Tips for eating a super diet...

I'm on kind of a strict diet... But I eat DELICIOUS things! These are some things you should look for at the grocer if you want to be on a super diet free of common allergens and artificial ingredients...

1. NUTS & SEEDS
--Raw whenever possible. No sugar or salt added.
--I like to soak 'em in sea salt & water overnight before eating them. Makes them more digestible and yummy.
--Chia seeds are GREAT. My other mainstays: pepitas, almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts.

2. FRUIT - DRIED AND/OR FRESH
--Preferably organic. Check out a list of which fruits have the most pesticides on them, and just buy those particular fruits organic. It's more of a concern with certain things than others. Apples are a big one. Get 'em organic if you can.
--For dried fruits - No sugar or salt added. No preservatives added. (Find these at natural food stores or trader joe's)
--Pineapple, banana, and melon are great satisfiers of sugar cravings! They are also some of the best fruits out there!

--Grab the nuts&fruits, mix it all up, and turn them into bars if you want! (Recipe below).
--Mix up some chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, banana slices, and whatever other fruits you have around for a super breakfast ! (Recipe somewhere on this blog)

3. FRESH VEGGIE SOUP !
--I make a big soup pot once a week. Lately I've been making a leek / mushroom soup with lots of herbs, garlic, spices, etc. I will put up the recipe eventually. But at the moment I'm all tired out from typing out that raw bar recipe!
--you can throw in some rice or barley or quinoa if you're not allergic like me!
--I add raw almond butter to my soup to thicken it sometimes, and it tastes great!
--I used Braggs liquid aminos instead of soy sauce. Also tastes great! (but it's still soy)

4. SPINACH & HERB SALAD !
--Mix some fresh greens/wild edibles/spinach/herb salad up, and throw fresh veggies, fruit, & nuts/seeds on top.
--My favorites: mushrooms (raw or sauteed with some garlic, ginger, onions, & herbs), peppers, cucumber, avocado, nuts&seeds(above), beans (a little starchy for my diet but so delicious!), strawberries, mango, pineapple, basil, tomatoes...

5. MEAT / SEA FOOD
--I'm on the fence about this one because selecting safe sea food is such a pain in the a$$... Also agriculture tortures animals. Sad but true. I started eating meat after a long bout of vegetarianism because I stopped being able to tolerate starch for a while and needed a protein source
--But I really like (in order of preference)
-raw oysters! With a little hot sauce, lemon juice, and horseradish!
-salmon, raw or cooked (But if you eat it raw, make sure you get SUSHI GRADE fish)
-organic turkey or chicken lunch meat with no added salt. Only place I know to get this is whole foods. They make it in house. You can also roast your own turkey, but let's face it, I'm lazy and I was a vegetarian for so long that I don't know how to cook a turkey.
-sauteed shrimp

6. SUPERFOODS I EAT EVERY DAY
--juice of one lemon in water (you could add honey?)
--cranberry juice or cranberry sauce (unsweetened. That's the way I like it.)
--chia seeds (I already mentioned those)
--garlic
--ginger
--selection of (herbal) teas. Ginger lemon. Decaf chai green/black tea. India spice. Ginseng. Antioxidant blend.Sleepytime/relaxation blends.

7. GUILTY PLEASURES (things I wouldn't eat (ideally) but I do because I REALLY like them)
--SUSHI !!!!!! ...Jesus, raw fish wrapped in seaweed & rice is just SO DAMN GOOD !
--dark chocolate with no added milkfat or sugar. Throw it in the trail mix !
--the occasional steak. I crave steak maybe 3 times a year, and that's the only time I eat it
--Potatoes & sweet potatoes! Too starchy, in my opinion, but REALLY tasty! And no, not the fried kind. But they're really good sauteed and topped with some...
--Spicy hummus. Too starchy. But come on. I should probably come up with a recipe for hummus made from fava beans...

I take vitamins too, and they make me feel pretty great. I'm not going to list them, you'll have to do your own research to see what you need. But go for the natural ones, they are much better absorbed/used by the body. For a multi-Vitamin/mineral I really like intra-max, which is a liquid and sort of expensive but kinda works wonders.

MMM FOOD.

So there you have it. That's pretty much everything I eat. And I'm fat & happy without all that sugar, gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, & artificial shit. ('cept for the "fat" part).