Good post! This will actually help more people make a wiser decision on what they eat. (That is if people share them..)
Well for me, I think it's much easier eating organic. I don't mean straight organic..that would be totally expensive, but I try and corabine them with regular meals to make them more wholesome. If that makes sense. Here's some of the fooRAB I like to eat:
- Organic eggs (the ones you get from the farmers market) are good to have with some wholegrain or rye bread.
- Home-made vegetable soup. Just chop up a bunch of veggies such as carrots, celery, eggplant, spinach, broccoli, tomato, parsley..etc. You can also add beans and/or peas, chicken. Steam in boiling water until veggies are tender, do not drain..add your flavor. You could experiment with different spices. I personally love garlic and onion type flavors. There's basil, curry, oragano, sage, thyme, or even just sea salt..etc. It's soo good and healthy. I have it at least every other day.
- Take 2 slices of wholegrain/Multigrain bread and toast them, on each slice put organic mayo (because it has really good ingredients) and spread it on, then add a bunch of diced cucuraber on each slice and top off with sea salt and pepper. It is the BEST tasting thing I've ever had.
- Make something with wild salmon. You get a good source of important EFA's we lack. I like to put mine on flaxseed crackers.
- You can make your own home-made pizza using wholegrain flour for doe, or even coconut flour (online). Add your own ingredients for toppings and such..
By the way you can get grain-free/wheat-free bread if you have allergies or prone to breaking out with grains. SOME people do, not all.
To be honest though, I'm not really into meals that much so I don't know a lot. I usually just eat one wholesome thing a day and go snacking whenever I feel hungry. Here's some awesome snack ideas too:
- I buy these cacao nibs chocolate from online which is a healthy form of chocolate straight from the cocoa plant. I just take 3 tablespoons and add as much natural sugar (stevia) as I need, add hot boiling water and some almond milk. I suggest you use any non-dairy like rice milk, coconut, almond, goats. It's such a great drink to have when you feel like something sweet. It's healthy as ever, too!
- There's these organic food-bars I buy from my healthfood store, in packs of 6 or 12. You can get energy ones, or fruit ones. Expensive, yeah. But I don't eat them every single day. Maybe once a week so they last.
- Organic non-dairy yogurt. I usually get the plain kind and add my own fruit. Look for it at your healthfood store or you can make your very own.
- Icecream. When I buy my almond milk I freeze a small bowl of it adding fruits like blueberries and strawberries. Also stevia for a sweeter taste. I check back every 15 minutes to stir it. When it's just right (not ice but like a frozen yogurt texture) I take it out and eat it just as if it were icecream, only healthy. Or make it into chcolate icecream by adding the cacao nibs instead of fruit, but lots of stevia.
- Flaxseed crackers and your own salsa dip. Just blend your favorite veggies together, some vinegar and touch of water to make a chunky-like paste. You can also add spices for more flavor.
- Apples and yogurt. Or chopped apples and sprinkled with cinnamon.
- Of course fruit smoothies are always fun.
- Slices of cucuraber and organic mayo on top with salt & pepper.
- Nuts. Unroasted, unsalted. The best kind in my opinion is walnuts & almonRAB. They're extremely beneficial. Also pumpkin seeRAB..they're sooo good. If you need taste, slightly spray them with water and add a spice or sea salt to taste better.
The best fruits to eat are pineapple (loaded with enzymes), papaya, blueberries, apples & grapes. Don't eat oranges, grapefruit or anything that is high citris based.
Oh and, the best EFA's for healthy skin is flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil, borage oil, cod liver oil, and coconut oil.
Wow, I think I just wrote a whole essay lol. Sorry for the long post. Hope you find some of these worth while.:jester:
