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Bodybuilder's Grocery List
PROTEINS
Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
Tuna (water packed)
Shrimp
Extra Lean Ground Beef or Ground Round (92-96%)
Venison
Fish (salmon, seabass, halibut)
Beef Tenderloin (aka Filet, Filet Mignon)
Top Loin (NY Strip Steak)
Ostrich
Ribeye Steaks or Roast
Top Round Steaks or Roast (aka Stew Meat, London Broil, Stir Fry)
Buffalo
Protein Powder
Egg Whites or Eggs
Top Sirloin (aka Sirloin Top Butt)
Eye of Round (Cube Meat, Stew Meat, Bottom Round , 96% LeandGround Round)
Ground turkey, Turkey Breast Slices or cutlets (fresh meat, not deli cuts), ground chicken
Flank Steak (Sir Fry, Fajita)
COMPLEX CARBS
Oatmeal (Old Fashioned or Quick Oats)
Sweet Potatoes
Farina (Cream of Wheat)
Multigrain Hot Cereal
Potatoes (red, baking, new)
Yams
Beans (pinto, black, kidney)
Whole wheat or Spinach Pasta
Rice (white, jasmine, basmati, Arborio, wild)
Oat Bran Cereal
Rye Cereal
Brown Rice
FIBROUS CARBS
Green Leafy Lettuce (Green Leaf, Red, Leaf, Romaine)
Broccoli
Asparagus
String Beans
Spinach
Bell Peppers
Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Celery
Cucumber
Eggplant
Green or Red Pepper
Onions
Pumpkin
Garlic
Tomatoes
Zucchini
FRUITS
bananas
apples
grapefruit
peaches
strawberries
blueberries
raspberries
lemons
limes
HEALTHY FATS
Natural Style Peanut Butter
Olive Oil or Safflower Oil
Nuts (peanuts, almonds)
Flaxseed Oil
DAIRY AND EGGS
Low or Non-Fat cottage cheese
Eggs
Low or Non-Fat Milk
Bottled Water
CONDIMENTS & SPICES
Diet Soda
Crystal Light
Fat Free Mayonnaise
Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce
Reduced Sodium Teriyaki Sauce
Balsamic Vinegar
Salsa
Hot Peppers and Hot Sauce
Chili powder
Mrs. Dash
Steak Sauce
Sugar Free Maple Syrup
Chili Paste
Mustard
Extracts (vanilla, almond, etc )
Low Sodium beef or chicken broth
Plain or reduced sodium tomatoes sauce, puree, paste)
Bodybuilder's Grocery List
PROTEINS
Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
Tuna (water packed)
Shrimp
Extra Lean Ground Beef or Ground Round (92-96%)
Venison
Fish (salmon, seabass, halibut)
Beef Tenderloin (aka Filet, Filet Mignon)
Top Loin (NY Strip Steak)
Ostrich
Ribeye Steaks or Roast
Top Round Steaks or Roast (aka Stew Meat, London Broil, Stir Fry)
Buffalo
Protein Powder
Egg Whites or Eggs
Top Sirloin (aka Sirloin Top Butt)
Eye of Round (Cube Meat, Stew Meat, Bottom Round , 96% LeandGround Round)
Ground turkey, Turkey Breast Slices or cutlets (fresh meat, not deli cuts), ground chicken
Flank Steak (Sir Fry, Fajita)
COMPLEX CARBS
Oatmeal (Old Fashioned or Quick Oats)
Sweet Potatoes
Farina (Cream of Wheat)
Multigrain Hot Cereal
Potatoes (red, baking, new)
Yams
Beans (pinto, black, kidney)
Whole wheat or Spinach Pasta
Rice (white, jasmine, basmati, Arborio, wild)
Oat Bran Cereal
Rye Cereal
Brown Rice
FIBROUS CARBS
Green Leafy Lettuce (Green Leaf, Red, Leaf, Romaine)
Broccoli
Asparagus
String Beans
Spinach
Bell Peppers
Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Celery
Cucumber
Eggplant
Green or Red Pepper
Onions
Pumpkin
Garlic
Tomatoes
Zucchini
FRUITS
bananas
apples
grapefruit
peaches
strawberries
blueberries
raspberries
lemons
limes
HEALTHY FATS
Natural Style Peanut Butter
Olive Oil or Safflower Oil
Nuts (peanuts, almonds)
Flaxseed Oil
DAIRY AND EGGS
Low or Non-Fat cottage cheese
Eggs
Low or Non-Fat Milk
Bottled Water
CONDIMENTS & SPICES
Diet Soda
Crystal Light
Fat Free Mayonnaise
Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce
Reduced Sodium Teriyaki Sauce
Balsamic Vinegar
Salsa
Hot Peppers and Hot Sauce
Chili powder
Mrs. Dash
Steak Sauce
Sugar Free Maple Syrup
Chili Paste
Mustard
Extracts (vanilla, almond, etc )
Low Sodium beef or chicken broth
Plain or reduced sodium tomatoes sauce, puree, paste)
