I am not a nutritionist but I pretend to be one in person and sometimes on this blog. I love food. I have been eating since well I was born. I do not follow any particular diet like Paleo or the Zone. I simply eat a vegetarian diet (No beef, pork or chicken). I don’t eat healthy all the time. I wish I could but I am human. Don’t think you have to do a complete diet overhaul when you start running. Just add in healthier foods to your day.
Tonight I stopped by the supermarket to grab a few essentials for my refrigerator. Lately I am in love with Butternut Squash. I like to buy things from the scratch but I cannot handle peeling and chopping another squash. I usually like to stock my shelves and refrigerator with the basics (see below). I like to mix things up every week. I try to buy something new like a different veg or fruit. Keeps things interesting.
Basics in my kitchen:
Fruit
- Bananas
- Apples
- Avocado
- Seasonal
Veg
- Carrots
- Celery
- Sweet Potato
- Cabbage
- Tomatoes
- Seasonal
- Spinach
- Kale
Beans
- Chickpeas
- Black beans
Other
- Chocolate milk
- Green & Black tea
- Quinoa
- Brown rice
- Gluten-free tortilla chips
- Tofu
I love my Vitamix for so many reasons. I no longer waste as much food. I can whip just about any kind of soup with any wilting vegetable and it tastes AWESOME. Save up your pennies and buy one. IT IS SO WORTH IT.