FITNESS @ HEALTH

A lot of people think they have to become a sous chef if they want to eat healthy. But this is not true — healthy eating and easy eating are not mutually exclusive. In fact, on the tail end of my weight loss journey, I never ate anything that took more than 5 minutes to prepare in the kitchen.
Here are top 10 weight loss foods that are also really easy to prep.
1. Smoothies 

Smoothies are a godsend for people looking to get more plant based nutrition. But lets get real: prepping, cooking, and chewing through boring vegetables is a hassle. Instead, you can get a high powered blender and concoct an infinitely wide array of nutritious smoothies. My personal favorite? A homemade blended

• 1 medium tomato
  
• 1 medium carrot
• ½ beet (peeling optional)
• 1 cup/handful parsley
• 1 thumb sized hunk of ginger
• ¼ lemon, peeled

1 medium stalk of celery and/or 1 cup/handful of spinach
You get nearly a pound of vegetables in you that will keep you full for hours, and it’s only ~150 calories. 

2. Canned Salmon  

If you’re not a cooker, getting enough protein is always a challenge. One of the best ways to meet your protein requirements is with canned fish . Add some lemon juice, salt, pepper, and a tbsp of olive oil to give it some texture and flavor. Or try throwing in some hummus and chopped celery or peppers.  

3. Asparagus Asparagus is a choice green vegetable for fitness models because it’s nutritious as well as slightly diuretic to help your kidneys flush out the system. It’s also stupidly easy to prep. Just brush a bunch in olive oil and throw it in a toaster oven for ~10 minutes or fry it on a skillet.

4. Eggs and Egg Whites  

Eggs are arguably the best source of nutritious protein you can find, and prep wise they’re about as easy as it gets. I like to add liquid egg whites to the mix to up the protein ratio. Just throw a little butter in a skillet and fry them up, or scramble them, it doesn’t matter. You can chop up some produce like tomatoes or avocado and dump it in the mix to add some flavor.  

5. Crockpot Chicken Breast

Chicken is cheap, filling, high protein, and low calorie.
However, making decent tasting and tender chicken breast is very easy with a crock pot. You literally just stack in 4 or so breasts, season with some salt and pepper, and put it on high for 2.5-3 hours. You don’t need to marinate or anything like that, because the chicken will simmer in it’s own juice and come out very tender.

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