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11 July 2011

Back in this post at the beginning of the year, I talked about my continued goals of being a good vegetarian and eating food.  More than halfway through 2011, I can happily report that these goals are being met and I feel even better and am even more impassioned to tell others about what I eat and why I eat what I do.  Today, a dear friend posted on her blog a list of the 47 foods that everybody should eat because they are nutrient rich, delicious, healthful and good for the body and mind.  (Thanks so much, love!)  She linked it back up to the original source here.
This week, I'm going to be a super blogger (until Friday when I leave to reunite in Kansas City with tons of friends and celebrate the Marriage of Corey and Abbey <3) and talk all about food.  My food "rules," foods I love, and ... things like that. 
To start off the week with a bang, here's the "47 foods list."  I totally agree with what's on this list and have already tried to incorporate many of these into my diet, cheers to adding more:

47 Foods You SHOULD Be Eating
  1. Spinach 
  2. Wild salmon (fresh and/or canned)
  3. Blueberries
  4. Raspberries
  5. Swiss chard
  6. Quinoa
  7. Rolled oats
  8. Pistachios
  9. Barramundi (often called "the sustainable sea bass") can be found in the frozen section of Whole Foods & has half the calories, yet equal omega 3′s to coho salmon)
  10. Plain Greek yogurt
  11. Apples
  12. Red, yellow and orange bell peppers
  13. Lean red meat (we prefer grass fed beef)
  14. Whole eggs
  15. Blackberries
  16. Almonds
  17. Sardines
  18. Carrots
  19. Black tea
  20. Green tea
  21. Pink grapefruit
  22. Turmeric
  23. Kale
  24. Cauliflower
  25. Red grapes
  26. Nut butters (peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, etc)
  27. Coconut (either fresh, where you crack the shell or unsweetened, shredded)
  28. Strawberries
  29. Avocados
  30. Tomatoes (raw and cooked as both have unique benefits)
  31. Pumpkin (we often add canned, unsweetened 100% pure pumpkin to our smoothies)
  32. Unsweetened cocoa powder or cocoa nibs (also often added to smoothies or Greek yogurt)
  33. Pineapple
  34. Sweet potatoes or yams (technically not the same, yet they’re often used interchangeably)
  35. Beans (black, kidney, chick peas, red beans, etc)
  36. Lentils
  37. Garlic
  38. Broccoli
  39. Red and green cabbage
  40. Onions
  41. Cherries
  42. Cinnamon
  43. Oat bran
  44. Beets
  45. Barley
  46. Mushrooms (all types)
  47. Canola and olive oils (replace other less healthy fats with these, don’t simply add these to the diet)

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