The family integrated
nutrient dense foods like fermented cod liver oil with butter oil, Pure Synergy, desiccated liver, ghee, sprouted nut butters, and gelatin into their diets a few years prior to and in increased amounts during pregnancy.
We would have eaten more
nutrient dense foods like that promoted development of a larger brain and better health.
Healthy, wholesome lactation cookies filled with
nutrient dense foods like nuts, peanut butter, dried fruit, flaxseed, chia seeds, and Brewer's yeast.
These include
nutrient dense foods like fish eggs, liver, bone marrow, egg yolks and other animal fats.
Please note, while dairy alternatives might be interesting to drink occasionally and cook with, they are low in important nutritive factors and are not optimal for babies or growing children as replacements for more
nutrient dense foods like breast milk, homemade baby formulas (including the liver based formula), real raw milk, or bone broth with added calcium.
My goal through this blog and my health coaching is to help men and women create lifestyles that are abundant in
nutrient dense foods like complex carbohydrates, whole grains, healthy fats and more greens than you could ever ask for!
Incorporate
nutrient dense foods like kale and fresh herbs as often as possible.
One problem with beans and legumes is the fact that they can crowd out more healthful,
nutrient dense foods like animal products.
The traditional diet eliminates grains and processed foods and really hones in on
nutrient dense foods like meats, veggies, nuts, seeds, eggs, and sometimes dairy.
I've tailored the recipes so that they include
nutrient dense foods like meats and vegetables and they are free of most of the common reactive foods for people with autoimmune conditions.
Free Option: We all have to eat anyway, so just choose more
nutrient dense foods like inexpensive homemade bone broth, soups, high quality meats, fermented vegetables (inexpensive and easy to make!)
Over the following weeks we transitioned more and more healthy, nutrient dense foods into their diet and continued transitioning out the less
nutrient dense foods like the gluten free grains we'd been relying on.
And that building healthy bones comes more from
nutrient dense foods like dark leafy green vegetables, broccoli, kale, collards, and bok choy as well as whole grains, than just a diet loaded with non-organic dairy.
Healthy, wholesome lactation cookies filled with
nutrient dense foods like nuts, peanut butter, dried fruit, flaxseed, chia seeds, and Brewer's yeast.
Not exact matches
Lower starch vegetables
like cauliflower replace the mash on our shepherd's pie and we use more
nutrient -
dense foods like butter and ground almonds (instead of refined flours and vegetable oil) in our cakes and cookies.
My cooking style focuses on the therapeutic angle emphasizing traditional grain free
foods, full of
nutrient dense staples
like grass fed butter, liver and bone broth.
Olives are also low in calories per serving while being
nutrient -
dense, and while I don't count calories, I do believe in eating mostly whole
foods instead of refined versions
like oil and sugar as much as possible.
This started with identifying a satiating plant protein
like sprouted brown rice, and combining it with delicious
nutrient -
dense whole
foods like chocolate, nut butters, and low glycemic coconut nectar.
I
like to follow the 80/20 rule and keep most of my
food nutrient dense but allow myself 20 % of fun
foods or even get creative with my clean
foods when I'm fixin» for some chocolate or other cravings.
One of my favorite ways to combine healthy fall
foods such as root vegetables is with hearty and power - packed greens
like kale in a huge,
nutrient -
dense kale salad.
In my recent «Count colors, not calories» post, I probably should have clarified a few things...
like cauliflower and how there's a difference between
foods that are white
like ranch dressing or sour cream, as opposed to
nutrient -
dense cauliflower.
After a (theoretical) cold winter, full of hearty,
nutrient -
dense foods like pumpkins, carrots and winter kale, I find myself craving something... leafier.
With that being said, if you believe your supply responds well to grains (such as oats) while nursing and you'd
like to keep them in during your reset, feel free to use the principles of the Whole30 program, such as eating real,
nutrient -
dense food, and modify accordingly.
Replace those with more
nutrient -
dense foods,
like fresh fruit or brain - empowering proteins, and you'll be doing fabulous!
By the way, I am on Side A; I understand that we must be cost - effective, but nutrition plays such a key role in the ability to concentrate and learn that it seems
like serving
food that is not
nutrient -
dense in order to cut costs is throwing the baby out with the bath water.
I really
like the idea of giving her
nutrient dense food rather than vegetables for her first meals, but is 5 months too young for liver?
Because of their creamy texture we typically give babies winter squash
like Butternut or Acorn, but summer squash also makes a
nutrient dense and healthy homemade baby
food puree.
You might also make a list of the
foods that your child actually
likes to eat and then try to find more
nutrient -
dense and energy -
dense versions of those
foods.
I've never experienced hunger quite
like I did in those first few days postpartum when my milk was coming in, but immediately after birth it's best to start slow with easily digestible and
nutrient dense foods.
Make sure these extra calories come from
nutrients — not calorie —
dense foods like a turkey sandwich, an apple, and glass of low - fat milk.
An 8 oz serving of milk (even chocolate milk) provides 30 % of the daily value (DV) for calcium, 25 % of the DV for Vitamin D, 16 % DV for protein, 11 % DV for potassium, 10 % DV for Vitamin A, 26 % DV for Vitamin B2, 10 % Vitamin B3, 22 % Vitamin B12, and 25 % DV for phosphorus, making milk one of the most
nutrient -
dense foods, the very opposite of a «junk
food»
like soda.
Get those calories from
nutrient -
dense foods like whole grains, low - fat dairy products, lean proteins, and fruits and vegetables for maximum health benefits.
Successful weight loss is attributed to adopting healthy habits
like portion control and choosing
nutrient dense foods, which a colonic does not teach you.
Many people consume too many calories from the top of the pyramid — soft drinks, gooey desserts and added fats
like dressings and spreads — while skimping on servings from the more
nutrient -
dense food groups.
If you're a superfood fan, you'll love the inclusion of
nutrient -
dense and healthful
foods like coconut, chia, and kale.
Load up on
nutrient -
dense leafy greens
like spinach, kale, Swiss chard, and watercress and other super plant
foods!
While those types of
foods may seem convenient, they won't keep you feeling satisfied
like nutrient -
dense foods will.
I try to keep my 20 as close to primal / paleo as possible,
like sweets that are
nutrient dense but every once in a while I want some rice with my mexican or asian
food.
If your family struggles with the taste of certain
nutrient -
dense foods like liver or kale, Perfect Supplements is the answer.
Once you've cleaned out your kitchen and are re-stocking it, stock your kitchen with
nutrient -
dense real
foods like meats, vegetables, coconut oil and products, fruit, nuts, spices and homemade condiments.
I've written before about my favorite way to drink coffee with added
nutrient -
dense foods like coconut oil, grass - fed butter, and sometimes spices.
If you have trouble getting your family to eat
nutrient -
dense foods like liver or kale, Perfect Supplements is a solution that makes it easy.
Even those who regularly consume
nutrient -
dense foods like collagen and bone broth might notice their hair needs some extra love.
Focus on choosing hearty meal options,
like nutrient -
dense foods high in protein and healthy fat, as these
foods allow many people to go without eating between meals.
We
like to flavor it and use it in smoothies with other
nutrient dense foods to whip up energizing concoctions.
Dr. Justin Marchegiani: A 100 %, because let's say your diet is 60 - 70 % crap and then you switch over to a Paleo style of eating or a Paleo template as I
like to call it, where now you're eating
nutrient -
dense, anti-inflammatory, low toxin
food.
It's likely less relevant to health nuts,
like you, who are probably already eating lots of
nutrient dense foods and getting adequate sun exposure.
Same thing with the diet, we have all kinds of
foods on our palate that may be higher carb, lower carb, higher fat, lower fat, but the one common thread — the three common threads, I should say, is
nutrient -
dense, high amounts of nutrition per ounce of
food, anti-inflammatory, coming down inflammation, and also gonna be low in toxins: round - up, pesticides, chemicals, and even things
like Lectins and phytates and oxalates and more irritating compounds in the gut too.
As long as you're consuming around 80 - 90 % of your total calories from
nutrient -
dense, minimally processed whole
foods (the other 10 - 20 % can be allotted to whatever «cheat
foods» you'd
like — I'll be covering this concept in the next lesson), this is really what proper nutrition mostly comes down to.
They are a very
nutrient dense food, and
like any good fat should be included as part of a healthy diet.