Daily Quote: "YOU are responsible for your family's
health and well-being! Take charge - be their caring,
guiding Health Captain." - Patricia Bragg
Today I'm going to answer an objection that someone
raised a few days ago. After reading the long list of
"foods" to avoid and eliminate from your diet, this person
wondered, "What's left to eat?"
That's a great question! I would like to share with you
some more keys to good nutrition and some practical tips to
eating healthy. Are you ready? Get a piece of paper out and
write down this list of foods that you CAN eat and enjoy
for good health and nutrition. This is a list of "naked
nutrition," also known as natural living whole foods. Your
daily diet should consist only of these super healthy
foods.
SUPER HEALTHY NUTRITIOUS WHOLE FOODS THAT YOU
CAN & SHOULD BE EATING
Group I - Fresh, organic raw FRUITS &
BERRIES
Go to the produce market or farmer's market and pick out
any fruits and berries that appeal to you. I encourage you
to try something new every week as well. Here's a partial
list of some of the foods in this category:
apples, pineapples, grapefruit, bananas, pears, peaches,
papayas, tangerines, watermelon, grapes, apricots,
cherries, blackberries, oranges, strawberries, cantaloupe,
honeydew melon, apricots, limes, lemons, raspberries, noni
fruit, mangosteen, wolfberry-goji, acai berries, black
currants, blueberries, pomegranates, bilberries,
elderberries, cranberries, prunes, plums, guavas, mangos,
etc.
Group II - Fresh, organic GREENS &
VEGETABLES (preferably raw or lightly steamed)
Find the freshest farmer's market where you can get as
many organic greens and vegetables as possible. Here's a
partial list of some of the foods in this category that you
get to enjoy eating:
spinach, watercress, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts,
turnip greens, collards, cauliflower, mustard greens,
mushrooms, chinese cabbage, red cabbage, parsley, green
leaf lettuce, green peas, zucchini, green beans, cucumbers,
dandelion greens, green and red bell peppers, artichokes,
celery, cabbage, eggplant, tomatoes, onions, beets,
pumpkin, potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, carrots, squash,
garlic, cayenne peppers, jalepeno peppers, asparagus,
ginger, spring onions, leeks, etc.
Group III - Organic GRAINS, LEGUMES, BEANS,
SEEDS, & NUTS
This is a very powerful category of foods that you can
choose from every day. You can make all kinds of dishes and
meals from this group that are delicious and healthy. Avoid
at all costs buying genetically modified (GMO) products.
You want to look for these foods that were grown with
organic farming methods that don't use toxic chemical
pesticides and herbicides. Here's the partial list of foods
in this category:
brown rice, barley, millet, oatmeal, buckwheat, wild
rice, 100% whole wheat flour, rye, wheat germ, soybean
sprouts, lentils, split peas, kidney beans, navy beans,
lima beans, garbanzo beans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds,
walnuts, sesame seeds, almonds, cashews, macadamias, flax
seed, oat bran, wheat sprouts, quinoa and quinoa sprouts,
amaranth sprouts, chia seeds, etc. * Remember, only buy
fresh RAW seeds & nuts. Do not buy roasted and salted
seeds and nuts. Buy them raw and keep them in glass jars in
your refrigerator to preserve them; otherwise, they will
turn rancid very quickly.
Group IV - OTHER HEALTHY FOODS
This group is last because it is not as important as the
first three groups. It contains some very healthy foods
that should be eaten in moderation. Other healthy foods
include:
Raw milk (unpasteurized & unhomogenized), raw
butter, raw yoghurt, raw cheese, raw kefir, wild deep-water
ocean fish that have fins and scales, organic natural-fed
lamb, turkey, chicken, and beef, organic fermented foods
like sauerkraut, Bragg's organic apple cider vinegar, raw
unheated & unfiltered honey, raw agave nectar, extra
virgin coconut oil & olive oil, sesame oil, Himalayan
Krystal Salt, green drinks such as live whole food based
InstaFresh juice called "The Feast," high-quality whole
food nutritional supplements, and plenty of natural spring
water.
Okay, I hope you're happy now that you have a long list
of great nutritious foods that you CAN eat. Use this list
to prepare meals with for your family and to plan healthy
snacks to have on hand for yourself and your kids. These
are all natural whole foods, which is where you and I need
to be getting all of our nutrition from. I trust this
information will be helpful to you and your family and that
you will use it to improve your diet and health. God bless
you, the Naked Nutrition Knight