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In reply to the discussion: What's your favorite healthy food? [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)88. Good quality Tahini...and Hummus is a BASIC. Sandwiches with
whatever you want to put on Pita Bread with red pepper strips, Cherry Tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber (the baby pickling ones), Black Olives and you are ready to go. Add a cup of soup...and it's a great lunch.
For those with wheat bread problems...Pita Bread does the trick..and if you can find fresh backed from Middle Eastern Source...it's the best. Whole Foods has one...but, it's inconsistent to quality. Otherwise, grocery stores have an acceptable substitute for those who have some problems with most other breads which can contain High Fructose Corn Syrup and Wheat Gluten, etc....that causes us with sensitive systems to have some digestive problems.
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One of my favorites, too. But I add a little olive oil and caraway seeds.
Luminous Animal
Aug 2014
#17
Deer, Elk, prepared right they have more protien than beef, taste better, and no chemicals.
oneshooter
Aug 2014
#8
Sometimes I buy asparagus in glass jars, refrigerate it, and add it to a salad, with balsamic
djean111
Aug 2014
#36
I found a way to cook brussels sprouts that makes my kids FIGHT over them.
laundry_queen
Aug 2014
#64
I aways have black beans on hand. I'll eat them for any quick meal... even breakfast.
Luminous Animal
Aug 2014
#21
Garbonzo beans are great, too. Mix with basmati rice. Good tasting and nutritious.
randome
Aug 2014
#40
Yep. I'll add those to anything, too. I just bought a big bag of fresh garbanzos & I am baking some
Luminous Animal
Aug 2014
#50
Watermelon also contains the amino acids citrulline and arginine, which can help maintain arteries,
lunasun
Aug 2014
#81
We like that dish at our house, too. was just saying to hubby a while back that we hadn't made
kath
Aug 2014
#156
Frozen organic blueberries, mixed with a little Daisy sour cream or TempTee cream cheese.
djean111
Aug 2014
#39
Score them in quarters. Break along the score. Paddle rind side with a wooden spoon.
Luminous Animal
Aug 2014
#73
Anything leafy and dark green..even though my favorite..not always my best friend....
Tikki
Aug 2014
#69
Strawberries. I rarely if ever get to eat them because they're expensive.
Louisiana1976
Aug 2014
#82
Fresh garden picked cucumbers thinly sliced with a little oil and raspberry vinaigrette.
Drew Richards
Aug 2014
#108
A green smoothie. Don't have them as often as I did at first. But I still enjoy them.
applegrove
Aug 2014
#113
I've been eating carambola a lot since I have a friend with a tree and she hates them
Arcanetrance
Aug 2014
#129