How Many of These Superfoods Are You Eating?

Carrots and apples are two of my favorite foods. I could eat them pretty much any time, any day.

I'm not eating most of the list, but I'm eating a decent amount! Extra virgin olive oil, apples, carrots, turkey, eggs, non-sweetened yogurt, and oodles and oodles of water.

1. Whole Eggs. Yes, but I switch it out with egg whites too. Less calories & fat.

2. Fish Oil. Yup! I take an Omega 3-6-9 supplement (lemon flavored; acid reflux made other non-flavored supplements MISERABLE...flax seed oil and fish oil do not taste good the second time around).

3. Wild Salmon. If I could afford it, I'd eat more of it.

4. Berries. Yup! I buy them fresh and frozen (but frozen is cheaper). Add them to #5.

5. Yogurt. Yup! Nonfat greek yogurt. More protein that regular yogurt and super creamy/filling. I mix it with agave syrup, vanilla/almond extract, berries, bananas, cinnamon, etc.

6. Flax Seeds. Yup! Part of the omega 3-6-9 supplement. Plus will get it in bread, cookies, etc.

7. Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Yup! Even bought a mister to use it to coat pans.

8. Mixed Nuts. I have some what of an addiction to nuts and will binge on them, so I tried to only buy raw and unsalted varieties. Have a can of almonds in the pantry.

9. Red Meat. Due to iron deficiencies, I try to eat red meat 1 week out of the month.

10. Broccoli. Yup! Great in eggs, pasta, crustless quiche, or served with lemon pepper (mmm, i know what's for dinner)

12. Turkey. Turkey breast deli meat mostly. Sandwiches, cubed and put on salads, or ground up and added into crustless quiche.

13. Quinoa. LOVE quinoa. Had a box last week, but was a mix a pretty saltly. Looking into buying it straight up. Made some homemade turkey stock that would be amazing to make quinoa with.

14. Oats. Not too much. Oatmeal in the morning makes my stomach upset.

15. Tomatoes: Love it in salads, spaghetti sauce, in chili

16. Oranges. Not too often; should try to rotate them into my fruit regime. Orange juice gives me acid reflux

17. Apples. LOVE apples. Almost everyday.

18. Carrots. Yup! I try to rotate or combine them with other veggies since they are higher on the glycemic index than other veggies. Great to add to soups.

19. Water. All day every day.

20. Green Tea. I used to drink green tea every day for 5 years, then suddenly it started making my stomach upset. After several years, I've finally been able to find one that doesn't upset my stomach (kombucha green tea with passion fruit flavor, yum!).

1. Whole Eggs. Yes. Either over easy or hard boiled

2. Fish Oil. 4 grams a day as supplement. Helps reduce cholesterol.


3. Wild Salmon. When I can. Not a local fish and very expensive here.


4. Berries. Yes. My favorite are blueberries. Also a good antioxidant


5. Yogurt. I buy the greek kind. Higher protein. Either plain or honey. I add my own fruit or not.


6. Flax Seeds. No. Interferes with a medication I take


7. Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Any olive oil is good. A staple in my kitchen


8. Mixed Nuts. I usually stick to almonds. Will have PB once in a while


9. Red Meat. Not often. I don't really like meat but will eat a nice steak or hamburger once in a while


10. Broccoli. Yes.


11. Spinach. Yes, in salads, on sandwiches, steamed. Popeye was right. A very good source of iron.


12. Turkey. Yes as long as it is fresh. Don't like processed lunch meats.


13. Quinoa. No. Haven't tried it yet. Hope it is available at our health food store which would be our only source.

14. Oats. Been eating it since I was a little kid. Love it with blueberries.


15. Tomatoes. As often as I can. Been growing and eating since my grandma taught me how to plant stuff as a kid.


16. Oranges. Yes. The fruit is less calories than the juice and will fill you up more.


17. Apples. Yes when we can get good ones here.


18. Carrots. Makes a great snack, steamed or in salad


19. Water. Our water comes from cisterns so we drink bottled water here. I am sometimes concerned that I am not getting the minerals I would from other water sources.


20. Green Tea. Takes longer to steep than the regular tea but worth it. My favorite is Bigelow's Green Mango tea.

I eat everything except fgor a lot of fish and quinea and spinach. But am gonna put them into my diet though.

I eat most of them...not fish (I take Omega 3 capsule) and I cannot stand tomatoes...but other than that, I usually have at least 2 of them every day in rotation throughout the week!

I pretty much eat all of those daily except flax I only do it once a week thrown over my salads and salmon I swap for either talapia or tuna.

Good post. I think it's fairly right-on as per other nutrition books I've read. I eat just about everything on the list during a regular week. More berries would be smart, I have a freezer full from our gardens this year!

1. Whole Eggs: I usually end up boiling the eggs, using half to create pickled eggs. I do not enjoy eggs any other way (other then scrambled)
2. Fish Oil: Nope.
3. Wild Salmon: Maybe once a month.
4. Berries: They are so expensive, but I tend to have them with my yogurt.
5. Yogurt: Greek yogurt is pretty good stuff I usually mix blueberries,strawberries, and sometimes even grapes. When things are getting close to the throw away date, I usually end up mix in all of the above together (oh, how daring!)
6. Flax Seeds: Not quite sure where to find it? Is it close to the oats?
7. Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Yes, great with salads and many other things. Also great for when popping my own popcorn (on the stove top.)
8. Mixed Nuts: On occasion. Not a big fan of most nuts, except walnuts! But I enjoy cracking them more, haha.
9. Red Meat: Not often.
10. Broccoli: One of my favorites, great with salads.
12. Turkey: We tend to make something with turkey once a month.
13. Quinoa: No, I've never heard of it.
14. Oats: Most mornings.
15. Tomatoes: Fantastic, I really love cherry tomato's. Great in chilli, though the beans take over most of the time.
16. Oranges: Not often. On occasion orange juice.
17. Apples: A couple of times a week.
18. Carrots: Half of the week it seems.
19. Water: More than enough.
20. Green Tea: I make a kettle full every day, I sometimes add honey and lemon or lime juice.

I really enjoyed reading through this thread, and the post was pretty interesting.

Thanks for posting!

All, daily.

Can I ask why you think green tea isn't proper if it's in teabags? It's the same stuff. Same plant, same in every way bar the delivery system, bags are for convenience if you don't want to make a whole pot. That's the only difference.

While on tea, black tea and oolong actually contains more antioxidants than green. The only it isn't touted as having the same health benefits is that most people have black tea with milk.





Anyway, aside from the meat/fish (vegetarian) and oranges (major food allergy, but I eat red peppers and baobab powder, which have more vit C) I eat all of those things most days.

all but the meat and fish oil -- also gave up on flaxseed for the time being

Glad you brought up Chia seeds....more people should try them! I have them every day.

1. Whole Eggs - Hell yeh.
2. Fish Oil. - Yup, not sure about the quality of the supplements though, jury is out.
3. Wild Salmon. - Yup.
4. Berries. - Yup.
5. Yogurt. - Nope, just don't like it.
6. Flax Seeds. - Nope, never seen the need.
7. Extra Virgin Olive Oil. - Yup, but I prefer to cook in 100% animal fat
8. Mixed Nuts. - Raw nuts, absolutely
9. Red Meat. - Hell yeh
10. Broccoli. - Nope, it's 'orrible
11. Spinach. - Oh yes
12. Turkey. - Yup, in moderation, I prefer the fatty meats though
13. Quinoa. - Nope.
14. Oats. - Nope, blood cholesterol isn't a problem anyway
15. Tomatoes.- Yup
16. Oranges.- Nope, no right now
17. Apples. - Nope, no right now
18. Carrots. - Yup
19. Water. - Naturally, but I don't drink with meals, it interfers with digestion
20. Green Tea. - Yup.

1. Whole Eggs. Yes
2. Fish Oil. Sometimes.
3. Wild Salmon. Don't like Salmon.
4. Berries. Yes.
5. Yogurt. Yes.
6. Flax Seeds. Sometimes.
7. Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Sometimes.
8. Mixed Nuts. Usually only almonds.
9. Red Meat. Sometimes.
10. Broccoli. Yes.
11. Turkey. Yes
13. Quinoa. Sometimes.
14. Oats. Yes
15. Tomatoes: Yes.
16. Oranges. Sometimes.
17. Apples. Yes.
18. Carrots. Yes.
19. Water. Uh yeah.
20. Green Tea. Sometimes.

How often do we need to eat these?