What’s in my FRIDGE?

What’s in My Fridge? Ramsbottom Cupboard and Fridge Overview!

It’s mid-September 2020 and we’re about to start our third round of our Drop 2 Sizes Challenge.

As a part of that Challenge we teach people how to have a well-stocked kitchen full of healthy items that allow you to pull together quick and healthy, waist trimming, muscle supporting meals instead of resorting to last minute take out or frozen pizza. While a “Challenge” is a great motivator to get you going in the right direction, having a kitchen with lots of healthy resources to draw from should be an on-going goal if you want a lean and strong body as well as a healthy immune system.

Check out the video and read the lists of some of our staples below and try to steal some ideas for how you better organize and stock your kitchen. BONUS: Not only do you want lots of good food on hand, but you also want to purge as much empty calorie, low nutrient foods that tempt you off your ideal nutrition path. Consider tossing out crackers, chips, most cereals, pastries, bars OR at the very least boxing them up and hiding them for at least 2 weeks so you don’t fall into the “convenience” habit of grabbing these foods instead of healthier, whole food options. After 2 weeks, you’ll have developed some better meal habits, and I’ll bet you’ll be willing to ditch some of those foods for good.

Produce:

“Produce to make “starch-less base meals”

Pre-washed or chopped cabbage

Frozen green beans

Spaghetti Squash

Zucchini

Also:

Enoki Mushrooms

Jicama

Kale

Pre-washed spinach

Onions

Tomatoes

Peppers

cucumber

Fruit: Apples, bananas, Grapes, mandarins, variety of frozen berries, frozen mango.

Protein

Chicken breast

Tuna

Protein Powder

Skyr Yogurt minimally or unsweetened

Cottage cheese

Tofu

Edamame

Protein Powder

Healthy Fats

Olive Oil

Avocado

Chia Seed

Fish Oil

Coconut Milk

Raw Nuts and Nut butters **Can be considered protein, but be cognizant of portion sizes if using them as your protein source

Grass Fed butter

Smart Starch

Potatoes *usually have some pre-cooked to pull together a quick meal

Rice**usually have some pre-cooked and stored in fridge or freezer, ready for a quick meal

Oatmeal

Canned Beans, chick peas and lentils, dried lentils *** Also count as protein source, but if paring them with another starch in a meal (i.e. rice, be cognizant of portion size)

Ezekiel or Sprouted bread

Whole wheat wraps

Sourdough Bread **** Not shown. Give this to our kids. Has Bakery Sourdough has Pro-biotics and effects the blood sugar more slowly than white bread.