June 20 2010

Nicole’s Grocery List

Nicole shares an example of her grocery list (from The Buzz: Shed 5 to 10 Pound FAST! Part I and Part II)

I go twice a week and rarely ever get things that are not on this list. Every trip I get chicken and fish.  The other proteins vary on dinner for the next few days. It is difficult to shop for a lot of food at a time because your diet should consist of mostly fresh meat, vegetables and fruit.

Grocery List
-Proteins:

  Boneless skinless chicken breast

  Ground Turkey

  Turkey bacon

  1 lb. fresh mesquite Turkey (Deli)

  Salmon, tilapia, mahi, or whatever fish is fresh and looks good (careful for high mercury fish)

  Eggs (4 grain cage free)

  Beans (I eat a lot of chic peas, and kidney beans (red and white)

-Veggies: Most veggies are fine to eat it is all about preference. Avocados are high in fat, but very good for hair, nails and skin.

-Fruits: sadly fruits are full of fructose which is easily converted to fat however, the benefits of fruit make it worth keeping in your maintenance diet. The good news is low sugar fruit is more nutrient rich.

  berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, cranberries)

  grapefruit

  rhubarb

  apples (green are lower in sugar)

-Grains:

  whole wheat flat bread

  whole wheat pasta

  brown rice

-Dairy:

  Yogurt (Greek yogurt is higher in protein and also doubles as sour cream)
 

- Treats: On the rare occasion that I allow myself dessert (it helps that I don't have a sweet tooth), the list below is all I will eat and it always does the trick.

   low-fat chocolate pudding

   fat-free fudgsicles