Food for LIFE

So I wanted to start off my blog by talking about food. If you've lived on this earth long enough and have eaten more than twenty different types of foods, you should already have concluded that:


'you are what you eat'


I don't mean it literally in the sense that one is a blueberry if one only eats only blueberries. I am merely emphasizing that the decisions we make to eat one particular food over another is a conscious one and if you make poor food decisions, these decisions will reflect poorly on your health. Vice-versa, if one chooses to eat foods that are minimally processed, nutrient-rich, and 'grow out of the ground' (I will get to this later), one will reap the multitudinous health benefits that food offers us. If at anytime you are reading this blog and you are interested in learning, feel free to contact me. Advice is freely-given.


Strolling through Union Square the other day, I decided to check out the Trader Joe's on 14th street and the wine store (my new favorite go-to place for wine, 3 bottles of red-wine for $22). Below is a sample shopping list, I confess that I have a 'healthy' obsession with bananas and avocados. I usually have one of both a day, eating half of each in one sitting. If your avocados need some freshening-up, squirt some lemon juice over them.


My simple and FRESH shopping list:


6 organic avocados
a bundle of bananas
sunflower seeds
grape tomatoes
a bag organic carrots and cucumbers
2% Greek yogurt
Salmon and turkey

Bananas are full of Vitamin A, B6, and iron. Also great for muscle building fuel.

Avocados are good sources of fat with fiber, potassium, vitamin powerhouse. Ladies, these are great for your skin so eat up.