Metabolism Type: Balanced Oxidizer

Fri, 07/17/2020 - 11:34

BALANCED OXIDIZERS

Balanced oxidizers need equal amounts of carbs, fat, and protein. The ideal mix is 40 percent carbs, 30 percent protein, and 30 percent fat. If you’re a balanced oxidizer, try to get a good mix of these foods:

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Proteins:

  • Anchovies
  • Bacon
  • Beef
  • Catfish
  • Cheese (regular and low-fat)
  • Chicken (white and dark)
  • Cod
  • Cottage cheese (low-fat)
  • Duck
  • Eggs (whole and just whites)
  • Flounder
  • Herring
  • Lamb
  • Lean pork
  • Milk (skim)
  • Mussels
  • Octopus
  • Organ meats (pate, liver, etc.)
  • Oysters
  • Perk
  • Salmon
  • Sardines
  • Scallops
  • Shellfish
  • Sole
  • Spare ribs
  • Squid
  • Swordfish
  • Trout
  • Tuna (white and dark)
  • Turkey (breast and dark)
  • Veal
  • Wild game
  • Yogurt (low-fat)

Carbs:

  • Apple
  • Apricot
  • Asparagus
  • Barley
  • Berries
  • Broad beans
  • Broccoli
  • Brown rice
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Buckwheat
  • Cabbage
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery
  • Cherries
  • Chickpeas
  • Citrus
  • Collard
  • Corn
  • Couscous
  • Cucumber
  • Garlic
  • Kale
  • Kasha
  • Leafy greens (dark)
  • Lentils
  • Lima beans
  • Millet
  • Mushrooms
  • Oat
  • Onion
  • Peach
  • Pear
  • Peas
  • Peppers
  • Plum
  • Quinoa
  • Rice
  • Runner beans
  • Rye
  • Scallions
  • Spelt
  • Spinach
  • Sprouts
  • Tomato
  • Tropical Fruits
  • Watercress

Fats:

  • Almond oil
  • Almonds
  • Brazil nuts
  • Butter
  • Canola oil
  • Cashews
  • Chestnuts
  • Coconut
  • Coconut oil
  • Cream
  • Filberts
  • Flaxseed oil
  • Macadamia nuts
  • Olive oil
  • Peanut oil
  • Peanuts
  • Pecans
  • Pistachios
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Sesame oil
  • Sesame seeds
  • Sunflower oil
  • Walnut oil
  • Walnuts

So some sample days might look like this:

Breakfast: 2 Eggs Over Easy With a Side of Roasted Potatoes

Lunch: Grass Fed Burger on whole grain bun and a Side Salad

Snack: Side of Cottage Cheese with half an apple

Dinner: Lamb & Plumb Skewers

 

Breakfast: Breakfast burrito with scrambled eggs, veggies, cheese on whole grain tortilla  

Lunch: Nicoise Salad

Snack: Hummus And Veggie Sticks

Dinner: Grilled Chicken Tacos on corn tortillas with a Side of black beans

 

Breakfast: Protein Shake with Whey Protein Powder, Almond Butter, Banana, Coconut Milk

Lunch: Sushi and Sashimi with seaweed salad

Snack: Ants on a log (celery, almond butter, currants)

Dinner: Pork Chops with Apples, onions, and Sweet Potato