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* Raw Superfoods These foods pack the most punch. Raw foods in general retain nutrients that get lost in cooking. Selected from Eating for Beauty by David Wolfe, a leading authority on raw food nutrition.
** Destressers. Selected from You Are What You Eat by Dr. Gillian McKeith
BEST CARBOHYDRATES (SUGARS). Sources of quick energy
Vegetables – (contain vitamins, minerals, fiber and don’t spike blood sugar)
*Asparagus
*Broccoli
**Cabbage
** Celery
**Cucumber
*Green Leafy Vegetables – “the most beneficial group of foods”
*Maca
Mushrooms, medicinal: *Reishi *maitake, *shitake, *lion’s mane
Sweet potatoes
Tomatoes
Yams
Yucca Root
Fruit
Apples
*Avocado
Berries of all kinds: Blueberries, *Goji or wolfberries, *camu, strawberries
Citrus fruits w seeds: Lemons, oranges, grapefruit
Figs
Grapes
Kiwi
Mangos
Melons: watermelon and all kinds w. seeds
Papayas
Pears
Stone fruit – apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums
Whole Grains
Kamut, spelt, wild rice (cooked), **brown rice
Sweets (Eat in moderation)
Agave cactus nectar
Cacao fruit (raw dark chocolate!)
* Honey and bee products (pollen)
BEST PROTEINS (Raw, non-animal). Amino acids are basic building blocks of body.
Bee pollen
Berries: Goji & Incan
Brewer’s yeast
Grains, sprouted
Grass powders
Green leafy vegetables
Parsley, spinach, kale, collards, green cabbage, arugula
Seeds: * hemp, **sesame, **sunflower
*Maca powdered root
Nuts: almonds, cashews, macadamia, pinenuts & other nuts and nut butters
Olives
Rice, wild & sprouted
*Sea vegetables: kelp, dulse, nori, jijiki, chlorella
*Spirulina and Blue-Green Algae
Sprouts of all types
BEST FATS. Lubricate the intestines and joints, strengthen cell membranes, and are stored for long-term energy.
Fruits
*Avocado
Olives and olive oil, *coconut oil
Nuts and nut butters - raw
Seeds
Pumpkin, sesame, tahini, sunflower, *hemp, flax
Coconut oil
Spices: Cinammon, sea salt, garlic, etc., vanilla beans, tahini, ginseng, turmeric
Supplements
*Krill Oil, Probiotics, Enzymes
** Teas, herbal – chamomile, ginseng, lemon balm, licorice, valerian
* Raw Superfoods These foods pack the most punch. Raw foods in general retain nutrients that get lost in cooking. Selected from Eating for Beauty by David Wolfe, a leading authority on raw food nutrition.
** Destressers. Selected from You Are What You Eat by Dr. Gillian McKeith
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