The purpose of this post to show everyone out there, especially the broke college students (like myself), that following either the zone, athlete's zone, zone/paleo, or metabolic zone is cheap and easy.
For the purpose of simplicity, I will organize the foods I eat into the stores I buy them from and there block assignments (C/F/P). Keep in mind these foods are perfect for any zone or paleo regime you find yourself following. In El Paso you can not go wrong shopping at Walmart and Sunharvest, so with that being said, lets begin.
The shopping list:
Sunharvest
-apples C $1.56/Ib
-pears C $1.25/Ib
-Broccoli C $0.99/Ib
-Lettuce C $0.99/head
-Bulk slow cook oats C $0.50/ib
-Flax meal F $7.00/6o servings
-Unsalted Mixed nuts F $5.99/Ib
-Avocado F $1.oo/2 whole
Walmart
-Tilapia filets P $4.00/5, 4 oz filets
-Chicken breast P $2.50/Ib
-LF String Cheese P $3.50/12, 1 oz
-1% Milk P $3.00/Gallon
-Eggs P/F $3.00/18
-No sugar added apple sauce C $1.54/~10 cups
-Peanut butter F $1.54/16, tbsp servings
-Tuna packets P $1.oo/3 oz. packet
-Sesame seed oil F $6.00/16, 2 tbsp servings
Needless to say you can eat like a champ without much cash. This is just a brief overview, for more specific details please let me know.
Zac
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Zac Man,
I liked the grocery list you posted. I have a question. I might as well call my apartment a hotel room because I get up early; go to work; take a brief nap; then it's training time. Once I get home for the day (usually around 8pm) all I can think about is a shower, quick meal and sleep.
As a result, I find that sandwiches are the quickest and easiest for me. Breakfast sandwich (egg, cheese, ham), Lunch sandwich (turkey, cheese) and peanut butter sandwich.
My question is: Is the whole wheat bread doing me harm?
Thanks.Tom.
Tom,
To be honest with you, the bread is killing you!
I understand your schedule as mine is much the same. Here are some quick options to keep your food portable, easy to prepare and zone/paleo friendly/
1. Whey and Milk mix. I carry a big jug (~8 cups) of 1% milk w/ whey protein mix to work everyday. This give me the nutrients I need and it take 10 seconds to prepare. So if you have 8 cups, you could split it up into 2 4block meals. And for fat you could carry around mixed nuts.
2. Paleo burritos. This is a little something I came up with in which you take 1 string cheese and wrap sliced turkey around it (very delicious). For a carb block just add an apple or other delicious fruits.
These two options will help you survive the work week where time is limited. On the weekends you can enjoy a series of sit down meals since you'll have more time.
Remember if you want to be a top-shelf athlete, bread, rice, pasta and cereals are out of the question.
All the best!
Zac
Hi Hildie
What are your thoughts on oatmeal as a paleo/zone food? Should it be avoided?
Wilford Brimley recommends oatmeal as a way of combating his "diabeetus."
Although I am fortunate to not have diabetes, it is hard to resist the sales pitch of Mr. Brimley, a venerable actor known for his unimpeachable integrity.
David
Big D,
I love that guy!
As far as oatmeal goes I think it's an ok paleo food if you choose the slow-cook oats (large flakes). These will digest and assimilate into blood glucose fairly rapidly, but this is ideal for the postworkout meal. For example I find that having a high carb postworkout meal (this is the only meal of the day that is like this) helps my recovery tremendously.
So I'd have 1/2 cup of whole oats w/ 1 cup of low-sugar apple sauce right after my wod and this would constitute roughly 7-8 zone carb blocks. I will hit on the post-workout meal in my next post.
Back to oatmeal. Stay away from the quick oats, as they are highly refined and will spike insulin too much. Chances are they could contribute to ones diabeeetus.
Cheers
Hildie
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