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⬇️Meal Prep Basics as a Registered Dietitian in her 50th year of life. ⭐️My strategy is to have these health supportive basics on hand, and then create meals around them. Here are the categories I think about ⬇️:
⭐️Legume – beans or lentils
⭐️Soy protein or seitan – hard to hit your protein goals with just legumes.
⭐️Whole grain – Oats groats, barley, farro, etc
⭐️Low-oxalate leafy green (calcium) – bok choy, kale, collards, arugula
⭐️Extra antioxidants (anthocyanins)-purple sweet potato
⭐️Beets – improved exercise performance and endurance (eat them separately from greens)
⭐️Cruciferous (sulforaphane)- broccoli, cauliflower, red cabbage etc.
I cook easy fresh meals in the week and use these staples to meet my health goals.
Love, Nisha #nutrition #mealprep #healthy