Fitness Elements Express's Guide to Eating Right with the Family this Summer Part 5

Calling all Revolutionary Summer Melt Down Supermarket Diet Campers

Fitness Elements Express's Guide to Eating Right with the Family this Summer Part 5

Howdy Gang! It's me Natalie and I'm back! Here's to all my health and fitness friends! As I promised over the next two weeks I will map out a step by step food shopping list for you that will be updated ever other day on my blog giving you the checklist of foods you will need for your Summer Melt down Supermarket Diet Boot camp. The way to make this easy for you is to subscribe to my blog so you will get your updates every other day. That would be the easiest way for you to get the great helpful educational content that will get you melting down fat fast!

Keep in mind these lists may look like a lot of food at first but if we do this step by step it will be be so much fun for you, your family, and tummy in the sun! You'll be using the lists for the weeks ahead so stay with me. The lists assume you have nothing in the kitchen, not even salt! So, forgive me if you already some of these foods, but if not add them to your list and scratch off the rest of what you do have.

Tips to remember during these next few weeks of collecting your lists of foods and menu development for you and your family are these:

This isn't "diet food" but normal food in moderate portions.
Family members can simply enjoy larger portions, but this may be defeating the purpose if your trying to cut calories and lose weight. For instance if you have an active teenager they may have two chicken wraps for lunch, while you may have one.
Your husband can add more pecans and dressing to the Spinach salad for dinner, have more crackers, and perhaps finish with a piece of fruit. While you may only need one serving Mommy.
Take out your calorie controlled serving, then let the rest of your family have as much as they like! This can be a winning team sport for you and your family this Summer with your Summer melt Down Supermarket diet F.E.E. Boot camp plan.

There are no quantities on the lists you will have to determine that according to the size of your family. So, just use your good judgment and go through the menu plan and note what you will need. Also, for some of the fruits you may not want to by them too far ahead of time. So wait until we get through the list making so you can begin to put your menu planning together.

Here is the fifth day of foods you will put on your food shopping list. This list is a cinch!

Dried Goods and Bread

Bread

Breads, 100% Whole Wheat
Pitas, Whole Wheat
High Fiber cereal with at least 4 g fiber per 100 calories (or 6 g per 150 calories) and preferably no more than 5 g sugar per 100 calories (8 g per 150 calories) such as All-Bran extra fiber, Fiber-1; Kashi GoLean (not GoLean Crunch); Kellogg's Complete Oat Bran Flakes, Some brands of Raisin Bran are also OK, but there may be some higher in sugar content because of the raisins. Look for low-sugar brands such as Health Valley or 365 (Whole Foods label).
Oatmeal, opt for Quaker Oats or any other brand of plain oatmeal over the instant plain flavored varieties. If you have time to cook try steel-cut oats such as McCann's Steel Cut Irish oatmeal.

Dried Spices

Hot Pepper Flakes
Oregano, dried
Paprika

Nuts

Almonds or Walnuts

Rice and Pasta

Couscous, preferably whole-wheat, such as Fantastic Foods Organic Whole Wheat Couscous
Pasta, whole-wheat (spaghetti, penne, or other pasta of your choice), such as Ronzoni Healthy Harvest penne rigati or Bionaturae Whole Durum Wheat Pastas (available at Whole Foods)
Rice, brown, regular or instant, such as Uncle Ben's Whole Grain Brown Ready Rice

Sugar and Flour

Cornmeal, yellow
Cornstarch
Flour, all-purpose
Sugar, brown


Here is your Fourth Sample Menu for You and the family Enjoy!

Meal # 1

Scrambled egg whites
Toast w/ teaspoon low-sugar Smuckers jam
Fruit

Meal # 2

Milk with Chocolate syrup

Meal # 3

Butternut Squash soup, with Couscous, Spinach and Chicken

Meal # 4

Trout with Cornmeal Crust and Spicy Corn Relish
Cauliflower or Broccoli or a half of cup of each

Oh Soooo Yummy for you and the families Tummy!! Enjoy!

This is your task for day four my health and fitness friends so add this to your Summer Melt down Supermarket Diet F.E.E. Boot camp plan and be on the lookout for your Refrigerated Section category in a few days! I hope this gets you and your family off to a great start this summer!

Have a Healthy and Happy day from your Health, Fitness, and Nutrition Expert Natalie Pyles!

By, Natalie Pyles

Author, NSA Speaker, Health, Fitness, & Nutrition Consultant, Wellness Coach, Holistic Health, Nutrition, and Nursing Educator, Medical Exercise and Post Rehab Conditioning Specialist