21 day fix and what goes in the containers

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

21 day fix and what goes in the containers

  When you decide to do the 21 Day Fix, one of the first things you will do is figure out your caloric intake and then figure out how many of each container you can have each day. When I did it, I was in the bottom category and freaked out because I did  not think I could survive with only eating that. Morgan was in the top category. Neither one of us could eat all of our boxes and our eating changed from eating meals to eating every two hours. With the 21 Day Fix, you will get a booklet that explains what goes into each box. I also have it outlined here for you. If you are out and about and don't have your book with you, you can look it up on here. My tip for you as you begin your meal planning and think about shopping is to stock up on veggies. You will be abel to eat the most amount of veggies and they will become your go to snack.

21 day fix and what goes in the containers


Green containers
  • kale cooked or raw
  • collard greens cooked or raw
  • spinach
  • Brussels sprouts chopped or 5 medium
  • broccoli
  • asparagus
  • beets
  • tomatoes
  • squash summer
  • winter squash
  • string beans
  • peppers sweet sliced
  • carrots sliced or10 medium
  • cauliflower
  • artichoke
  • eggplant
  • okra
  • jicama
  • snow peas
  • cabbage
  • cucumbers
  • celery
  • lettuce
  • mushrooms
  • radishes
  • onions chopped
  • sprouts
Purple containers
  • raspberries
  • blueberries
  • blackberries
  • strawberries
  • watermelon
  • cantaloupe
  • oranges 1 medium
  • tangerine 2 small
  • apple small
  • apricots
  • grapefruit
  • cherries
  • grapes
  • kiwifruit
  • mango
  • peach
  • nectarine
  • pear
  • pineapple
  • banana
  • papaya
  • figs
  • honeydew
Red containers
  • Sardines fresh or canned in water 7 medium
  • boneless skinless chicken or turkey breast
  • lean ground chicken or turkey (93% lean)
  • fish fresh water (catfish,tilapia, trout) cooked till it flakes
  • game-buffalo (bison,ostrich, venison) cooked and diced
  • Game-lean ground (95% lean) cooked and diced
  • eggs, 2 large
  • greek yogurt, plain 1%
  • yogurt, plain, 2%
  • shellfish (shrimp, crab, lobster) cooked
  • clams, canned, drained
  • red meat, extra lean, cooked, diced
  • lean ground red meat (95%) cooked
  • shakeology 1scoop
  • tempeh
  • tofu, firm
  • pork tenderloin, diced,cooked
  • tuna, canned in water, drained
  • turkey slices, low sodium, fat free, 6 slices
  • ham slices, low sodium, fat free, 6 slices
  • ricotta cheese, light
  • cottage cheese, 2%
  • protein powder (whey, hemp, rice, pea) 1 1/2 scoops
  • veggie burger 1 medium patty
  • turkey bacon (reduced fat) 4 slices
Yellow Containers
  • sweet potatoes
  • yams
  • quinoa, cooked
  • beans (kidney, black, garbanzo, white, lima, etc) cooked and drained
  • lentils, cooked and drained
  • edamame, shelled
  • peas
  • refried beans, nonfat
  • brown rice, cooked
  • wild rice, cooked
  • potato, mashed or 1/2 of medium
  • corn on the cob 1 ear
  • amaranth, cooked
  • millet, cooked
  • buckwheat, cooked
  • barley cooked
  • bulgur, cooked
  • oatmeal, steel cut, cooked
  • oatmeal, rolled, cooked
  • pasta, whole grain, cooked
  • couscous, whole wheat, cooked
  • crackers, whole grain, 8 small crackers
  • cereal, whole grain, low sugar
  • bread, whole-grain, 1 slice
  • pita bread, whole wheat, 1 small
  • waffles, whole grain, 1 waffle
  • pancakes, whole grain, 1 small
  • English muffin, whole-grain, 1/2 muffin
  • bagel, whole grain, 1/2 small 3 inch
  • tortilla, whole wheat, 1 small 6 inch
  • tortilla, corn, 2 small 6 inch
Blue containers
  • avocado, mashed or 1/4 medium
  • 12 raw almonds
  • 8 whole raw cashews
  • 14 peanuts, whole raw
  • 20 pistachios whole raw
  • 10 pecan half raw
  • 8 walnuts halves raw
  • hummus
  • coconut milk, canned
  • feta cheese, crumble
  • goat cheese crumble
  • mozzarella low sodium shredded
  • cheddar shredded
  • provolone shredded
  • Monterey jack shredded
  • parmesan shredded
Orange containers
  • pumpkin seeds raw
  • sunflower seeds raw
  • sesame seeds raw
  • flaxseed ground
  • olives, 10 medium
  • peanuts
  • coconut unsweetened shredded
  • 21 day fix dressings
Teaspoons
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • extra-virgin coconut oil
  • flaxseed oil
  • walnut oil
  • pumpkin seed oil
  • nut butters (peanut, almond, cashew, etc,)
  • seed butters (pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, tahini)
Here are great tally sheets to print out and mark off of each day.I highly encourage you to actually track and use the containers. It is much different to eye ball the portion rather than actually measure it out. I plan a week ahead for all of my snacks and lunches. They are all sorted and bagged up to just grab. I find if you take the thought and work out of it every morning, it is much easier to stay consistent!

Nina Pears

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