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    8 Foods You Should Eat Every Day

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    • Posts: 135 Member
      Any information on the quantities of these foods that one most consume in a day?
    • Posts: 123 Member
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      Beans......that are black :noway:

      hahahahahahahahahahahahahhaha :laugh:
    • Posts: 91 Member
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      Beans......that are black :noway:
      hahahaha
    • Posts: 556 Member
      thanks for this!
    • Posts: 515 Member
      I eat a spinach, yogurt, and blueberry smoothie almost every day. I use chia seeds in it b/c I think they are better than walnuts or almonds.

      Not a bean fan. I can eat in chili though.
    • Posts: 100
      Those things may not necessarily go with what I am eating during the day, some of them I do not like either. Pumpkin or sweet potatoes.

      Eww! I'm with you!!
      I like everything else on the list-but just cannot tolerate sweet potatoes-pumpkin or anything of the sorts.
    • Posts: 714 Member
      From a Stanford University study and published in Men's Health magazine. The same holds true for women. Add lean protein daily and you're golden.

      1. Spinach
      2. Yogurt - label must specify "live active cultures"
      3. Tomatoes
      4. Black beans
      5. Carrots
      6. Blueberries
      7. Walnuts (raw)
      8. Oats

      The study did provide some alternatives if you just can't stomach the above foods, but the alternatives provide fewer benefits. They are:

      1. Kale or romaine lettuce
      4. Pinto or kidney beans
      5. Pumpkin, sweet potatoes
      7. Almonds (raw)

      I was pretty excited that for how much of a picky eater I am, of the top list I actually eat 4 out of 8 of them (spinach, yogurt, carrots & oats) and 3 out of the bottom 4 (romaine lettuce, pinto beans, and pumpkin).
    • Posts: 100
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      Beans......that are black :noway:


      LOL ! too funny! :smile:
    • Posts: 1,133 Member
      thanx for posting
    • Posts: 156
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      Beans......that are black :noway:

      HAHAAHAHA
    • Posts: 156
      Well this makes me happy b/c I like most things on this list.
    • Posts: 432 Member
      does it list any alternative for the tomatoes? i can eat pretty much everything else on the list, but i don't like those!
    • Posts: 971
      Yum, I like all the items. Sweeet!
    • Posts: 163 Member
      From a Stanford University study and published in Men's Health magazine. The same holds true for women. Add lean protein daily and you're golden.

      1. Spinach
      2. Yogurt - label must specify "live active cultures"
      3. Tomatoes
      4. Black beans
      5. Carrots
      6. Blueberries
      7. Walnuts (raw)
      8. Oats
      Wow! 7 outta 8 aint bad!!!:happy:

      The study did provide some alternatives if you just can't stomach the above foods, but the alternatives provide fewer benefits. They are:

      1. Kale or romaine lettuce
      4. Pinto or kidney beans
      5. Pumpkin, sweet potatoes
      7. Almonds (raw)
    • Posts: 74 Member
      6 out of 8!:bigsmile:
    • Posts: 1,949 Member
      does it list any alternative for the tomatoes? i can eat pretty much everything else on the list, but i don't like those!
      SUBSTITUTES: Red watermelon, pink grapefruit, Japanese persimmon, papaya, guava
    • Posts: 216 Member
      I eat a lot of blueberries :)
    • Posts: 783 Member
      What are black beans ? :/

      It's literally a bean that is black. I like to get it dry. It's cheaper but you can buy it in the can as well. I like to make black bean soup. Delicious!
    • Posts: 1,949 Member
      Any information on the quantities of these foods that one most consume in a day?
      Spinach - 1 cup fresh spinach or 1/2 cup cooked per day
      Yogurt - 1 cup
      Tomatoes - Aim for 22 mg of lycopene a day, which is about eight red cherry tomatoes or an 8 oz. glass of tomato juice.
      Carrots - 1/2 cup
      Blueberries - 1 cup fresh blueberries a day, or 1/2 cup frozen or dried.
      Black beans - 1/2 cup
      Walnuts - 1 oz.
      Oats - 1/2 cup dry
    • Posts: 362 Member
      Everything but carrots and oats!!! can't take those ones.
    • Posts: 432 Member
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      SUBSTITUTES: Red watermelon, pink grapefruit, Japanese persimmon, papaya, guava


      Thanks! I can do the watermelon and guava
    • Posts: 1,342 Member
      No to yoghurt, walnuts, almonds, oat, due to allergies. I don't eat spinach daily, but some kind of greens. The rest are pretty close to daily.

      Pam
      From a Stanford University study and published in Men's Health magazine. The same holds true for women. Add lean protein daily and you're golden.

      1. Spinach
      2. Yogurt - label must specify "live active cultures"
      3. Tomatoes
      4. Black beans
      5. Carrots
      6. Blueberries
      7. Walnuts (raw)
      8. Oats

      The study did provide some alternatives if you just can't stomach the above foods, but the alternatives provide fewer benefits. They are:

      1. Kale or romaine lettuce
      4. Pinto or kidney beans
      5. Pumpkin, sweet potatoes
      7. Almonds (raw)
    • Posts: 6
      You poor soul! Black beans are the most awesome beans in the world. I first met them in New Mexico at a real Spanish restaurant. They were in a soup. I still like them in soup but I love to put them in anything Tex/Mex. I serve them instead of refried beans. I have a killer soup I make. I take it to potlucks and it always goes. So find them eat them. They are manna from heaven.
    • Posts: 727 Member
      If I ate beans everyday, I wouldn't have any friends.

      :laugh: :laugh:
    • Posts: 76 Member
      Thanks for this!
    • Posts: 57 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 154
      bump for later!:smile:
    • Posts: 346 Member
      I love black beans. Trader joes refried black beans in the can. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
    • Posts: 1,520 Member
      Please provide evidence from reputable sources that eating these exact portions of these 8 foods will make me the healthiest person ever.
    • Posts: 3,280 Member
      Interesting that so many people are rearing to go get all these items from the store and start eating them everyday when there isn't even a REASON listed as to WHY! Just you "should". Even to be healthy, these exact foods do not specifically need to be eaten every day....there are many many ways to have a healthy diet.
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