Super Foods

   Although exercise is an important tool for becoming fit, the real deciding factor of a healthy lifestyle lies within something you do every day: Eat.

   You may be able to run miles, lift heavy weights, or be able to do plank holds for endless amounts of time, BUT the real exercising tool that makes the difference is your diet. The word "diet" has had a bad reputation of starving people, limited options, and overall calorie counting. This is absolutely wrong. I define the word "diet" as a clean, smart eating. This clean, smart eating means that you can have whatever you want with moderation AND with substitutions. 

   Instead of regular brown or red potatoes, substitute them with sweet potatoes. Instead of butter, use coconut oil for the same effect and less fat. Little adjustments like these allow your results to flourish and not only helps you achieve your goal weight, but also makes you feel on top of the world as well. It is amazing how much changing your eating habits can do to your stamina, energy, and overall body-wellness.

   Below I have a list of clean eating guides that will make all of the difference to your fit lifestyle. The key thing to remember is that you don't have to sacrifice taste for fitness.

 
Certain oils that contain a lot of saturated fats are cooking oils and butters, which can be easily replaced with coconut oil, olive oil, flax oil, avocado oil, rice bran oil, or almond butter. 

Super fruits such as goji berries and avocados are another great way of getting vitamins and energy for the day. Other great fruits are pineapples, grapes, figs, pomegranates, mangos, strawberries, blackberries, acai, grapefruits, pears, peaches, kiwis, and much more

Vegetables are a great way to integrate nutrition with  great taste. You can also add your own spin on them by grilling, baking, breading or sautéing them: brussel sprouts, asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, garlic, zucchini, kale, leeks, spinach, and more.

  

 Spices are another important factor to clean eating. These spices really get your system going with a little kick of flavor: turmeric, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, garlic, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, thyme, basil, cilantro, parsley, dill, mint, lemongrass, peppermint, fennel, ginger, black pepper, just to name a few.

Grains are a another key to a healthy and cleaner diet such as quinoa, oat flour, coconut flour, almond flour, wild rice, buckwheat, its, teff, brown rice, rice noodles, rice flour, teff flour, and more.

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