If I had $200

[cococody]

If i had $200 and went to the market to buy food, which foods/items should I buy? just wondering what foods are a must and needs to always be around to stay strong and healthy.

[lisalynne10]

If i had $200 and went to the market to buy food, which foods/items should I buy? just wondering what foods are a must and needs to always be around to stay strong and healthy.

Fruits, vegetables, whole grains (make sure the label says 100% whole wheat), brown rice, tuna, chicken, a little bit of red meat, beans, nuts, sea salt, seasonings (just watch the amount of sodium that they might have in them)and try to stay away from the packaged stuff like Hamburger Helper or those weird potato packets. Help me out...I know I'm forgetting something.

[bigv123]

Whole Wheat Pasta
Dry, Pearled Barley
Legumes
Deep Green and "colorful" veggies
Olive Oil
All Natural Peanut Butter
100% Whole Wheat Tortillas
Sweet Potatoes
Boneless, Skinless Chicken/Turkey breasts
Tuna in water
fresh fish
97%/3% ground sirloin
MORE Deep Green and "colorful" veggies

That's pretty much EXACTLY what my shopping list looks like every other Saturday.

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[cococody]

Whole Wheat Pasta
Dry, Pearled Barley
Legumes
Deep Green and "colorful" veggies
Olive Oil
All Natural Peanut Butter
100% Whole Wheat Tortillas
Sweet Potatoes
Boneless, Skinless Chicken/Turkey breasts
Tuna in water
fresh fish
97%/3% ground sirloin
MORE Deep Green and "colorful" veggies

That's pretty much EXACTLY what my shopping list looks like every other Saturday.

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how much do you spend monthly on eating healthy? Do you get most of your carbs from green vegetables?

[cococody]

I'm from a smaller town, so they don't always carry everything. What are the main vegetables? would it include, tomatoes, lettuce, celery, carrots

What are the best fruits -

bananas, apples, oranges, kiwi?

[bigv123]

All those questions depend on what your goals are. Do you need to make body composition changes? If so, what? Lose fat? Gain muscle? Neither? Both? Do you need to fuel athletic performance? I.E. are you work toward a race, BUD/s, or some other goal? Or, do you just need to drop some fat or gain some muscle? You have to be able to answer these kinds of questions before ANYONE can give you specific advice.

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[cococody]

All those questions depend on what your goals are. Do you need to make body composition changes? If so, what? Lose fat? Gain muscle? Neither? Both? Do you need to fuel athletic performance? I.E. are you work toward a race, BUD/s, or some other goal? Or, do you just need to drop some fat or gain some muscle? You have to be able to answer these kinds of questions before ANYONE can give you specific advice.

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I need to gain more muscle, i'm sitting at 5'9 - 150 lbs. would like to be a solid 165. The goals are to go to switch out of the reserves into special operations. currently on starting strength program to get stronger/bulk than i will condition down by Crossfit/running/swimming.