What Ali Eats

What Ali Eats – a question I hear all the time, so I thought I would write it all down for you. I hope this gives you some ideas if you are getting bored with your current meals.  All items are organic, grass-fed and cage-free. Nothing is low fat, low calorie or fat free. I cook and roast everything in coconut oil or butter, real butter! Good fat is good for us. You need fat! I also try to be gluten-free as much as possible as it causes a lot of inflammation in the body. This is what clean eating looks like – real food. Everything you see below is balanced – a protein with a healthy carbohydrate.

BREAKFAST IDEAS

2 hardboiled eggs and carrots
Banana (or any fruit) and 1.5 oz of white cheese
2 scrambled eggs (coconut oil or butter), 2 slices of bacon and a piece of fruit
1c Fage 2% yogurt with 1/3c blueberries and 2 TBS of honey and a little cinnamon
1c Fage 2% yogurt with 1.5 TBS all natural preserves
Easy Egg Bakes (Tracie Fountain Recipe Collection)
Orange Detox Smoothie (Tracie Fountain Recipe Collection)
Orange Dream Smoothie (Tracie Fountain Recipe Collection)

SNACK IDEAS (mid-morning and mid-afternoon)

2 cheese sticks and any fruit (banana, peeled apple, pear, etc 100% fruit stick or carrots)
2 hard boiled eggs and carrots or fruit
8 oz of Uncle Matt’s Orange Juice, and 4 TBS of hydrolyzed gelatin (drink for breakfast sometimes)
Green or yellow beans with feta cheese and pine nuts
Watermelon, feta and pine nuts
Applesauce with 1 TBS of gelatin (aka collagen)
Smoothie w/coconut milk or whole milk, 2 TBS gelatin, 2 egg yolks, banana, maple syrup and ice
2 slices of summer sausage and a piece of fruit
1/2 cup cottage cheese and a piece of fruit
1 oz of feta cheese sprinkled over raw carrot salad (Tracie Fountain Recipe Collection)
1/2 cup applesauce with 2 TBS hydrolyzed gelatin

LUNCH/DINNER IDEAS

3-4oz steak with squash and 1 TBS of butter (real butter)
3-4oz salmon or any kind of fish with steamed yellow and green beans
Small can of tuna in water, olive oil, grapes & pine nuts with sauteed asparagus
Hamburger with mustard and cheddar cheese on it with cooked carrots with butter
Venison steak with grilled veggies (squash, zucchini, carrots)
Chili/Spaghetti sauce with liver (recipe from Tracie Fountain)- but I add more butter, cheese and gelatin) with roasted root veggies (carrots, sweet potatoes, parsnips, etc)
Crock pot chicken (recipe from Tracie Fountain) with sweet potato and 1 TBS of butter
Grilled chicken with a baked sweet potato and butter
Perfect Pulled pork/beef/chicken using the Sammy’s Barbecue Sauce (recipe from Tracie Fountain)
Shrimp stir fry with veggies

BEVERAGE IDEAS

Club soda with a lime
Coconut water (the Zico brand has everything in it it says it does unlike other brands)
Iced coffee
Tea (green and others – I add 1 TBS of coconut oil)
Water always with lemons (helps create stomach acid which helps you break down your food better)
Rare occasions, high quality infused vodka with club soda and a lime. Or a really good margarita!

SNACKS AND DESSERTS

Vanilla Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream (the real deal, only 5 ingredients,you can pronounce them and you know what they are)
Flourless Choco Gems (recipe from Tracie Fountain)
Popcorn popped in coconut oil

FAVORITE FRUITS

Bananas
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Dates
Mangoes
Pears
Pineapple
Raspberries
Watermelon

FAVORITE VEGGIES

Carrots
Green or yellow beans
Squash
Sweet potatoes
Zucchini

I also eat Veggie-Go’s. They have a 1/2 serving of fruit and a 1/2 serving of a vegetable. I like the Sweet Potato Pie, Mountain Berry Spinach, and Carrot Ginger. They are great when you’re on the go or travel, not to mention for kids.

Remember, it’s one day at a time! 80/20 rule, 80% of the time you eat clean and balanced. After a while you’ll want to eat this way! Why? You’ll feel sooooo much better and have soooo much more energy! What also helps is if you’re nice to yourself and your food while you’re eating. Positive thoughts create positive energy. Keep me posted on how it goes! Oh and if you don’t like something, don’t eat it!

Shine Brightly,

Ali