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| Meal Plan Prepared by Tim - $199 |
Tim's Super Salad |
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#1 Recommended Meal of The LiveLikeTim Diet |
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Packed with nutrients Tim's Super Salad is quite possibly the most nourishing meal on the planet. You literally can’t eat enough of this delicious salad! Its quick, easy to prepare, filled with nutrient dense/low calorie veggies and is extremely inexpensive. Does it get any better? Raw vegetables were a staple of the primal diet and our bodies evolved to depend on the essential nutrients salads provide. A main benefit is the alkalizing nature of the minerals, as well as chlorophyll and phytonutrients we’re only beginning to understand. Master this recipe and ingredients, there are very specific Do's and Don't when it comes to salads, and common wisdom is dead wrong with some vegetable ingredients. **Click Here for a Printable Version of Tim's Super Salad Recipe with Dressings** **Click Here for a Grocery Shopping List of Salad Vegetables** TIM'S SUPER SALAD RECIPE The Best Ingredients Special Ingredients Substitute the following for chicken Directions Tips Cook only lean beef to avoid excess fat. The Grocery List details the best cuts. Steak should be left medium rare to retain the most nutritional value. 20 shrimp may seem like a lot, but they are relatively low in calories and it would take about that many to equal the target amount of 30 grams of protein. COMMON MISTAKES Carrots – very hard to digest and can slow down the digestive flow. Occasionally finely grated carrots are acceptable. Cooking carrots unlocks the nutrients and doesn’t cause digestive damage. Cauliflower – one of my preferred cooked vegetables, the tough nature of cauliflower makes it too difficult to digest and slows down digestive movement, much like carrots. Cabbage – Also slows digestive movement. Plus, raw cabbage can attack the thyroid, a major gland that regulates metabolism and weight. Broccoli – if uncooked this nutritious food turns your intestines into a balloon. Belching and gas is universal sign of intolerance. Lightly steamed broccoli can be used if desired. Onions/Green Onions- anything that causes an immediate allergic reaction (burning eyes, runny nose, noxious smell) outside your body causes worse reactions inside your body. The detriments to your health far outweigh any claimed benefits. Radishes – similar to broccoli, you wouldn’t want to eat radishes before doing sit-ups at the gym. Green peppers- they are unripe and toxic versions of red or yellow peppers Green olives – like unripe peppers, green olives can be toxic to the body. Choose dark, ripe olives for a salad instead. Premade dressings – full of fat and preservatives. You can quickly turn a low calorie, nutritious meal into a gut busting nightmare. Mixing fruits into salads – as a general rule fruits and vegetables shouldn’t be mixed because during digestion they can interact and cause gas and discomfort. Apples are usually ok. Some dried fruit is also fine, but popular ones like cranberries are generally loaded on and the calorie content of the salad rises exponentially. Cheese – a sprinkle of feta or blue cheese may be used as an occasional monthly treat, but anything more will inevitably cause digestive problems. I’m convinced, as are many other medical experts, that dairy causes major digestive irritation whether a person believes they are lactose intolerant or not. Often gut inflammation remains unnoticeable for 1-2 days, or constipation shows up the next day. In summary, onions, radishes, broccoli, and green peppers all cause irritating gas and bloating. While uncomfortable and stinky, the long term effects are the real problem. A digestive tract in perpetual irritation can become inflamed, a precursor to serious medical problems. Likewise, tough vegetables such as carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage shouldn’t be eaten raw because they can be roadblocks in your intestines. They also scrape the intestinal lining as they slowly pass through, which is especially bad if you’ve got inflammation from other food intolerances. It’s like rubbing sand paper on a sunburn. TIM'S FAVORITES EXPLAINED Organic Mixed Salad Greens - I’ll say this again and again, everyone needs more leafy greens! This should be a staple of your diet because of high mineral, vitamin, and fiber content. It is very low in calories but has a high nutrient density, plus it fills you up so you won’t overeat. Starting a meal with a salad will also put it in the front of the line to get into your lower intestine. This is important because the main area of digestion for these greens is the alkaline lower intestine, not the acidic stomach. I prefer the leafy green mix over buying a head of lettuce because each green provides a unique health benefit. Costco has an inexpensive Organic Spring Mix in my area, and all health food stores should carry something similar. I go through about 2-3 large cartons per week. Buying organic is important with leafy greens because bugs love them, so non-organic farmers douse them with cancer causing pesticides. Because the plant is so thin and the surface area is so large, leafy greens have an extremely high concentration of pesticides that don’t rinse off. Organic Baby Spinach - I love the taste of spinach, but unlike Popeye I’d prefer mine fresh, not all slimy from a can. I add a generous handful to my leafy green salad every meal because leafy green mixes often don’t contain enough of this nutrition veggie. Name a vitamin, mineral or antioxident and chances are spinach is packed with it. The iron content of spinach is especially high, which is a nutrient critical to women because of their monthly cycle. Buy baby spinach when possible because the adult version can be difficult to digest. Also, like mixed greens, you gotta buy organic. I’m starting to sound like a Costco ad, but they carry an Organic Baby Spinach carton for a good price. I go through about one carton per week. Cilantro - This wonderful herb detoxifies the body of heavy metals and is one of the few natural foods to cross the blood-brain barrier and remove mercury from the nervous system. You probably already know that I consider mercury poisoning one of the worst and widespread epidemics in the world. It is imperative that you only buy the organic version, which shouldn’t cost too much more. Shaking on a few sprinkles of the dried herb is nice for flavoring, but won’t provide enough to give you all the health benefits as the fresh plant. You probably either love it or hate it, but include it if you can. Organic Tomatoes - Fruit or vegetable? Who cares, it tastes great either way! There are mountains of studies that show the health benefits of tomatoes. Especially important is the research linking tomatoes with reduced cancer rates because of a powerful antioxidant found in the veggie…I mean fruit…whatever. I don’t care what variety you buy, just try and buy organic. Tomatoes are about mid-level on the pesticide pollution scale. The pink, thick skinned, “mealy” kind you find in large chain grocery stores are about as healthy as cardboard, so opt for the bright red vine-ripened tomatoes if you can. Non-organic Avocado - Besides being delicious, these veggie all-stars are loaded with cholesterol lowering fats (Omega3 & 6), active digestive enzymes, fiber, protein, and a wide range of vitamins and minerals (especially potassium). Don’t go overboard though, avocados are fairly high in calories so stick to a quarter or less of an avocado per meal. The thick skin on the avocado acts as a barrier to pesticides so skip the more expensive organic kind and save a few bucks. Salad Tips Chew your salads well! This will unlock the nutrients. And don't forget your digestive enzyme.
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