Which superfoods do you eat everyday?

  • I know that one member here has a set amount she eats everyday..Does anyone else..
    Are there any that you NEVER eat for whatever reason..
    I am thinking that wild salmon will be expensive and I would not know what to do with it...
  • Luckily, I live in the Pacific Northwest so I can get fresh wild salmon fairly reasonably. If you're interested in a less expensive option, you can get canned wild-caught salmon that is actually pretty good - I make salmon salad with it (like tuna salad!).

    Super foods I eat all the time (maybe not EVERY day, but A LOT)
    • Tea - almost 100% every day
    • Spinach or other leafy green - it's a goal to eat at least 1 serving of leafy greens every day, I'm pretty good at meeting this goal
    • Carrots/tomatoes - I take a bag of vegetables to work every day as a snack (carrots/sugar snap peas/grape tomatoes/pepper strips)
    • Walnuts - I eat natural peanut butter every day on my toast and I try to put walnuts or almonds on my salads
    • Whole grains (oats) - either whole grain bread, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat pita, quinoa, oatmeal - at least one serving a day, everyday
    • Oranges - right now it's tangelo season, my absolute favorite. I eat one orange a day.
    • Berries - every morning for a snack! I kind of rotate between blackberries/strawberries and blueberries. Gets tougher in the winter when they are so spendy, I eat frozen blueberries then
    • Onions/garlic - every day
    • Olive oil - almost every day
    • beans - every day with sugar snap peas, I eat a lot of lentil soup for lunches or put chickpeas on my salad

    Super foods I eat less often
    • Broccoli - still not a fan of raw broccoli, steamed is good. If it's on a salad bar, I always take a few (even if they are raw), I try to add them to all my stir fries
    • Yogurt - I love yogurt, but I got kind of "yogurted" out for awhile, need to make an effort, for the longest time I had one every day, needed a break
    • Pumpkin - Never I love sweet potatoes, but I liked the baked the best and they take SO LONG to cook. I try to eat other orange vegetables at least once a day so at least the group is represented. I also try to add sweet potatoes if I can (like in the roasted vegetables I made for dinner last night). I was roasting butternut squash and eating it with a tbs of pumpkin butter every night for a snack, I should do that again
    • Turkey - not a huge fan, occasionally eat turkey sandwiches (especially when I get burnt out on the salad bar)
    • Soy - once a week, usually
    • Salmon - I love it, but I hardly ever make it at home, I try to eat it at least once a week
    • Apples - they weren't in the first super food book, so I got kind of snobby about apples (oh - JUST apples), trying to eat them more
    • Pomegranates - LOVE LOVE, I eat them every day when they are in season
    • chocolate - let's face it, I can rarely be trusted. About once a week
    • Avocado - once a week, I usually hit Chipotle/Qdoba and get guacamole, love the stuff, would eat it a lot more. I should start adding slices to sandwiches, salads
    • Honey - rarely...love it, every now and then add a tablespoon to tea. I like the taste of tea plain though, and don't want to set off big sugar cravings
  • Wow..Glory..Thank you..
    And yea you are lucky to live in the northwest..But not jsut for the salmon!
    I used to live on the Oregon coast...
    Oh I miss it...Nowhere else quite like it...
    Anyway...You are soooo very inspiring....I appreciate your advice and also your very detailed description on your weight loss journey.
    Amy
  • I eat apples every day.

    Oh and tea... Mmmm tea!

    Also pecans (sidekick)

    Not so much... pomegranates, they're expensive and I'm not sure I really like them, beans, not really sure what to do with them at all! Oh apart from Chickpeas - I like hummous and roasted chickpeas
  • Every day I eat onion and garlic.
    Most days - olive oil, yogurt
    5 x a week - cauliflower, soy, chicken breast
    3 - 4x a week - asparagus, brussel sprouts, broccoli, spinach, strawberries
    2x a week - carrots, tomatoes
    1 x a week - salmon, avacado, hummus (chickpeas)