The Daniel Plan focuses on the core food groups of healthy carbs, healthy fats, healthy protein, healing spices, drinks and super foods. AND the Daniel Plan gives an easy guideline to use for any meal:
50% non-starchy vegetables
25% healthy animal or vegetable proteins
25% healthy starch or whole grains
Side of low-glycemic fruit
Drink - water or herbal tea
Top Choices in each food group as you get started:
Non Starchy Vegetables: Protein:
Asparagus Beans
Bell Peppers Beef
Broccoli Chicken
Cauliflower Eggs
Collard Greens Halibut
Cucumbers Lentils
Green Beans Nuts
Kale Salmon
Spinach Seeds
Zucchini Turkey
Starch or Grain Low-Gycemic Fruit
Beets Apples
Brown or Black Rice Blackberries
Carrots Blueberries
Buckwheat Gogi Berries
Green Peas Grapefruit
Corn Plums
Quinoa Kiwi
Sweet Potatoes Nectarines
Turnips Peaches
Winter Squash Raspberries
I'm so happy to incorporate a more healthy meal plan. No breads and lessening sugar. We're making smoothies at home with spinach, berries, banana, avocado and oatmeal.
Herbal Tea! Check out the teas from Montana Tea & Spice Trading LLC! It is really good hot or iced and it tastes so good you may not need to add honey or sugar to it! www.montanatea.com I have also found it on Amazon!