Top 10 Foods for a Healthy Diet
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Top 10 Foods for a Healthy Diet
What foods do you eat when you want to loose weight? These are our top 10 choices listed in the order we frequently consume them. For example, since oatmeal is on the top of the list, that means it’s the food we most likely to eat every day.
Top 10 Carb and Grains
- Oatmeal (old fashioned)
- Yams (sweet potatoes)
- Brown Rice
- Sweet Potatoes
- Multi Grain Hot Cereal (barley, oats, rye, titricale)
- White Potatoes with skins
- 100% Whole Wheat Bread
- 100% Whole Wheat Oasta
- Beans (chili is healthy)
- Cream of rice hot cereal
Quinoa amaranth, and spelt are also excellent grains. There are commercially available spelt pastas and breads. You can even make your own bread or pancakes with spelt flours.
Top 10 Vegetables
- Broccoli
- Asparagus
- Spinach
- Salad greens
- Tomatoes
- Pppers (green and red)
- Onions
- Mushrooms
- Cucumbers
- Zucchini
Top 10 Lean Proteins
- 1. Egg whites
- Whey protein (protein powder supplement)
- Chicken Breast
- Salmon (wild alaskan)
- Turkey Breast
- Top round steak (grass fed beef)
- Flank Steak (grass fed beef)
- Cod Fish
- Bison/Buffalo
- Rainbow Trout
Top 10 Fruits
- 1. Grapefruit
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Canteloupe
- Oranges
- Bananas
- Peaches
- Grapes
- Strawberries
- Pineapple
Remember – fruit is the original candy!
The more “colorful” your diet, the better. These are our personal preferences. There are hundreds of other fruits and vegetables, enjoy them all.
DO include healthy fats in your diet such as walnuts, almonds, olive oil, flax seeds, flax seed oil (supplement – not to cook with), and avocado.
Dairy is good if it is low or non fat such as skim milk, low or non fat cottage cheese, low or non fat yogurt and low or non fat cheese.
Whatever your choices, we wish you the best of luck with your diet.