What New Food Have You Tried & Surprisingly Loved?

gr8grl68

We're all here to lose weight/get healthy so I was wondering what great new foods you've tried and ended up being pleasantly surprised by?

For me, we just tried a jambalaya rice dish and added smoked skinless turkey sausage and it was really good--my 3 year old even cleaned her bowl (and they don't sit long enough to finish anything!) lol. We also tried ground pork for tacos the other night--we usually do beef or chicken. The pork cooked up with little grease and was really good too!

Would love to hear some of your ideas-thanks for sharing!

Trishkit

Chickpea cutlets! I made some this weekend for the first time, and oh my yumminess!

Recipe here: http://www.theppk.com/2010/11/doublebatch-chickpea-cutlets/

taryn_jean

I tried spaghetti squash and really liked it. After it's cooked it comes out looking like spaghetti. I added spaghetti sauce and a little garlic. It is a little crunchier than noodles but has good flavor. A nice low-cal meal.

P.S. I don't even like squash normally.

simplywriting

For me it was Spaghetti Squash...
and I use it for a "dessert" too by sweetening it... so delish!

DoralisM

Silk Vanilla Soy Milk... i love it!:laugh:

TracieJ65

Just tried hummus for the first time two days ago and loved it! Recently have been eating oatmeal and am now beginning to really like it and I just used purred cauliflower as a cream for a pasta sauce and really liked it.

littlebethy87

pine nut hummus and pepperjack cheese, but not together of course.

swenard

I tried spaghetti squash and really liked it. After it's cooked it comes out looking like spaghetti. I added spaghetti sauce and a little garlic. It is a little crunchier than noodles but has good flavor. A nice low-cal meal.

P.S. I don't even like squash normally.

Spaghetti squash is a new one for me, too. I found a low calorie chicken cacciatore recipe I put on top of it. It is in the food guide under easy chicken cacciatore, also weight watchers chicken cacciatore

katieb99

Snow Peas! I eat them raw, or just throw then in with a stir fry with a bunch of other veggies. I also love cooked carrots now when before I only liked them raw.

kappyblu

Turkey everything! lol I also love that turkey smoked sausage in jambalaya. I brown it a little first before I add in the mix, really adds to the flavor. I love turkey burgers, turkey chili, turkey bacon, and turkey spaghetti!

I also love eggbeaters! I load them up with mini peppers, onions, and mushrooms.

Whole wheat sandwich thins, whole wheat bagel thins, rice cakes with laughing cow cheese wedges, rye flatbreads with laughing cow cheese wedges...

And I have a rediscovered love of apples! I just love them!

pyro13g

Sardines in water.

Randee75

Kale Chips!

Trishkit

YES! Kale chips = awesome!

Randee75

For me it was Spaghetti Squash...
and I use it for a "dessert" too by sweetening it... so delish!

I love Spaghetti Squash and I love to use the leftovers and heat up a pan with a little olive oil and "fry up" like hash browns its great.

ophelia355

If you're looking for a tasty and fast answer to meatballs for spaghetti, I love Aidell's chicken and turkey meatballs. They are ready to heat and eat. Three of them make a great addition to whole wheat pasta.

Tipring

mangos. Never had them before, bougt some frozen mangos to add to my smoothies. Yummy!!

fuhrmeister

greek yogurt...the fruit on the bottom or vanilla
raw sugar snap peas
natural almond and walnut 100 cal packs
kohlrabi...weird veggie it's awesome cut up and roasted

WifeMomDVM

I'm new to hummus and love it! Love it on whole wheat crackers, with veggies. Raw bell pepper dipped in hummus is probably my favorite!

lkm111

Steel cut oatmeal. If you put a thin pat of butter and mix it in, it tastes like really good grits. I love it!

buckeyereavis

VEGITABLES lol.... i am addicted!
it is like crack lol...

reepobob

I never thought I would like it, but I tried some lowfat cottage cheese with pineapple chunks and love it. It's a great meal when you are on the low side of available calories for the day. Also, turkey sausage links..awesome and only about 70 calories a link!

TrainerRobin

PB2 -- regular and chocolate. Google it. I love it -- hubby prefers it to regular peanut butter.

Basically, they kept what was left of the peanut after they pressed all the oil out of it. It's a powder and you just take 2 Tablespoons of the stuff and add 1 Tablespoon of water and, voila, it's just like peanut butter minus the oil. And instead of 190 calories, it's 45 and still has the protein of the peanut -- just not the fat.

Sure, the fats in peanut butter are healthy and I still eat the non-hydrogenated varieties of peanut butter, but for those days where I've had plenty of healthy fats and want peanut butter without the calories, it's a life saver!! Makes a kick-@#$@ chocolate peanut butter protein shake and a darned good PBJ sandwich as well.

Yummo!

thisis4me

Re-discovering veggies again!! Sugar snaps peas, brocoli sprouts, wasa thin crisp bread, egg whites and greek yogurt....all flavors and even the plain which I put a tbs honey or fruit spread in it and mix....the plain is also good to use in place of sour cream!!

novatri

Wasabi Almonds

atomdraco

I was about to post the exact same question. :0) I just tried Kabocha Squash (Japanese Pumpkin) last night, delicious! I'm going to try to make quinoa shortly.

atomdraco

PB2 -- regular and chocolate. Google it. I love it -- hubby prefers it to regular peanut butter.

Basically, they kept what was left of the peanut after they pressed all the oil out of it. It's a powder and you just take 2 Tablespoons of the stuff and add 1 Tablespoon of water and, voila, it's just like peanut butter minus the oil. And instead of 190 calories, it's 45 and still has the protein of the peanut -- just not the fat.

Sure, the fats in peanut butter are healthy and I still eat the non-hydrogenated varieties of peanut butter, but for those days where I've had plenty of healthy fats and want peanut butter without the calories, it's a life saver!! Makes a kick-@#$@ chocolate peanut butter protein shake and a darned good PBJ sandwich as well.

Yummo!

Thanks for the info! I love peanut so much but didn't like it has too much fat.

atomdraco

PB2 -- regular and chocolate. Google it. I love it -- hubby prefers it to regular peanut butter.

Basically, they kept what was left of the peanut after they pressed all the oil out of it. It's a powder and you just take 2 Tablespoons of the stuff and add 1 Tablespoon of water and, voila, it's just like peanut butter minus the oil. And instead of 190 calories, it's 45 and still has the protein of the peanut -- just not the fat.

Sure, the fats in peanut butter are healthy and I still eat the non-hydrogenated varieties of peanut butter, but for those days where I've had plenty of healthy fats and want peanut butter without the calories, it's a life saver!! Makes a kick-@#$@ chocolate peanut butter protein shake and a darned good PBJ sandwich as well.

Yummo!

Where did you buy those? I saw people mentioned bellplantation.com online...

pandafoo

i used to stay away from avocado (thought i wouldn't like the mushy taste), but then i got into guacamole... and now i'm fine eating it sliced with some sea salt and freshly ground pepper! never would have thought this would happen

gentlebreeze2

I tried kale in stir fry. Tried a recipe... cranberry lentil salad with walnuts and feta cheese= was very good.
Also tried a fruit salad of pomegranite, blueberries and mangos... so addictive I could eat it every day.

abyt42

I knew I liked onions, brussels and asparagus.... but didn't know I loved them roasted!

bonniejo

Turkey Bacon! Tastes so yummy without all the fat and guilt of regular bacon