Following these principles will help you to transition to a more healthful whole-foods diet.  Congratulations on taking the first step in achieving optimal health.

NO (AVOID)

REFINED FOODS (white bread, white rice, anything made w/white flour, etc.)

PROCESSED FOODS (most packaged foods-especially those with lots of ingredients and words you cannot pronounce, american cheese, most cold cuts, hot dogs, etc.)

SUGAR (cane sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, dextrose, maltodextrose, glucose, sucrose, brown sugar, etc.)

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS (aspartame (Nutrasweet and Equal), saccharin, sucralose (Splenda))

HYDROGENATED AND PARTIALLY-HYDROGENATED OILS (margarine, most commercial baked goods, most brand-name peanut butters,shortening, etc.)

YES

FOODS THAT ARE AS CLOSE TO NATURE AS POSSIBLE (whole grains (100% whole wheat or whole grain flour – must say WHOLE, brown rice, etc.), organic fruits and vegetables, organic low-fat dairy products, high-quality proteins)

NATURALLY SWEETENED FOODS (organic fruits, fruit-juice sweetened foods (occasionally), stevia (an herbal sweetener available at health food stores)

FOODS THAT CONTAIN ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS (raw nuts and seeds, nut butters, whole grains, fish)

You must drink at least 8 – 8 oz. Glasses of pure water per day.  The following beverages are allowed in addition to water: herbal tea, green tea, sparkling mineral water, herbal sun teas, cran-water and alkaline broth.

I recommend that you eat as organically as possible.  This includes fruits and vegetables, eggs, dairy products and hormone and antibiotic-free meats and poultry

*For consultation and program fees or to schedule an appointment,
please call at 914-961-5016 or email me at jacqui@westchesternutritionist.com.

 

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