Simplifying Things: Do Eat.
This list is longer than the “Don't Eat” list, btw.
PROTEIN
Eggs: Free Range or Pasture Raised
Chicken: Free Range or Pasture Raised; no hormones added
Beef/Steak: Free Range or Pasture Raised; no hormones added
Turkey: Free Range or Pasture Raised; no hormones added
Pork: Free Range or Pasture Raised; no hormones added
Fish: Choose Wild/Fresh-Caught over Farmed if you can
Shellfish: Choose Wild/Fresh-Caught over Farmed if you can
Shrimp
Scallops
Oysters
Muscles
Clams
Lobster
Crab
Conch
Form Nutrition Protein or Human Improvement Protein We’re not affiliates, these are just our absolute favorite proteins on the market.
VEGGIES
Greens: Spring Mix, Spinach (make sure its organic) Arugula, Dandelion Greens, Kale, Baby Kale, Tuscan/Dino Kale, etc.
Herbs: Cilantro, Mint, Parsley — whatever type of fresh herbs you like
Thyme, Rosemary, Edible Flowers, Sage, Basil, Dill
Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, Broccolini, Broccoli Rabe (i.e. cruciferous veggies… kale actually falls in this category too, technically)
Beets
Carrots
Garlic
Onion
Root Veggies: Brussel Sprouts, turnips, parsnips, rutabaga, artichoke, radishes, yuca, daikon, turmeric)
FAT
Olive Oil
Coconut Oil
Avocado Oil: Chosen Foods brand, sold at Costco + Whole Foods
Avocado
Nut Butter: absolutely no palm, canola, sunflower, or hydrogenated oils
Raw Nuts: not roasted and salted; absolutely no palm, canola, sunflower, safflower, grape seed, or hydrogenated oils
NUTS + SEEDS
Pumpkin seeds
Hemp seeds
Chia seeds
Walnuts
Cashews
Macadamia nuts
Pecans
Pistachios
Brazil Nuts (only 2-3 a day — they’re packed with fat, but also packed with antioxidants that are great for your brain. good for your AM snack routine)
BEANS + LEGUMES
Sprouted beans are great — Whole Foods has a package of sprouted beans/legumes that we throw on salads
Black Beans
Chickpeas/ Garbanzos/ Hummus (make sure it has no bad oils)
Lentils (look for lentil pasta too)
Lupini Beans
FRUIT
Prioritize dark fruit: berries, cherries
Apple
Mango
Pineapple
Strawberries
Papaya
Kiwi
Plums
Nectarines
Figs
Peaches
Dragonfruit
Acai
Deprioritize bananas
CARBS
Potatoes: Sweet Japanese Potatoes are our favorite
Oatmeal; Sam likes Steel Cut for overnight oats; Colin likes Rolled Oats hot in the morning
Siete Cassava or Almond Flour Tortillas (at Costco)
Bread: try to find breads that aren’t made with canola, sunflower, palm, hydrogenated oils — homemade breads are usually great — look for sourdough
Crackers with no garbage oils that cause cancer and inflammation like, canola, sunflower, palm, safflower, grape seed, peanut, hydrogenated oils
Bananas
THE SIMPLIFYING THINGS SERIES
Simplifying Things: What to eat.