Super-Foods

[Guest BeachBoy]

According to

Real Simple Magazine

, the following are 30 super-foods to incorporate into your diet. I like most of this stuff, so I think today I'm going to see how much of it I can get when I go do food shopping. Thoughts?

1. almonds
2. avocados
3. barley
4. black beans
5. blueberries
6. broccoli
7. bulgur
8. chard
9. chicken breasts
10. edamame
11. eggs
12. extra virgin olive oil
13. kale
14. kidney beans
15. kiwi
16. lentils
17. mushrooms
18. oatmeal
19. oranges
20. peanut and almond butters
21. pumpkin
22. quinoa
23. sardines
24. skim milk
25. spinach
26. sweet potatoes
27. walnuts
28. whole-grain pasta
29. wild salmon
30. yogurt (nonfat Greek)

[lookin]

Thoughts?

Just be sure to use a good moisturizer and plenty of mousse.

[Guest BeachBoy]

Just be sure and use a good moisturizer and plenty of mousse.

Haha, right? I always think of a vegetable with a cape and tights. Like the California raisins, but super-er.

[TotallyOz]

Good list IMHO.

[Guest BeachBoy]

Good list IMHO.

Yeah, I thought so too. I mean, I think I could feasibly get almost everything on that list. It's when they start talking about the precious blades of grass from an Amazonian forest that I start to tune out.

[ihpguy]

Nuts(not those kind -the other ones) are tricky as they are very high in calories.

I would add chicory, mustard and collard greens. Low-fat ricotta for a bit of variety in your protein. Also papaya and honeydew/crenshaw. Papaya has some amazing properties.

[Guest hitoallusa]

I tried green papaya salad at a thai restaurant and it was not only good but I really felt better the next day.

Nuts(not those kind -the other ones) are tricky as they are very high in calories.

I would add chicory, mustard and collard greens. Low-fat ricotta for a bit of variety in your protein. Also papaya and honeydew/crenshaw. Papaya has some amazing properties.

[TampaYankee]

I tried green papaya salad at a thai restaurant and it was not only good but I really felt better the next day.

You can turn regular plain yogurt into Greek style yogurt by draining much of the liquid out of it. Simply put yougurt in a sieve or drain it through a couple of layers of cheese cloth. You will be amazed how much liquid drains out of it in a couple of hours, how creamy the result is, and less sour too, as much of the sourness is carried out in the liquid.

[MsGuy]

Wow, I didn't know that TY. Neat idea. I learned something today.

[Guest BeachBoy]

About low-fat stuff - I made a pact with myself to just get the freshest, least-fucked-with stuff I could find, so I actually don't do low-fat, lite, or any of that stuff. I'd rather get more calories from raw nuts than less calories from something that's been fucked with. I mean, I'm not a healthy freak or anything, but my usual decision making in the grocery store is which items have the least number of ingredients in/things done to them.

You can turn regular plain yogurt into Greek style yogurt by draining much of the liquid out of it. Simply put yougurt in a sieve or drain it through a couple of layers of cheese cloth. You will be amazed how much liquid drains out of it in a couple of hours, how creamy the result is, and less sour too, as much of the sourness is carried out in the liquid.

Sorry to sound like a dumbass, but where can you buy cheesecloth?

[TampaYankee]

About low-fat stuff - I made a pact with myself to just get the freshest, least-fucked-with stuff I could find, so I actually don't do low-fat, lite, or any of that stuff. I'd rather get more calories from raw nuts than less calories from something that's been fucked with. I mean, I'm not a healthy freak or anything, but my usual decision making in the grocery store is which items have the least number of ingredients in/things done to them.

Sorry to sound like a dumbass, but where can you buy cheesecloth?

LOL... most supermarkets carry it in the kitchen utensils isle next to the meat thermometer, more or less. Also try pharmacies, Walmart, etc. cooking equipments stores, and online too.

As for low fat, that is an individual choice. Personally, carbs are a greater problem for me than fat. Plus I don't like rubberized cheese and yogurt or sweet tasteless watery nonfat milk. Thus I do regular dairy products only. That includes real butter and coffee cream.

I get away with this I guess because I take a statin and although I eat meat, I eat a lot less than in my younger days. I also use psyllium which is very beneficial to lowering blood lipids. It all works for me.

[Guest BeachBoy]

LOL... most supermarkets carry it in the kitchen utensils isle next to the meat thermometer, more or less. Also try pharmacies, Walmart, etc. cooking equipments stores, and online too.

As for low fat, that is an individual choice. Personally, carbs are a greater problem for me than fat. Plus I don't like rubberized cheese and yogurt or sweet tasteless watery nonfat milk. Thus I do regular dairy products only. That includes real butter and coffee cream.

I get away with this I guess because I take a statin and although I eat meat, I eat a lot less than in my younger days. I also use psyllium which is very beneficial to lowering blood lipids. It all works for me.

Ah, gotcha. My Pop worked in a grocery store my whole growing up - I still can't find my way around a supermarket.

Speaking of my Pop, I have his constitution, too my mom is the Atkins freak, lives that way even to this day. It's me and him who gain weight eating a steak and lose weight eating pasta. Go figure.