Sunday, January 29, 2012

Super Foods You Should be Eating!


Beans: pinto, navy, Great Northern, lima, garbanzo, lentils, green beans, sugar snap peas, & green peas (labeled vegetarian)
-At least ½ cup serving weakly

Acqui Berries: blueberries, purple grapes, cranberries, boysenberries, raspberries, strawberries, currants, blackberries, & cherries (when in a juice, make sure it’s freshly squeezed and 100% real juice)
-1 to 2 cups daily
 
Broccoli: brussel sprouts, cabbage, turnips, cauliflower &/ collards  -1/2 cup daily

Oats: wheat germ, ground flaxseed & oil, brown rice, barley, wheat, buck wheat, rye, millet, bulger wheat, amaranth, quinoa, triticale, kamut, yellow corn, wild rice, spelt, &  courscous (only eat if contains at least 3 grams of fiber per serving, and is whole grain)   -5 to 7 servings daily

Oranges: lemons, white & pink grapefruit, kumquats, tangerines, & limes   -1 servings daily

Pumpkin: carrots, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, & orange bell peppers   -1/2 cup daily

Wild salmon: Alaskan halibut, canned albacore tuna, herring, trout, sea bass, oysters, & clams   -2 to 4 times weakly

Soy: tofu, soy milk, soy nuts, edamame, tempe, &  miso   -15 grams of soy protein daily

Spinach: kale, collards, swiss chard, mustard greens, turnip greens, bok choy, romaine lettuce,&  orange bell peppers
-1 cup steamed, 2 cups raw, most days

Tomatoes: watermelon, Japanese perimmons, redfleshed papaya, strawberries, guava   -3 to 5 servings weekly

Turkey(skinless breast): skinless turkey breast   -3 to 4 servings weakly

Red Meat: lean cuts   -1 time weakly

Walnuts: almonds, pistachios, sesame seeds, peanuts, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, macadamia nuts, pecans, hazelnuts, cashews
-1 ounce, 5 times weakly

Yogurt: (low fat or nonfat varieties, no artificial colors, whey protein listed on label)   -2 cups daily

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