My contest diet consists of very clean eating! As does any contest or athletic diet should :)

Eggwhites, lean turkey, lean beef, venison, fish, healthy fats(such as: almonds, natural almond butter, coconut oil, avocados, etc), low-glycemic foods(such as: sweet potatoes, brown rice, quinoa, salt free plain rice cakes, etc), green veggies (spinach, zucchini, asparagus, kale), mrs.dash seasoning (gotta regulate that sodium!). I make sure my diet is high in protein, and I regulate my healthy carbs and healthy fats as needed! I love this new diet that I have been on since January. It's the best I have ever felt about myself and believe me, it's possible to achieve this clean of a diet. I had no idea I could do this, but I chose to believe in myself and make the necessary changes I needed to make. I not only look better than I've ever looked, but I feel better and I am much healthier! It's amazing what a clean diet can do for your life :)  I encourage everyone to try a few new clean foods a month!! Eventually you'll notice your whole diet change for the better :)

I have recently added quinoa to my diet and LOVE it. It's very quick and easy to make and it tastes great with roasted red peppers and steamed zucchini! The quinoa grain is packed with protein, so for all of those vegetarians/vegans out there that are looking for protein-packed foods this is definitely for you! 6 grams of protein per serving and it is also packed with fiber. It should be a staple food in any diet with all the nutrients it offers. It will definitely become a staple food in my diet :)

Another food I just bought that I've never tried is Kale. I have heard so many great things about this green, so I am very excited to try it! I think I will start with making Kale Chips. That seems to be the most popular dish right now with Kale. I'll let you know what I think :)

Update: So I made Kale chips!!! They tasted great and they really are a healthy snack. I just cleaned the Kale and tore the leaf from the stem and placed them on a sprayed cookie sheet. I drizzed 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil on them and added mrs.dash tomato, basil and garlic seasoning! I baked them on 350 for 10 minutes and they came out PERFECT!! Dip them in some balsamic vinegar and BOOM! There's your healthy, delicious snack! Perfect for movie night. Something great to know about Kale is the amount of Potassium it has! I was so surprised :) 1 cup of Kale has about 300mg of potassium!

I have recently been given a food saver as a gift! I am going to start using it today to prepare and measure out my foods! Tupperware can be annoying sometimes lol. I think this will be much more efficient. I cook my meals on Sundays and Wednesdays because they are the only days that I have the time to. It really helps me because I am never without fuel for my body and I never have to worry about eating something unhealthy. It really saves time in the long run instead of cooking every morning and it gives me peace of mind throughout the days that I don't cook that there are meals packed and ready to be eaten whenever it's time. Breakfast is the one meal I do cook every day and I enjoy that meal the most probably because it is the freshest and I'm just a breakfast person lol. I would eat breakfast every meal of the day if I could! 

I love that a lot of my friends are now starting to pack their meals for the week and they have told me that it's really helped them feel better about themselves and it has helped them stick to their healthy goals that they've set! I encourage you, if you don't already do this, to try packing your meals for a couple weeks and see how it works for you :)

Try Red Quinoa with oven-roasted chicken seasoned with your favorite Mrs.Dash seasoning and lightly sauteed zuchinni, peppers and onions in grapeseed oil. This has become one of my favorite meals lately :)   So tasty and so good for you, too! Grapseed oil has a very high smoking point so you know you're getting all the healthy fats and nutrients out of the oil when used at high temps unlike olive oil that breaks down.  Happy eating, everyone!! Keep it clean ;)