In week seven of the eight-week New Year, new you fitness program personal trainer Sherri McMillan recommends allowing time to shop for foods that will maximize the program’s results. Here is her list of excellent items to put on your grocery shopping trip. See the full week seven workout.
Whole Grains:
o Oatmeal
o Cold cereal – Cherrios, , Bran, Granola
o 100% whole grain bread or English muffins (or other bread products)
o 100% whole wheat pitas
o 100% whole wheat tortillas
o 100% whole wheat pizza shells
o Brown Rice
o 100% whole wheat pasta
Meats (If Vegetarian/Vegan, chose Tofu options):
o Go organic, no hormones etc as much as possible
o Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves and/or frozen cut-up chicken for stir-fries
o Skinless salmon filets / 1 whole fish
o Skinless turkey breasts
o Sliced cooked salmon, turkey or chicken
o White porkchops
o Ground turkey or lean beef
o Frozen chicken or vegetable meat patties
Dairy (If Vegan, chose Soy, Rice, Oat, Almond options):
o Skim milk or low-fat soy/rice/oatbran milk fortified with vitamin D and calcium
o Eggs
o 1 bag of part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese
o Container of feta-cheese
o Low-fat probiotic Yogurt cups
Frozen Foods:
o Bags of frozen veggies – green beans, peas, broccoli, corn, stir-fry
o Bags of frozen fruit – blueberries, raspberries, strawberries
o Frozen Meals – Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice – When you’re too tired to cook or in a hurry, these are life savers. They are low in salt, calories, fat and Trans-fats plus they’re actually quite yummy!
Canned/Jarred Foods:
o Beans
o Soups – look for low sodium
o Tomato Sauce
o Kalamata Olives
o Sun-dried tomatos
o Soy-nut peanut butter or all-natural peanut butter (no trans fat, no added sugar)
Drinks:
o Bottled Water/Flavored Water
o 100% Orange with pulp/Cranberry/Grapefruit Juice (fortified with calcium, magnesium and Vit. D)
o V-8 (low sodium)
o Green Tea
Fresh Produce: Fruits/Vegetables
o You’ve got complete freedom in this area. Buy what you love but try to go organic as much as possible. Here’s some must haves…
