What are some healthy foods to eat while dieting?
April 13, 2011 by Diets Maven
Filed under Dieting Foods
ok so im not really dieting but can someone give me a long list of healthy foods, im trying to tone my abs a bit. or just a good example of a healthy diet? thanks
pick up the book “the Abs diet” by David Z. (cant spell his last name). Talks about Powerfoods that stimulate ur metabolism to turn ur body into a fat burning machine. great food and recipies as well.
AND I LOVE SOCCER TOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I agree that the Men’s Health Abs Diet is good and Men’s Health is a great magazine — I prefer it to Woman’s Health
Here’s a healthy food list.. You can pick what you like — I use this to feed my whole family.
Healthy Food List: What I Put Into My Refrigerator:
Turkey bacon
Sliced turkey meat
Sliced chicken
Tortellini
Colorful veggies
Orange: Carrots, sweet potatoes, red peppers, yellow/orange peppers, butternut squash, beets, spaghetti squash, etc
Green veggies: Avocado, peas, green beans, peas, snap peas, broccoli, spinach, lima beans, Romaine lettuce, Butter lettuce, green leaf lettuce, etc.
Fruits: Oranges, tangerines, apples, grapes, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, kiwi, bananas, plums, peaches, cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon
Milk
Sliced cheese, such as muenster, cheddar
String cheese
Yogurt, preferably plain
Cottage cheese
Dijon mustard
Flavored vinegar, such as orange
Bleu cheese or feta cheese
Healthy Food List for My Freezer
NOTE ALL FRUIT HAS NO SUGAR ADDED
Mango
Blueberries
Strawberries
Raspberries
Bananas (when they get too ripe, peel them and freeze them for smoothies)
Cooked cubed sweet potato
Uncooked sweet potato cut in french fry wedges
Butternut, acorn, spaghetti squash (cooked and cut)
Guacamole—vacuum packed plastic packages
flank or tri tip steak, trimmed before freezing
Broccoli
Green Beans
Peas
Edamame beans
Corn (limited use)
Lima Beans
FREEZER MEAT
Bag of Frozen Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
Tyson Chicken Fingers
Tyson Teriyaki Chicken
Halibut pieces
Chicken Pierogies
Chicken sausage. We like Aidell’s Chicken/Mango and Chicken Apple
Healthy Food List for My Pantry
Pasta, any shape about 4 boxes
2 Cans of black beans
1 can of Pinto Beans
1 can Kidney Beans
3 cans of white beans (great northern or cannelli)
1 can garbanzo beans
1 can mild peppers
4 boxes cereal (Quaker Life—Regular Flavor, Multi Grain Cheerios, Cheerios –Regular Flavor, Kix, Crispix, Chex – Wheat, Rice, and Corn, Honey Bunches of Oats—regular flavor)
1 canister steel cut oatmeal
1 canister quick cooking oats
Fortified whole wheat bread with sugar less than 2g/slice
Corn tortillas or whole wheat flour tortillas
“Power Bars” (I prefer Luna)
2 boxes of reduced sodium chicken broth
1 box tomato or tomato/red bell pepper soup
Herbal tea/Decaffeinated coffee
No sugar added fruit jam
Peanut only peanut butter with no added oil or sugar
Almond butter with no added oil or sugar
Cashew butter with no added oil or sugar
2 cans of tuna packed in water
Nuts – all raw or dry roasted with no oil added
Whole almonds
Sliced almonds
Walnut pieces
Cashews
Pecans
Dried apricots
Brown raisins
Golden raisins
Bottle of extra virgin olive oil
Bottle of vinegar – we prefer balsamic, orange flavored and raspberry flavored
Reduced sodium soy sauce
Bottle of apple vinegar
Bag of unbleached flour
Bag of sugar
Can of baking powder
Butter (unsalted is better for baking)
Hope this helps!
Mary
http://www.healthy-diet-mom.com