Have you ever wondered what you should be eating to achieve a lean, strong and healthy body? Which foods help to best burn fat? Which foods provide the most nutrition? Which foods lead to improved health and happiness?
Well this article aims to clear up those questions for you. These are the healthy foods used by elite athletes and their coaches to help them to become winners and champions.
You will not find any highly processed, man made, ‘food imitating’ products, you will not find any refined sugars or man made harmful fats and preservatives – just wholesome, fresh, healthy foods provided by nature that your body desperately desires every single day.
Take a look at the ultimate lean and healthy shopping list:
Starchy Carbohydrates
- Medium grain brown rice
- Long grain brown rice
- Quinoa
- Sweet potato
- Wild rice
- Amaranth
- Parsnips
- Lotus root
- Winter squash
- Onion
- Beets
- Carrots
- Butternut squash
- Spaghetti squash
- Turnips
Fibrous Carbohydrates
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Asparagus
- Green onion
- Kale, zucchini
- Bell peppers
- Bok choi
- Artichokes
- Green cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Courgette
- Red cabbage
- Aubergines
- French beans
- Mange tout
- Collard greens
- Egg plant
- Fennel
- Green beans
- Green peas
- Swiss chard
- Turnip greens
- Sea vegetables
Leaves
- Spinach
- Rocket
- Watercress
- Red chard
Salads
- All lettuce
- Chinese leaf
- Bean sprouts
- Celery
- Cucumber
- All mushrooms
- Tomato
- Radish
Dairy and Dairy Alternatives
- Free range eggs
- Organic butter from grass fed cows
- Coconut milk
- Almond milk
Thin Skinned Fruits
- Cherries
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
- Raspberries
- Blackberries
- Redcurrants
- Blackcurrants
- Cranberries
Thick Skinned Fruits
- Banana
- Pineapple
- Orange
- Mango
- Pear
- Apricot
- Lemon
- Lime
- Kiwi
- Grape
- Melon
- Grapefruit
Meat
- Chicken
- Turkey
- Fillet beef steak
- Lamb
- Pork
- Extra lean mince beef
- Flank beef steak
- Top sirloin beef steak
- Wild game
- Pheasant
- Venison
- Buffalo
- Kangaroo
- Ostrich
- Duck
- Veal
Organ Meat
- Liver
- Kidney
- Heart
- Brain
White Fish
- Cod
- Pollack
- Haddock
- Plaice
- Coley
- Lemon sole
- Halibut
- Cat fish
- Red snapper
- Sea bass
- Tinned tuna (in spring water)
- Skate
Oily Fish
- Salmon
- Trout
- Mackerel
- Herring
- Sardines
- Pilchards
- Kipper
- Eel
- Whitebait
- Fresh tuna
- Anchovies
- Swordfish
- Bloater
- Cacha
- Carp
- Jack fish
Shellfish
- Clams
- Oysters
- Crab
- Crayfish
- Lobster
- Mussels
- Prawns
- Shrimps
- Scallops
Nuts
- Pistachios
- Macadamias
- Pistachios
- Almonds
- Brazil nuts
- Pecans
- Walnuts
- Hazelnuts
- Chestnuts
- Pine nuts
- Cashew nuts
- Pecans
Fluids
- Water
- Fruit tea
- Coconut water
- Green tea
Herbal Teas
- Peppermint
- Liquorice root
- Chamomile
- Fresh mint
Fats and Oils
- Fresh avocado
- Avocado oil
- Fresh olives
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Organic raw butter
- Coconut oil
- Walnut oil
- Macadamia nut oil
- Ground flaxseeds
- Chia seeds
- Almond butter
- Cashew butter
- Walnut butter
- Macadamia butter
- Sesame seed
- Pumpkin seed
- Sunflower seed
- Flaxseed
Pastes and Spices
- Green pesto
- Red pesto
- Thai green curry paste
- Thai red curry paste
- Chilli
- Mexican paste
- Jerk spice
Vinegar’s
- Apple cider vinegar
- Balsamic vinegar
- Wine vinegar
- Rice vinegar
Are we missing anything? Let us know in the comments below if you think we are!