aily 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
