What new healthy food have you started eating and LOVE?

JadeRabbit08
JadeRabbit08 Posts: 551 Member
edited November 9 in Food and Nutrition
I decided I wanted to give my body a better chance at health by choosing nutrient dense food. So I am often looking up nutrient quantities and quality of foods I haven't tried before.

Along the way I am finding new foods for me that I love.

My snack packs are great .Cocoa nibs mixed with goldenberries, pepitas, almonds, goji berries and sesame seeds. Especially the dried goldenberries. I like goldenberries so much I am looking into how I can grow them so I always have a supply.

Green smoothies. They look weird but I really like the pinapple, mint, ginger, banana, and baby spinach ones. Taste just like pinapple juice and banana but you get a great energy jolt too. Better than coffee in the morning.

Using coconut oil on my salads.

So anyone else dicovered a new healthy food love?
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  • ashley67203
    ashley67203 Posts: 95
    Quinoa. We started eating it about a year ago and now we have it at least once a week. It's a great substitute for white rice or when you don't have time to cook brown rice.
  • leanmachinedream
    leanmachinedream Posts: 223
    Broccoli. I cook mine in the oven with garlic cloves and pepper until the little trees are slightly brown, then I add lemon. I eat it like this every day. It's so tasty.
  • lwalters5
    lwalters5 Posts: 37 Member
    Kale. Good cooked and in the chip variety.
  • DOElston
    DOElston Posts: 102
    Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt. Every flavor is luscious and rich! (It also has more protein than most other yogurts.)
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    Banana "ice cream." Ground flax goes in everything I bake.
  • bahacca
    bahacca Posts: 878 Member
    quinoa
  • JVanDam77
    JVanDam77 Posts: 130
    Bump for later. :)
  • jthroness
    jthroness Posts: 2 Member
    swiss chard. i sautee it with dried cranberries, some light feta and a generous splash of balsamic vinegar. i just love it.
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,849 Member
    I love hummus! :heart: :heart: :heart:
  • leanmachinedream
    leanmachinedream Posts: 223
    Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt. Every flavor is luscious and rich! (It also has more protein than most other yogurts.)

    Me too! I have 6 cups in my fridge right now. I even got my picky toddler to love them with cinnamon. She dips her apples in it :D
  • taxidermist15
    taxidermist15 Posts: 677 Member
    Spaghetti squash!!
    its my new pasta!
  • katkariann
    katkariann Posts: 2
    I've never been one to eat healthy ergo my need to lose weight. I have started eating things more low-cal, low-fat....I have fallen in love with quaker's chocolate crunch gluten free rice cakes with 10g of whole grain...maybe not the healthiest of foods, but its
    healthier than what I have been eating :happy:
  • issyfit
    issyfit Posts: 1,077 Member
    ricotta cheese--I mix it with a variety of different things for dessert.
  • elcieloesazul
    elcieloesazul Posts: 448 Member
    Brussel sprouts. They get such a bad rap, WHY!? Parboil, drizzle with olive oil and fresh ginger or garlic, and roast. Mmm. :love:
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    Butternut squash, apple cider vinegar as salad dressing, almond and coconut milk,
  • supergirl6
    supergirl6 Posts: 224 Member
    Zucchini. And Cuties clementines. I've been eating the heck out of these two things lately. I could bake zucchini every night. So good. I've been doing this thing where I "fake" fry them by cutting them into little fry shapes, adding some EVOO and sprinkling them with whole wheat bread crumbs, garlic powder, and Parmesan cheese. They aren't coated with the bread crumbs and cheese, but when they bake they have just enough of this awesome crispy crunchiness that totally tastes better than the restaurant fried zucchini I'd enjoyed in the past. *love*

    I just started enjoying Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal too. It's awesome!
  • issyfit
    issyfit Posts: 1,077 Member
    also spagetti squash and shirtaki noodles
  • charlesb22
    charlesb22 Posts: 110 Member
    bumpity bump!
  • Symphony6
    Symphony6 Posts: 116 Member
    Kashi cereal and greek yogurt. Love it.
  • abigailm83
    abigailm83 Posts: 110
    I'm on a hummus kick right now, but I also like speghtti(whole wheat of course) with chicken, squash and zuccinni. YUMMY
  • AshlLynnJ
    AshlLynnJ Posts: 15
    avocados:) they are my new favorite thing. it's so versatile
  • BritFitB
    BritFitB Posts: 106 Member
    Many! Kale, quinoa, ginger root zested into a tea or for homemade Chinese takeout, and my ultimate fave is chickpeas! They are extremely good for you!
  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
    Baked asparagus, i'm in love with it. Little bit of olive oil and fresh ground pepper, bake at 400 for 15 minutes.
  • raisingbabyk
    raisingbabyk Posts: 442 Member
    Brussel sprouts. They get such a bad rap, WHY!?

    ^^^ This!

    And steel cut oats.. soooo yummy!:smile:
  • sanjoparolas
    sanjoparolas Posts: 549 Member
    Ditto on the goldenberries! I love them first thing in the morning when my mouth is dry. They are so tart and quenching. I am out of them right now. :(
  • k1mcat
    k1mcat Posts: 68
    Ruby red grapefruit with (don't hate) splenda. So juicy and yummy! Love the aroma, too! Feels like a bright pick me up! :flowerforyou:
  • effiek
    effiek Posts: 27 Member
    oooh PB2!! It's really low in calories, and is great especially when mixed in my shakeology! Ooooh, delish!
  • sequinedpastie
    sequinedpastie Posts: 9 Member
    Frozen vegetables, especially the Japanese stir-fry mix in baggies (broccoli, red pepper, onion, water chestnuts). I get home, dump a bag in the wok, stir in a little tamari and rooster sauce, a couple of egg whites, and *voila* delicious lunch, 3 servings of vegetables, and 100% filling all in under 10 minutes.

    Seriously if it wasn't for frozen vegetables I would be so malnourished, during busy cycles those are the only veggies I can get!
  • Fitness_4_Jess
    Fitness_4_Jess Posts: 55 Member
    Greek yogurt with some honey. I was never a yogurt person before. I always heard it is a good "diet food" and figured I would try it. I cannot stand regular yogurt - its gotta be Greek. I love it!
  • JadeRabbit08
    JadeRabbit08 Posts: 551 Member
    Great ideas!

    Is coconut oil healthy on salad? Sounds interesting.

    I started snacking on almonds, baby carrots and grapes - quick, easy and tasty.

    I also like a slice of Arnold Multi-Grain bread with a tablespoon of olive oil.

    Sometimes I slice apples and sprinkle cinnamon on them.

    A not-so-new healthy switch that I made (long before I joined this site) was to drink low-sodium V8 instead of orange juice. It's delicious and I don't miss OJ at all.

    I like the sound of fresh apple and cinnamon.

    Coconut oil is high calories which helps me meet my calorie goals but it is reputed to help with weight loss due to being a medium chain fatty acid. I must admit I have had no hunger problems so far and I wonder if its the oils I am choosing to add to my diet.

    Here is two links on peer reviewed research on this if you are interested -

    http://www.ajcn.org/content/37/1/1.short
    http://jn.nutrition.org/content/132/3/329.abstract

    Just a health link explaining its benefits for laymen -

    http://www.melrosehealth.com.au/health_products/Gluten_Free_Organic_Health_Food/Coconut-Oil.aspx

    Here is another link just on nutrition from an amazing woman. (I love TED talks) Really inspires me to enjoy as much truely healthy food as I can.

    Dr. Terry Wahls - Minding Your Mitochondria
    http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxIowaCity-Dr-Terry-Wahls-Min;search:tag:"tedxiowacity"

    There is quite a few suggestions on this thread that I am looking forward to trying. Kale has to be next, never tried it and I read its incredibly good for you.
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