Sunday, August 17, 2014

Anatomy of a Healthy Diet



So what should I eat, Gabe?

This is verbatim what I just bought at Trader Joe's. It's mostly Paleo. Some of the products have sugar in them or organic cane sugar. That's hard to avoid- though doable. If you've been doing Paleo for a while, you can tolerate some beers and some bread. I am guilty of both.

Here's what I just bought for the week for about $40.

Organic vegetarian fed eggs
Kerrygold unsalted butter
4% cottage cheese (dairy is not technically cool)
Organic ketchup
TJ's red salsa
Tj's vegetable tortilla chips (made form spinach and white corn- also not technically Paleo, but I'm eating a lot of straight up corn chips anyway these days)
2 bottled water jugs
bag of mixed greens- spinach and kale etc
individually packaged bags of nuts (includes cashews- also not Paleo because they are legumes, but they are de-lish)
1 lb turkey (for chili or burgers)
1 steak (also not grass-fed, but again, I'm eating alll this carne asada out and about that's like the lowest quality imaginable; figured what's the diff)
2 organic pears (ten cents more than regular- a real splurge)
1 box of TJ's organic tomato soup (also has some sugar)
1 can of stewed tomatoes (for chili)

That's about it. Might've missed something.

Main points here are:
1- It's not that pricey
2- It's protein based
3- There are carbs- veggies, fruits, and chips)
4- I cut corners but am overall 85% Paleo
5- Mix it up- try pears over apples, spinach chips, etc.
6- Be kind to yourself
7- Drink lots of water

Have a great week!
GPR

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