Making the choice to eat healthy nutrition food is a great step to take towards improving your overall health. You can train to get results, but these results won't be as good if you don't refuel your body with healthy food. The purpose of this article is to establish a list of healthy foods for shopping purposes. If you only stock healthy and nutritious food and have a diverse variety, you won't be so likely to stray to junk food if your choice is limited. A list of healthy foods is essential for fitness and nutrition training.

Usually, I make a conscientious effort to load up the fridge for a list of healthy foods so that I can incorporate plenty of variety into my meals. I make sure I buy plenty of vegetables such as mushrooms, broccoli, spinach, red peppers, zucchini and onions. These ingredients work beautifully with morning eggs together with swiss, jack or goat's cheese or lean chicken or turkey sausage. Another great ingredient is coconut milk which works very well in oatmeal, smoothies or yoghurt for a rich creamy taste. The coconut milk is a great flavor enhancer and it's loaded with healthy saturated fats such as medium chain triglycerides and an MCT called lauric acid.

Healthy Must Have Nutrition Packed Food For The Fridge

Eggs: a great source of nutrients and protein. Perfect in the morning for breakfast or for use in a salad.

Cheeses and Yoghurt: Goats cheese, ricotta cheese and cottage cheese. You can mix cottage and ricotta cheese together with chopped nuts and berries for a great snack!

Salsa: great for use with rice and beans for carbohydrates

Butter: Use for cooking, in eggs, on top of broccoli or green vegetables. Keep portions small because it is calorie dense. Avoid margarine at all costs.

Avocado: A great source of healthy fats. Try using it in salads, wraps or sandwiches. They are a great source of healthy fats.

Nuts: walnuts, pecans and almonds are great sources of fats.
Nut butters: There are several to choose from including: almond butter, sesame seed butter, cashew butter and macadamia butter. You can mix them together to create delicious tasting and nutritious blends.

Whole grain wraps and bread: Make choices with 3-4 grams of fiber per 20 grams of total carbs.

Whole flax seeds: Grind these up in a mini grinder and add them to yoghurts and salads. The omega-3 polyunsaturated fats are highly unstable and prone to oxidation so you should always grind them fresh to avoid producing high levels of free radicals.

Lettuce, spinach and carrots for use in salads and for dinner.

Salad dressings: olive oil, balsamic vinegar and Udo's choice blend. Mixing your own salad dressing in much more preferable than buying the prepackaged variety.

Healthy food for the freezer

Chicken breasts: very handy for quick meals and for use in sandwiches or wraps.

Fish: Great for cooking in a little lemon butter or for use in sandwiches and with salads.
Other meats: buffalo, ostrich, venison and other exotic lean meats. These are seriously healthy meats that are great to include in your diet. They are not pumped full hormones like the standard issue beef or pork provided in your local store.

Frozen fruits: berries such as raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, cherries and banana. You can eat these as a fruit salad or add to your oatmeal, yogurt or smoothies.

Frozen vegetables: These are great to stockpile for use during off season when some produce becomes difficult to source.
Staple list of healthy foods:
Oat bran - very cheap and nutritious for use with mixed fruit for breakfast.

Cans of coconut milk for flavoring.

Plenty of herb teas such as oolong and green tea. These teas are rich in antioxidants.

Honey, stevia and organic maple syrup: great natural sweeteners. Organic maple syrup is ideal to add to a post workout smoothie to elicit an insulin surge to load the muscles with nutrients. Stevia is also a natural sweetener that is a great alternative to the synthetic varieties.

Whole wheat and whole grain spelt pasta. These are much higher in fiber than normal pastas. Brown rice is also used as opposed to white rice.

Black or kidney beans: For use with wraps or rice mixed with salsa.

Tomato sauces: Useful for countless dishes. Just steer clear of the high fructose corn syrup varieties.

Organic unsweetened cocoa powder: You can add this to smoothies or make a low sugar hot chocolate by mixing it with hot milk and stevia.

Dark Chocolate: This is great for anti oxidants and to satisfy a dessert, ice cream or cake craving. If you stock up on foods from this healthy food list you will not be short on choices for nutritious meals or healthy snack food. There is plenty of creative ways to use the ingredients to come up with your own unique recipes.

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