My daily guidelines
I shoot for a 90/10 philosophy for eating. 90% of the time, when I am in-charge of my life and what I am cooking, eating and doing, I follow the guidelines below (to the best of my ability):
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Try to eat whole, real foods. Veggies, fruits, nuts.
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Avoid dairy
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Avoid meat (I eat very little, but I still cook it for my family)
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Avoid processed foods
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Drink 64 ounces of water
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Get NO LESS than 30 grams of FIBER but shoot for more
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Walk wherever I can. Park in the back of the lot! Take the stairs! MOVE!
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Aim for no more than 2000 Calories
Now that said sometimes life is not in your hands. 10% of the time I roll with the flow. If I am at a friend’s house for dinner and she has cooked meat, or made an appetizer with cheese or dairy, I will eat it. I have always been bothered by people who make blanket statements of “I don’t”…..and the last thing I ever want to be is one of those people that no one thinks is any fun! Or a guest that someone worries about having to cook for. There is not much I will not eat….there are just a lot of things I CHOOSE not to eat on a regular basis. Thus the 90/10 rule.
So for my 90% I shoot for the above!
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Brad A said,
May 10, 2010 @ 9:13 pm
How about pastured meats? Rabbit, duck, goose and chicken raised on pasture are very healthy!
jensheps said,
May 10, 2010 @ 10:04 pm
Brad,
Exactly! When we eat meat this is exactly the type of meat we eat! I tend to purchase meat at the PCC or Whole Foods…or the Wed Farmers Market in Kirkland! Where can we get yours? Tell me more!
Jen
Lexi said,
July 3, 2011 @ 5:19 pm
Im 11 Ive been vegan for 3 years. People ask me why are you vegan? What do I do?