
We have some great recipes at the office and on our website.
Lots of my
patients will have leftovers from the night before.
My favorite is in the morning I will throw in
the blender: celery, kale/spinach, cucumbers, peppers, beets, carrots, tomatoes,
peppers (any or all), add salt, ginger, turmeric to taste. A plain Protein Powder- SP Complete is a good
one to add protein. I just use water as my liquid, some people prefer an
unsweetened Almond/Coconut Milk. My
secret to making it creamy is a ripe avocado.
Blend and pour into a shaker cup and lunch is ready when I have time. Sometimes with this I will eat nuts, beef
stick or cheese stick.
Supper/Dinner:
Some people stress because they work all day and are tired when they get
home, so try to keep it simple or prepare ahead of time. When the weather is nice on Saturday/Sunday I
would grill up extra meats like hamburgers, steaks, pork chops, and/or chicken. Then you can just throw in a skillet or
toaster oven to reheat for your meal.
We suggest
you have a good choice of meat with a vegetable. This is easy to digest when you put proteins
and vegetables together. If you are
wanting to have a carbohydrate such as potatoes or rice, have with just
vegetables. This helps your digestion
in the evening. The reason for this is
that your stomach digest proteins and carbohydrates differently. When eating them together it may cause
digestive problems like bloating or gassiness.
So good
protein choices are grass fed Steaks and Pork, Never Any Hormones or Chemical
(free range) Chicken, Turkey, Seafood (not farm raised).
Any good
vegetable: ( Raw, Steamed or Broiled) Broccoli, Cauliflower, Zucchini, Squash,
Brussel Sprouts, Asparagus, Green Beans, Cabbage, Celery Cucumbers, Mushrooms,
Pepper, Onions, Sauerkraut, Tomatoes, Carrots and Snow Peas.
Your starchy
vegetables are Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Corn, Beans (Lima, Kidney,
Black, and Red etc.)
Snacks: Try to eat your low to medium fruits such as: berries (blue,
rasp, black, straw), melons, (watermelon, mush melon, cantaloupe), green apples
and peaches. Nuts and seeds also
makes a great snack. Veggie sticks with
guacamole, hummus or dip (see our ranch dressing recipe). Plain yogurt with nuts or fruit. Cheese sticks and beef sticks (watch the
ingredients). Cottage cheese topped with
fruit or just salt and pepper maybe with a dill pickle.
Options: So meals like sandwiches, spaghetti,
chili, lasagna or pizza are bad choice.
For sandwiches wrap in lettuce or eat with fork without bun. Spaghetti instead of noodles use spaghetti
squash. Lasagna use strips of zucchini
instead of noodles. Later on you can try
gluten free noodles. Chili use very
little beans or no beans at all, add carrots/celery/zucchini instead of beans.
There are great recipes for cauliflower pizza crust or just a parmesan cheese
crust, I have also seen a pepperoni crust.
We have great recipes at our office and on our website—naturalhealthquincy.com
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