What are your 5 essential foods in healthy eating?

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  • VeinsAndBones
    VeinsAndBones Posts: 550 Member
    -Black Berries
    -Chicken
    -Brussel Sprouts
    -Oats
    -Quinoa :D
  • Sunflowergirl1
    Sunflowergirl1 Posts: 33 Member
    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
    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
    Love! (The food groups including icecream, that is!)
  • jw17695
    jw17695 Posts: 438 Member
    Lentils/Beans & Bell Peppers : local Mediterranean market
    sweet potatoes, spinach, onions: Sam's Club
  • MENichols5
    MENichols5 Posts: 176 Member
    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
    ♥ ‏apples
    ♥ ‏banana
    ♥ ‏veg
    ♥ ‏meat (cooked in a george forman grill)
    ♥ ‏eggs
  • brokenjawedmuse
    brokenjawedmuse Posts: 132
    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
    Salmon
    Chicken
    Kroger carbmaster yogurt
    Pure protein bars
    Veggies (raw and cooked, no salt added)
  • fitfreakymom
    fitfreakymom Posts: 1,400 Member
    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
    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
    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
    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
    WOULD YOU SHARE YOUR BLACK BEAN RECIPE?
  • Shubbamoo
    Shubbamoo Posts: 10 Member
    Homemade olive oil mayo
    Meat
    Veggies, especially broccoli
    Eggs
    fish
  • cnelson1974
    cnelson1974 Posts: 235 Member
    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
    - 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
    Coffee.

    If I don't start with that, no other decisions I make will be of value.
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    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
    This really depends on personal preference but mine are- strawberries, non fat Greek yogurt, chicken breast, almond milk,cottage cheese and nuts
  • mfpseven
    mfpseven Posts: 421 Member
    soy beans
    zucchini
    crystal light
    chicken breast
    low sugar granola bars
  • misalillstead
    misalillstead Posts: 407 Member
    -Chicken! :)
    -brown rice/black beans
    -fruits/veggies
    -oatmeal
    -peanut butter!
    .......... ok, so that's 7... but I can't function without them! lol... and I'm a big big fan of Whole Foods Market! (LOVE their salad bar too!)
  • SylentZee
    SylentZee Posts: 262
    1. Lean Turkey/Chicken
    2. Talapia/Salmon
    3. Veggies (not enough spots lol)
    4. Low fat cheese
    5. Whole wheat carbs
  • Liatush
    Liatush Posts: 627 Member
    Fruits
    Veggies
    Fage 0% greek yogurt
    pastured eggs
    chicken
  • McFatterton
    McFatterton Posts: 1,358 Member
    1. Oatmeal
    2. Chia Seeds
    3. Greek Yogurt
    4. Nuts
    5. Quinoa


    And LOTS of water!
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Love this idea...

    1. Water
    2. My weekly gallon bag filled with a variety of vegetables
    3. Romain lettuce
    4. Diet Dr. Peppr or diet soday
    5. Measureing cups and scale
  • lisa483
    lisa483 Posts: 105 Member
    *Veggies
    *Chicken
    *Eggs
    *Nuts
    *Steak (Scotch Fillet, Rump) Yummm
  • siblita
    siblita Posts: 39 Member
    Bacon
    Butter (grass fed Kerrygold brand)
    Chocolate Fat Bombs made with Coconut Oil
    Steak
    Cauliflower

    (I eat low carb/ high fat to control my diabetes)
  • Scarlett_S
    Scarlett_S Posts: 467 Member
    I buy food for the week every Sunday night or early Monday morning and take to work with me. My list is:

    Greek yogurt (I try different types)
    oatmeal
    cottage cheese
    spinach and salad greens, cucumber
    celery
    Hummus
    raw broccoli and carrots (go in salad)
    cherry tomatoes
    mushrooms
    strawberries, plums, blueberries, oranges
    sara lee 45 calorie multigrain bread
    sargento ultra thin cheese slices
    deli turkey, deli ham
    a whole rotisserie chicken
    tuna packets

    I make a huge salad and top it with chicken 3 out of the 5 days for lunch. Sometimes I'll make a sandwich with the deli meat, add veggies and cheese on the 45 calorie bread. I top my salad with tuna some days. I make steel cut oatmeal and add protein powder to it. I dip celery sticks in hummus for a snack or add cherry tomatoes and pepper to half a cup of cottage cheese.

    I also have a complete measuring spoon and cup set and a food scale at work.

    For dinner - I make wild caught salmon with either scallops or shrimp in the oven, with lime juice and fresh garlic and onion. I add a veggie - asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts, etc. Other times I'll have grilled chicken, or shrimp, or a small steak with a veggie, and occasionally add a sweet potato.

    I think I just found my food hero! This is so similar to what we eat, but I never thought about bringing a measuring spoon, scale, etc. to work. Do your co-workers ever give you a hard time for taking up all the fridge space? Luckily we have two fridges at work, but they do fill up pretty quickly during the week. Love your post, though! I'm printing this for my next trip to Earth Fare (my favorite local grocer).

    Thanks!


    We only have one fridge and a small kitchen. Honestly, most of my office is salespeople who are in and out during the day, and the other two rarely bring their lunch though I have occasionally made them a salad when I am making mine. The guys give me flack from time to time about measuring things out but its the only way to keep myself honest. I also have a gym bag in the bathroom ready to go with my spare shoes, spare headphones, and a spare outfit just in case. :) Everyone is used to it as I've been doing this over three years now. But they all remember the 255 lb me who ate McDonalds and fried chicken for lunch as well.....
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    5 go to foods for me are:

    Peanut Butter
    Fruits and Veggies (various)
    Cottage Cheese
    Yogurts (Usually Yoplait original or some greek something)
    Tilapia or good fish.

    Pretty much live on that with some variations.

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