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: Carbs

Simplifying Things: Fat

Simplifying Things: What to eat.

Simplifying Things: What not to eat.

Simplifying Things: Protein.

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