What fresh fruits and veggies do you most and why?

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  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    Arugula from my garden, grilled or roasted grape tomatoes/bell peppers/zucchini on salad, over rice, with whole grain pasta, raspberries and strawberries, pineapple..
  • Gloria67648
    Gloria67648 Posts: 108 Member
    Just thinking about berries makes my mouth water. I love them all and especially all together. So pretty! And greens - kale, spinach, beet greens, chards I love then and how they make me feel.
  • TheBraveryLover
    TheBraveryLover Posts: 1,217 Member
    Blackberries and strawberries, because they're the most filling with the lowest cals. Oh and strawberries are my favorite fruit taste wise!

    Bananas, because they are amazing in my protein shakes.

    Broccoli, because it's the best vegetable ever. Like, seriously.
  • barbaracoffing
    barbaracoffing Posts: 117 Member
    Cherries!!! You can eat a lot for a little calories, and they are low on the glycemic index!

    Also Apricots....17 calories each and so filling...can't go wrong!
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,277 Member
    Green beans, wax beans, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes (but not so much now), carrots, apples, oranges, strawberries, peaches, tomatoes.
  • spookcakes
    spookcakes Posts: 9
    Celery, cucumbers, spinach, mushrooms, broccoli and cauliflower for the veggies. I've been really loving most berries (except blueberries, I have to tuck those into a smoothie to enjoy them) and mango. The best treat I've found, in this awful heat, is frozen mango chunks. They help cool me down and they're sweet enough to be a nice treat!
  • koonmom
    koonmom Posts: 9 Member
    raw jimaca or yambean mixed with salt and pepper - I found the recipe online accidentally and decided to try it because it is very low calorie and quite filling. I found that I like it a lot. It is almost like waterchest nuts, except more watery. It is excellent for water, fiber, vitamins - even has a bit of protein. Go on youtube and look at it. I leave out the oil part - it really does not need it. I found the cooked version does not taste as good for me.
  • Brelynn
    Brelynn Posts: 105 Member
    .....sugar snap peas - they are tasty, crunchy and make a quick healthy snack.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Peaches
    Apricots
    Melons (cantaloupe, crenshaw, watermelon, honeydew)
    Berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries)
    Grapes
    Plums (Santa Rosa variety is my fave)
    Oranges
    Mandarins (Satsuma - yum!)

    Sugar snap peas
    Cherry tomatoes
    Zucchini (grilled with olive oil & balsamic)
    Sweet potatoes
    Orange bell peppers (or red, or yellow)
    Eggplant (grilled or made into baba ganoush)
    Mushrooms
    Corn on the cob (local ag college is famous for their fresh sweet corn - people line up for it!)

    I live in central California with a year round growing season, and most of these items are grown practically in my backyard. Well, some of them literally as I have a garden and citrus trees. :tongue: But we are totally spoiled on fresh produce here!

    Edited to add: forgot to answer why! I love all these fruits and veggies because they are tasty and good for you! Especially the berries - I mix those in my greek yogurt all the time. The bell peppers & snap peas I dip into hummus for a healthy, filling snack. Homegrown cherry tomatoes also go with hummus, or into the grill basket with the zucchini & mushrooms, or I just eat them like candy - so good! As much as I love hummus, baba ganoush is even tasiter in my opinion, just more time consuming to make. But I love love love it, and dip pita chips or veggies in it. Or put it on burgers. Hummus on burgers instead of mayo is also tasty.

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