Super Foods: Protein

Lets focus on protein this week. You need to eat your body weight in grams per day. Protein keeps you full longer, and helps you snack less. The more protein in your diet the less you will crave sugar.

Eat LOCAL FRESH FOOD whenever possible. Shop at Farmer’s Markets and utilize local farms for fresh eggs, meat, and produce.

OPTIMAL PROTEIN CHOICES:

• Organic Free-Range Eggs

• Organic/Hormone-Free Chicken and Poultry

• Organic Grass-fed Beef (http://www.andersonfarm.us/)

• Grass-fed deli meat, hot dogs, bacon (http://www.andersonfarm.us/)

• Buffalo (www.buffalogal.com)

• Lamb

• Cold Water Fish (salmon, halibut, cod, mackerel, tuna - choose wild ocean fish over farm raised fish)

• Whey protein

◦ Whey Cool (www.designsforhealth.com)

◦ Gold Standard Natural Whey

◦ Peanut butter (Trader Joe’s crunchy)

◦ Almond butter (Trader Joe’s crunchy)

◦ Organic cottage cheese (Organic Valley)