What type of food do you eat?

emwaitexo

Whole grain breads (if i use bread)
healthy salad and chicken wraps
tons of veggies and fruit
green smoothies
eggs
only water

msbunnie68

A bit of everything - I try to eat healthily and I do cook most things from scratch (including muffins/cookies etc due to food allergies in my household). Evening meals include a glass of red. I love fruit and MFP has helped me rediscover the foods I used to eat bucketloads of as a skinny young thing.

Nothing is totally out of bounds - I now just watch how much I eat of it.

Right now I am just about to chow down a slice of black cherry cheesecake (homemade of course) and there is not a skerrit of diet anything in this baby. It fits my calories and I am having a reasonable portion. MmmmmmMMMMmmm.

reptilegrrl

If you can create a calorie deficit and meet nutrient needs then the individual food items are less important. Diet as a whole matters a lot.

With this, I disagree. I think individual food items are VERY important. And I also do not think a calorie deficit is important or should be everyone's goal. Just as an example, one of my biggest problems losing weight has been that I didn't eat enough calories every day. In order to lose weight, I had to eat MORE food, not less. But if a significant portion of that food was sugar, I wouldn't lose.

I know everyone is different, and some people find that counting calories works for them. But not all of us need to focus on creating a calorie deficit.

Sarauk2sf

If you can create a calorie deficit and meet nutrient needs then the individual food items are less important. Diet as a whole matters a lot.

With this, I disagree. I think individual food items are VERY important. And I also do not think a calorie deficit is important or should be everyone's goal. Just as an example, one of my biggest problems losing weight has been that I didn't eat enough calories every day. In order to lose weight, I had to eat MORE food, not less. But if a significant portion of that food was sugar, I wouldn't lose.

I know everyone is different, and some people find that counting calories works for them. But not all of us need to focus on creating a calorie deficit.

How can you lose weight without a calorie deficit? And if you are in a calorie deficit why would you not lose weight?

Yanicka1

If you can create a calorie deficit and meet nutrient needs then the individual food items are less important. Diet as a whole matters a lot.

With this, I disagree. I think individual food items are VERY important. And I also do not think a calorie deficit is important or should be everyone's goal. Just as an example, one of my biggest problems losing weight has been that I didn't eat enough calories every day. In order to lose weight, I had to eat MORE food, not less. But if a significant portion of that food was sugar, I wouldn't lose.

I know everyone is different, and some people find that counting calories works for them. But not all of us need to focus on creating a calorie deficit.

How can you lose weight without a calorie deficit? And if you are in a calorie deficit why would you not lose weight?

Let me guess.....special snowflake phenomenon?

stephdeeable

Some of the stuff I eat on a regular basis

-Cottage cheese
-Eggs
-Salads, usually with kale as the base
-Sweet potatoes
-Whole wheat bread/english muffins/tortillas/pitas
-Tuna
-Peanut butter
- Veggies (cucumber, carrots, celery..) with hummus
-Multigrain tortilla chips with salsa
-Greek yogurt
-Chicken breast and thighs
-Pork loin chops
-Brown rice
-Walnuts
-Almonds
-Bananas
-Apples
-Berries
-Cantaloupe
-Oatmeal
-Sugar free jello

bcattoes

The advice below from the Harvard School of Public Health sums up the diet I strive for. It is a very general statement, and Idon't always follow this 100%, but it is my dietary goal.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/

The answer to the question "What should I eat?" is actually pretty simple. But you wouldn't know that from news reports on diet and nutrition studies, whose sole purpose seems to be to confuse people on a daily basis. When it comes down to it, though—when all the evidence is looked at together—the best nutrition advice on what to eat is relatively straightforward: Eat a plant-based diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains; choose foods with healthy fats, like olive and canola oil, nuts and fatty fish; limit red meat and foods that are high in saturated fat; and avoid foods that contain trans fats. Drink water and other healthy beverages, and limit sugary drinks and salt. Most important of all is keeping calories in check, so you can avoid weight gain, which makes exercise a key partner to a healthy diet.

I try to eat as many vegetables as possible. More vegetables than fruit. More fish than other meat. More poultry than red meats. And stick to reduced fat dairy, when I do dairy.

Lalouse

The advice below from the Harvard School of Public Health sums up the diet I strive for. It is a very general statement, and Idon't always follow this 100%, but it is my dietary goal.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/

The answer to the question "What should I eat?" is actually pretty simple. But you wouldn't know that from news reports on diet and nutrition studies, whose sole purpose seems to be to confuse people on a daily basis. When it comes down to it, though—when all the evidence is looked at together—the best nutrition advice on what to eat is relatively straightforward: Eat a plant-based diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains; choose foods with healthy fats, like olive and canola oil, nuts and fatty fish; limit red meat and foods that are high in saturated fat; and avoid foods that contain trans fats. Drink water and other healthy beverages, and limit sugary drinks and salt. Most important of all is keeping calories in check, so you can avoid weight gain, which makes exercise a key partner to a healthy diet.

I try to eat as many vegetables as possible. More vegetables than fruit. More fish than other meat. More poultry than red meats. And stick to reduced fat dairy, when I do dairy.

Since I went to school at the Harvard School of Public Health, I agree with this post!!

But I don't understand what you mean by JUNK, JUNK, JUNK. Do you mean that you eat chocolate bars and candy and chips all day? Or do you mean that you have correct meals and snacks, but that they aren't healthy like having a huge chocolate chip muffin for breakfast?

If you don't have correct meals and snacks, the first thing you need to do is make sure that you eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, with healthy snacks in between if you get hungry.

Since you eat protein, carb, and veggies for dinner, you probably need to get more fresh fruit in during the day, either for breakfast, or as snacks. Make sure that at least 50% of your carbs are healthy carbs (think fiber) and that you get dairy and healthy fats in (which help keep you away from craving sweets and salts).

And drink lots of water!

This doesn't mean you can't mix it up or eat things that taste good.