80/10/10 Winter Menu, Modified

As I mentioned yesterday, my DH and I (and perhaps our two year old) are embarking on the 80/10/10 diet. Mostly for health, some weight loss, and self-discipline.

If anyone noticed, today was Valentine's Day, so we granted ourselves special dispensation to start tomorrow. 

I did all of the shopping today, and would like to share with you the ingredients that Dr. Graham calls for in his winter menu plan of 80/10/10.

I will also give the estimates of the food that I bought by the pound, just so you have an idea what a family of three will hopefully consume in a week. This is based on a 2,000 calorie/day plan, as set up in the book. 

Above we have grapefruit (5lbs), kiwi (2 lbs) limes (1 lb) and tangerines (12lbs). 

Below you see papayas (15-20lbs), some extra grapefruit and persimmons. 

So let me explain, as this is where the modification comes in. One of the meals calls for us to eat 2lbs of persimmons apiece. However, two of the three grocery stores I went to didn't carry them, and the last one only had two little (and under ripe) ones. I bought them because I've never tried persimmons before, but ended up buying two extra papayas to make up the difference. We'll see if that works out, and that we don't get sick of them. 

Behold below twenty-four pounds of oranges! These will come in handy for all sorts of dressings and juices and citrus soups and salads throughout the week. 

Pineapples! This is roughly 12 lbs. Did you know that if you cut the top off of a pineapple and flip it upside down (see below) that the fruit sugars travel down and distribute more evenly throughout the fruit, especially if it's a little overripe? True story. 

Okay, people. Please beware of my refrigerator. But here's where many of the greens and veggies are being stored, like:

Broccoli (1 lb)

Red Bell Peppers (1 lb)

Fennel (2 shoots)

Cabbage (2 lbs)

Tomatoes (2 lbs)

Cucumbers (4 lbs)

Butter Lettuce (2 lbs)

Spinach (2 lbs)

Romaine (9 lbs)

Celery (4 lbs)

Red leaf lettuce (1 lb)

Mixed greens (2lbs)

Below is what approximately 22 pounds of bananas looks like.  

What's not pictured but was also bought for the week:

Dates (5 lbs)

Walnuts 8oz 

Pine Nuts 8 oz

Almond slices 8 oz

Hemp seeds (4 TBS)

That about does it. The bill came to roughly $140 for all of this food, which is $40 over what I normally spend in a week. 

Our plan is to give this a try for seven days, and if it seems to be working well, we'll keep it up, especially for the duration of Lent. But we want to set realistic goals and go from there.

If you have any questions, feel free to send them our way via our email address, getdense@gmail.com, or simply comment below!