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The Ultimate Fat Fighting Shopping List

healthyisfabulous:

Dairy (Everything should be organic): 

  • Cheese (1% or less)
  • Cottage cheese (1% or less)
  • Milk (1% or less)
  • Almond/Soy milk
  • Greek yogurt

Proteins (Everything should be organic):

  • Bass
  • Lean beef
  • Bluefish 
  • Chicken breast
  • Eggs
  • Halibut 
  • Mahi Mahi
  • Red Snapper 
  • Salmon
  • Fat- trimmed sirloin 
  • Tuna
  • Turkey breasts
  • Yellowtail 

Fruits (Everything should be organic): 

  • Apples
  • Apricots
  • Berries
  • Cantaloupe 
  • Cherries
  • Clementines 
  • Grapefruit 
  • Grapes 
  • Honeydew melon
  • Kiwi
  • Lemons
  • Limes
  • Mango
  • Nectarines
  • Oranges
  • Papaya
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Pineapple 
  • Plums
  • Prunes
  • Tangerines 
  • Watermelon

Vegetables (Everything should be organic):

  • Asparagus 
  • Artichokes
  • Bean sprouts
  • Bell peppers
  • Beets
  • Broccoli 
  • Brussel sprouts
  • Cabbage
  • Cauliflower 
  • Celery 
  • Cucumber
  • Eggplant
  • Garlic
  • Kale
  • Lettuce
  • Mushrooms
  • Okra
  • Onions 
  • Peas
  • Radishes
  • Rhubarb 
  • Spinach
  • Snow peas
  • String beans
  • Yellow squash 
  • Tomatoes
  • Zucchini 

Energy Carbs (Everything should be organic): 

  • Bananas
  • Barley
  • Beans, lentils, or peas
  • Whole grain bread
  • Corn 
  • Couscous 
  • Whole wheat flour 
  • Whole oats oatmeal
  • Whole wheat pasta
  • Potatoes 
  • Quinoa
  • Brown or wild rice
  • Whole wheat tortillas 
  • Wheat germ

Good Fats (Everything should be organic):

  • Avocado
  • Almonds
  • Coconut oil
  • Flaxseeds or flaxseed oil
  • Olive oil
  • Natural peanut butter
  • Pistachios 
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Walnuts

Spices (Everything should be organic):

  • Cinnamon 
  • Herbs
  • Salsa
  • Vinegars

Drinks: 

  • Green tea
  • Coconut water

(Source: therealityofskinny, via healthysexyhappy)

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95% of tumblr users have forgotten where this is from. Reblog if you haven’t. If you are one of the tiny amount of people who know what this is.

How could anyone forget where it’s from?

Lovvve

I’ve lost hope in humanity if 95% of the people on here don’t know where it’s from.

That stat has to be wrong.

who could forget this

Lol 95%

Oh come on, everyone knows this!

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under400: Berry Yogurt PopsiclesGina’s Weight Watcher RecipesIngredients:For the purple: 1 cup blueberries 1/2 cup blackberries 6 oz fat free blueberry yogurt 1 cup crushed ice For the white: 14 oz fat free vanilla yogurt 2 tbsp agave or sugar (or sweetener) 1 cup crushed ice For the pink: 3/4 cup raspberries 3/4 cup strawberries 6 oz fat free strawberry yogurt 1 cup crushed ice *You can add more sweetener as needed Blend each color smoothie separately in a blender and set aside.  Pour the first color into the popsicle mold 1/3rd of the way and freeze for 30 minutes. Remove from the freezer and insert the sticks, then freeze one hour. Add the white yogurt into each popsicle mold another 1/3 of the way and freeze an additional hour.  Add the purple smoothie and fill it to the top of the mold and freeze until ready to eat. Makes 16 popsicles (about 1/2 cup llquids), 51 Calories each  Fat: 0.1 g • Protein: 4.0 g • Carb: 8.7 g • Fiber: 1.1 g • Sugar: 7.0 g \Sodium: 14.1 mg   And don’t worry if you don’t have a mold. You can use disposable cups as well (though I’d check out your local grocery store or dollar store, since they’re fairly cheap)

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Berry Yogurt Popsicles
Gina’s Weight Watcher Recipes

Ingredients:

For the purple:

  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1/2 cup blackberries
  • 6 oz fat free blueberry yogurt
  • 1 cup crushed ice

For the white:

  • 14 oz fat free vanilla yogurt
  • 2 tbsp agave or sugar (or sweetener)
  • 1 cup crushed ice

For the pink:

  • 3/4 cup raspberries
  • 3/4 cup strawberries
  • 6 oz fat free strawberry yogurt
  • 1 cup crushed ice

*You can add more sweetener as needed

  1. Blend each color smoothie separately in a blender and set aside. 
  2. Pour the first color into the popsicle mold 1/3rd of the way and freeze for 30 minutes.
  3. Remove from the freezer and insert the sticks, then freeze one hour.
  4. Add the white yogurt into each popsicle mold another 1/3 of the way and freeze an additional hour. 
  5. Add the purple smoothie and fill it to the top of the mold and freeze until ready to eat.

Makes 16 popsicles (about 1/2 cup llquids), 51 Calories each
 

Fat: 0.1 g • Protein: 4.0 g • Carb: 8.7 g • Fiber: 1.1 g • Sugar: 7.0 g \Sodium: 14.1 mg  

And don’t worry if you don’t have a mold. You can use disposable cups as well (though I’d check out your local grocery store or dollar store, since they’re fairly cheap)

(via healthysexyhappy)

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Matchstick Molly: Before-and-After Workout Snacks

healthyisfabulous:

BEFORE your workout, have something small, but high-carb, for energy.
-A banana
-An apple
-Oatmeal
-Healthy cereal
-Whole wheat english muffin with jam

AFTER your workout, have something with protein to rebuild those tired muscles!
-Apples with peanut butter or low-fat cheese
-Bananas with peanut butter
-Carrot and celery sticks with [1-2 tbsp.] of dressing
-Berries and ricotta cheese
-High-protein, high-fiber cereal [like Kashi]
-Yogurt with granola or fruit
-Protein and fruit smoothie [click here for ideas]
-Peanut butter & banana on rice cakes
-Chicken/tuna/turkey on a slice or two of whole wheat bread
-A handful of nuts and raisins
-Cereal bar [Try these or these]
-Cottage cheese

(via healthysexyhappy)