As a Nutritionist/ Health coach people often ask me what I eat.  Rather than talk about specific meals, here are some specific foods I always keep around and what I use them for (this is not an all inclusive list, however 99% of the time you will find these in my kitchen).

Fruits:

• Apples – snack, with or without almond butter
• Berries – in hot/cold cereal, in smoothies, as dessert w/ cinnamon
• Lemons – my AM detox drink w/ water, in salad dressing, with hot tea
• Avocado – in salads, spread for wraps, healthy fat for smoothies, smashed on rice cakes
• Tomatoes – in salads or sliced w/ avocado for snacks

Vegetables: (plus whatever is in season)

• Spinach/kale – for salads, in wraps, sautéed or in smoothies
• Broccoli or cauliflower – steamed or oven roasted
• Carrots – for salads or snacks w/ hummus
• Sweet potato – baked
• Trader Joes’s frozen artichoke hearts – fast and easy to add to meals

Protein: (I don’t eat red meat or pork)

• Tofu – baked or lightly fried in coconut oil
• Arbonne vegan protein powder – for smoothies
• Eggs – for breakfast or lunch (sometimes I eat breakfast foods for lunch)
• Organic/hormone-free sliced turkey – for wraps or snack
• Black/garbanzo beans – in salads or “bowls”
• Quinoa – with veggies, eggs, side dish
• Hummus – spread for wraps or w/ carrots for snacks

Others:

• Coconut water – for extra hydration after workouts
• Almond/coconut milk – for cereal, smoothies and coffee
• Hemp/chia/sesame seeds – add to cereal, salads, smoothies
• Walnuts/almonds – add to cereal, salads, smoothies, snack
• Coconut oil – cooking, smoothies, add to coffee
• Cinnamon – I add this to everything! Cereal, smoothies, coffee, on apples
• Almond butter – in smoothies, with apples
• Brown rice thins – topped w/ smashed avocado, almond butter, etc
• Trader Joes super dark chocolate – because it makes me happy