What are your 5 essential foods in healthy eating?

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  • VeinsAndBones
    VeinsAndBones Posts: 550 Member
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    -Black Berries
    -Chicken
    -Brussel Sprouts
    -Oats
    -Quinoa :D
  • Sunflowergirl1
    Sunflowergirl1 Posts: 33 Member
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    Sorry, meant to add, I live in a very remote area, so I buy most of my foods at Safeway, and a small local grocery store/health food store, and occasionally on-line.
  • fitfreakymom
    fitfreakymom Posts: 1,400 Member
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    apples

    banana's

    free rang eggs

    local grass fed beef that I buy from a local farmer who do's it himself

    carrots
  • Sunflowergirl1
    Sunflowergirl1 Posts: 33 Member
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    Love! (The food groups including icecream, that is!)
  • jw17695
    jw17695 Posts: 438 Member
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    Lentils/Beans & Bell Peppers : local Mediterranean market
    sweet potatoes, spinach, onions: Sam's Club
  • MENichols5
    MENichols5 Posts: 176 Member
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    1. eggs
    2. fish (halibut, tilapia, and mahi mahi)
    3. Greek yogurt (chobani, plain with berries and honey....or a flavored kind if I am at work at the cafeteria)
    4. pita pockets for stuffing with turkey, homemade chicken salad, ect. (I like Kangaroo Salad pockets, 90 cals)
    5. peanut butter for a treat =] (on apples, rice cakes, or alone!)
  • pollyineedtobeskinny
    pollyineedtobeskinny Posts: 362
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    ♥ ‏apples
    ♥ ‏banana
    ♥ ‏veg
    ♥ ‏meat (cooked in a george forman grill)
    ♥ ‏eggs
  • brokenjawedmuse
    brokenjawedmuse Posts: 132
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    Chicken (Sam's or my butcher)
    Broccoli (Sam's in 4lb bags)
    Spinach (Earth Fare)
    Sweet Potatoes (Earth Fare)
    Greek Yogurt popsicles (Sam's)
  • thurberj
    thurberj Posts: 528 Member
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    Salmon
    Chicken
    Kroger carbmaster yogurt
    Pure protein bars
    Veggies (raw and cooked, no salt added)
  • fitfreakymom
    fitfreakymom Posts: 1,400 Member
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    ok listed 5 in my first post but there are more lol.

    Homeade brown bread

    soy/rice milk ( lactose intolarence)

    protien powder

    veggies

    coffee

    water
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
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    This was a tough question for me. I always have a mental struggle with (1) Cost vs. (2) Health vs. (3) Weight Loss vs. (4) Convenience/Flavor vs. (5) "something my great-grandparents would have bought/grown/hunted & eaten". Those five factors often seem to be at odds. So here's the five I would recommend from my own diet for others to add to theirs if they're switching from the S.A.D. to something healthier:

    avocado
    cottage cheese
    berries
    tuna
    oats

    Edit to add: these are available at every grocery store in my area, if you're willing to pay for it (maybe only frozen berries and canned tuna at some stores, though, instead of fresh)
  • babyshroom
    babyshroom Posts: 46 Member
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    Avocados
    Carrots/Cauliflower
    Yogurt
    Mini Carrot Muffins (great little snack at 75 calories, helps me not feel tempted to cheat)
    Mini Whole Wheat Pitas (to make easy low cal "pizzas")

    And coffee, but that's not a food. :P

    All from Fortino's.
  • NerdyTXChick
    NerdyTXChick Posts: 155 Member
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    Fresh or frozen fruit and veggies makes up the majority of my food. Otherwise:

    Lean Protein:
    Egg Beaters
    Low Fat Cottage Cheese
    Fat Free Greek Yogurt
    Frozen Chicken Breast (comes in a big bag at most grocery stores, the store brand is usually very economical)

    Healthy Fat:
    Olive Oil
    Raw Nuts
    Avocado

    Carbs:
    Brown Rice
    Steel Cut Oats
    Dried Beans
  • skinnyhealthe
    skinnyhealthe Posts: 1
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    WOULD YOU SHARE YOUR BLACK BEAN RECIPE?
  • Shubbamoo
    Shubbamoo Posts: 10 Member
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    Homemade olive oil mayo
    Meat
    Veggies, especially broccoli
    Eggs
    fish
  • cnelson1974
    cnelson1974 Posts: 235 Member
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    1) water (not really a food)
    2) chicken
    3) eggs
    4) spinach
    5) broccoli

    It was tough to narrow down to five foods honestly. Chicken is interchangable with any lean protein meat. Spinach and broccoli can be any dark green veggie. I use eggs because its cheap and a good protein source. Water is essensial and it's extremely rare that people drink enough water. Water is meant by it's purest form, not Crystal Light, Koolade, or iced tea.
  • SleepySin
    SleepySin Posts: 168 Member
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    - Kale/collards
    - Apples
    - Quinoa
    - Chia seeds/flax seeds
    - Beans

    The daily stuff the complements above: Water, pea/hemp/brown rice protein, green/oolong whole leaf teas
    In moderation: Vegan chocolate, avocado
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
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    Coffee.

    If I don't start with that, no other decisions I make will be of value.
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
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    1. Veggies (broccoli, green beans, brussels sprouts, baby spinach, and baby carrots are weekly buys)
    2. Chicken breast
    3. Yoplait 100 calorie greek yogurt
    4. Quick oats
    5. hummus
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
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    This really depends on personal preference but mine are- strawberries, non fat Greek yogurt, chicken breast, almond milk,cottage cheese and nuts

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