Healthy Choices for Your Kitchen

The success of maintaining a healthy diet is in a well stocked kitchen. If you have kitchen that is full of fatty chips and high sugar sweet snacks, then you will choose to eat unhealthy foods. If you have a variety of nutrient rich foods to choose from, then you will actively choose to have a healthy meal or snack. Basically if its not healthy don't buy it. Also when shopping always read the labels. Anything that contains hydrogenated oils or high fructose corn syrup is bad for you.

Begin with stocking your kitchen with fresh fruits and veggies. You should have the staples; apples, bananas, oranges, peaches, and pears. You should also consider a variety of other fruits that are rich in nutrients; such as, kiwi, melon, starfruit, papaya, and pomegranates. When in season, stock up on a variety of berries: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, cherries, and blueberries. Berries are a nice sweet kick to yogurt oatmeal and bran cereals. You can also add some nuts for a crunchy nutrient rich addition. Some good options, walnuts, almonds, and pecans.

Next make sure to stock up on lots of veggies; such as, romaine lettuce, broccoli, and carrots. A good way to load up on veggies in the morning is adding onions, peppers, mushrooms, and spinach to a whole egg omelet. Although it is a common belief that egg yolks are bad for you, this is untrue. The truth is, the yolk is the only part of the egg that is nutritionally beneficial. The yolk is actually loaded with good cholesterol. If you add  some lean chicken or turkey and some swiss or jack cheese; you'll have a satisfying and healthy meal. Salads made with green leafy lettuce such as romaine or spinach is an excellent healthy choice. You should make your own salad dressings, as most store bought dressing are unhealthy.

There are a few more things that you should keep on hand in the refrigerator. Coconut milk is a good staple, as it is high in healthy saturated fats. You can add the milk to smoothies, oatmeal, and yogurt for sweet treat. Nut butter is a great source of nutrients, you can get this in several varieties for those people who don't like peanut butter, or if you just need a change. Salsa is also a nice addition to you refrigerator. You can add it to a whole grain wrap with lean chicken.

You should keep your freezer stocked with lean frozen foods such as chicken and turkey. Frozen fish is also great because there are so many options to choose from. When buying beef try to opt for grass fed cattle as it has as much omega 3 fatty acids as fish.

The last thing you should do is stock up your pantry with healthy choices. Antioxidant rich teas such as green and white are great. If you want a sweet tea try adding a little raw honey, which promotes glucose metabolism helping to burn carbs. You should also keep brown rice, whole grain pasta, and tomato sauce on hand. Make sure not to get sauce with high fructose corn syrup. For a sweet snack dark chocolate is a great choice. You can also make cocoa with unsweetened cocoa, a few squares of dark chocolate, and a natural sweetener like stevia. These are healthy alternatives to high sugar treats like cake and cookies.

Now that you have a kitchen stocked with nutrient rich healthy food choices you are on your way to a healthy diet and lifestyle. Just remember if you don't buy it you cant eat it and always read labels before you purchase anything.

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