Seattle Fit Club has a basic philosophy on nutrition: make it simple and you will stick with it!
A nutritious diet is one of the most important components to good health, a high energy level, weight loss, and overall fitness. The first tip of this boot camp season is how to plan ahead so when you walk in the door after a long day you make healthy choices and don’t feel like reaching for those lovely carbohydrates that rob us of the real energy we need.
Dedicate an hour and a half to this activity and it will make a huge difference in your diet and food choices during the week. On a Saturday or Sunday take a trip to the grocery store and get all of your favorite salad ingredients, including protein choices: lettuce, tomatoes, kidney beans, avocado, garbanzo beans, carrots, peppers, raisins, eggs (hard boil at home), tuna, chicken, nuts, etc. Once you are home, cook the chicken and hard boil the eggs. While these items are cooking clean and cut/tear the lettuce into small pieces. Once it is dried, put it in a large Ziploc bag. Then, cut all of the vegetables that won’t spoil such as peppers, carrots, etc. Put these items into a Ziploc bag or Tupperware container. Drain and rinse any legumes you plan to use and put those into an air tight Tupperware container (usually these keep for 3-5 days). Once the hard boiled eggs are done, rinse with cold water and leave in the pot with ice water. This will make it easier to take off the shells when you go to use them. Then cut up the chicken and seal it in a container in the fridge. Last, remove the eggs from the pot and put them in the fridge.
You are ready for a successful week of eating! You can pull the lettuce, vegetables and a protein out of the fridge and toss together in minutes. Top with any of the vegetables that need to be cut: tomatoes, avocadoes, etc. Lightly dress and viola, you are set! You are on the road to success and better food choices!
In good health,
Katie Zwiebel
Seattle Fit Club, LLC
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