A couple of people have asked what my nutritional plan looks like, specifically, so here you go. These are the guidelines of what I cannot have and what I must have. Everything in between is ok (i.e. meats, etc.). Thoughts?
The Heirarchy of What to Eat:
Organic Fresh
Organic Frozen
Organic Canned
Fresh
Frozen
Canned
**Avoid ALL canned fruit with added sugar**
The Rules:
- Read the ingredient list, not the nutritional label of your food.
- No food after 7:30pm- water and herbal teas are allowed.
- No tap water- or if you must, boile it for two minutes. Filtered water is ok.
- No packaged foods (hamberger helper, frozen pizza, etc.)
- No white flour (bleached)
- Limit dairy as much as possible- white cheeses and cage-free eggs are fine.
- No artificial anything (color, preservatives, additives)
- No sugar packets- Stevia, Sugar in the Raw, or Evaporated Cane Juice are fine.
- No hydrogenated or fractionated veggie oils/trans fats
- No high fructose corn syrup or asperatame
- No cokes
- No margarine- preferably only Earth Balance Vegan Spread
- No fried anything
- At least 100 oz of water per day, adding juice from 1 lemon to every 16-24 oz of water.
- Apple Cider Vinegar- raw and unfiltered- 1 TBS before each meal
- Coffee is ok- use regular milk or organic Half-N-Half- No powdered creamer.
- Canola-based Mayo only
- Any and all fruits are ok- They’re nature’s candy!
- Eat breakfast EVERY day.
- Greek-style or Vanilla yogurt 8 oz per day- regular, full fat.
- Natural peanut butter- 1 TBS per day.
- Blue corn chips & salsa are ok for snacks
- Tuna sandwiches are fine
- At least 1 BIG salad per day- dark green lettuce/spinach, tomatoes, sprouts, artichoke hearts, red bell pepper, purple onion, any veggie, beans– EVERY DAY.
- Use Oil & Vinegar for dressing.
- Honey- local honey only, 1 tsp per day.
