Healthy food these days is confusing. For years we have been fed information that saturated fats are bad, the low-fat foods of all kinds are good. We have moved from beautiful, whole foods that nature gives us to packaged, processed like-food. Even the food that nature gives us is in bad shape with farming and pesticide practices. We can’t just look at healthy food for face value, the nutrition and healthiness of foods comes down to how it was grown, produced and what it was fed. Could it get anymore confusing?

How have we come so far with technology and advancement, but gone so far behind in health. We only have to look at the increase in chronic disease to know that something does not measure up. It is disappointing that we’ve lost touch with what healthy food actually is.

Here, I have provided you with a quick overview of healthy foods to eat and what foods to avoid. This is skimming the surface of food, but its a great introduction. For greater in-depth information about the food that provides health and wellbeing, consider purchasing Amanda Howe’s book ‘Know Your Flow’ here.

Healthy Foods to Eat

– Grass-fed or pastured animal proteins: red meat, organ meats, fish, chicken, bacon, eggs, gelatin

– Good quality fats: butter, ghee, coconut oil, lard, tallow, olive oil (never heated), avocado, macadamia nuts

– Good quality full-fat dairy

– Home-made bone broths/ stock

– Organic vegetables and fruits

– Fermented foods

– Vegetable and fruit juice (freshly squeezed)

– Purified water

Foods to Avoid

– Grain-fed animal proteins, caged eggs and chicken

– Bad fats: all vegetable oils (corn, canola, soy etc), all margarines or butter substitutes, nut butters, all nuts & seeds (except macadamia nuts)

– Low-fat dairy

– Refined sugars/ carbs: cakes, biscuits, crackers

– Grains and grain products (reduce consumption)

– Soft drinks, cordial

– Store-bought fruit juice

Here you have a great list of what to eat or what to avoid. If you want to learn ‘WHY’ you should and shouldn’t eat these foods, click here to have a look at the workshops that we are running for more information.