The Goods

March 29th, 2009, by

CrossFit Fire - GrassFedBeef

Food

  • Slankers This is where we buy the bulk of our meat.
  • U.S. Wellness Meats Another place we have used for single pieces of meat.
  • Grass-Fed Ghee This is the only place I have found for grass-fed ghee.
  • Coconut Oil 1 or Coconut Oil 2
  • Eggs - We currently buy our eggs from Ania's Polish Deli in Lake Zurich. They are jumbo free range eggs from an Amish farm in Wisconsin. At $2.99 per dozen, these are an absolute steal!
  • Raw Dairy (cream, butter, cheese, milk) - See me for more info.
  • For everything else, we shop at Trader Joe's or Meijer

Supplements

  • Vitamin D3 I would be willing to bet that we are all lacking in our Vitamin D intake. Here is a current study that everyone can participate in: Vitamin D Study.
  • Fish Oil If I were going to take some fish or cod liver oil, this would be the one.
  • ZMA Most of us are deficient in both Zinc and Magnesium and the workouts we participate in will only further deplete our stores. If eating a solid diet, I don't think ZMA is essential, but I still take 3 pills a few times a week.
  • Liver Tabs Certainly not required, but these are a cheap way to make me feel better for not eating liver on a regular basis.

Reading Material

  • The Body Ecology Diet by Donna Gates
  • The Brain Trust Program by Larry McCleary, M.D.
  • The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD
  • Death By Prescription by Ray D. Strand, M.D.
  • The Dietary Cure For Acne by Loren Cordain, PhD
  • Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution by Richard K. Bernstein, MD
  • The End of Food by Thomas F. Pawlick
  • Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes
  • The Great Starvation Experiment by Todd Tucker
  • In Defense Of Food by Michael Pollan
  • Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival by T.S. Wiley
  • Natural Hormonal Enhancement by Rob Faigin
  • The Old Way by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
  • The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
  • The Paleo Diet  by Loren Cordain, PhD
  • The Paleo Diet For Athletes by Loren Cordain, PhD and Joe Friel, MS
  • The Protein Power Lifeplan by Michael R. Eades, M.D. and Mary Dan Eades, M.D.

Food Tracking

  • Livestrong.com Register here and join the group CrossFit Fire.
  • Digital Food Scale You will need one of these if you are going to be accurate with your intake.

This list should help everyone get off to a good start and keep you all busy for quite some time.

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