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15 September 2010

What do you eat when you feel the need to eat healthy? →[More:] My folks were here for a week and, while it was lovely to spend time with them, I start eating like a Southerner when I'm around them.

They left this morning, and all I want to eat is healthy stuff. I'm out of ideas, though.

What do you eat when you want to eat healthy?

post by: mudpuppie at: 17:19 | 15 comments

Dark leafy greens, or salad greens with a light dressing.

posted by Miko 15 September | 17:26

Salad is obvious, but after indulging too much that's what I crave. Green salads and whole grain salads. And lots of ice water.

posted by JoanArkham 15 September | 17:27

SUSHI. Sometimes when we're driving back into town on Sunday night after a long weekend in my partner/fiance's hometown of Cedar Rapids (home of multiple cereal companies and The Place Where Non-Chains and Healthy Foods Go To Die), I head straight for the hippie co-op and grab myself some tuna rolls.

posted by Madamina 15 September | 17:31

Brown rice with steamed vegetables. (actually I can eat brown rice pretty much anytime. love it.)

Also, salad.

posted by kodama 15 September | 17:37

Tons of cooked broccoli, sometimes with mustard or with balsamic vinegar.
Cherry or grape tomatoes.
Cold seedless grapes.
Fresh homemade guacamole on eggs, with salsa.

posted by flex 15 September | 17:39

Oranges. Lots of oranges.

posted by youngergirl44 15 September | 17:43

Stir fry. (In winter, slow cooker dishes, especially bean based ones.)

Steamed veggies with great herbs sprinkled on top. (In winter, roasted root veggies.)

Fresh fruit.

Small amounts of primo cheese.

Those asian rolls that come wrapped in rice paper and are stuffed with veggies and dipped in a sweet chili sauce to eat.

Crunchy Peace raisin bran for breakfast with lots of berries on top.

posted by bearwife 15 September | 17:49

I eat a big bowl of fruit salad.

posted by gaspode 15 September | 18:00

Summer: berries. I love getting fresh berries and freezing them and having a big frozen bowl full as a snack.

Winter: edamame. I'll steam them, butter them, then put salimon on them.

The biggest thing that helps me connect with my inner health nut is green tea with orange blossoms in place of soda. I usually have it unsweet, and that gets me right back into things.

posted by lysdexic 15 September | 20:10

Dark green leafy things, preferably cruciferous. I cook up a huge bowl and just nom my way through. And giant glasses of water with lots of lemon juice.

posted by casarkos 15 September | 20:37

One word: lentils.

posted by danf 15 September | 21:16

Fresh fruit for snacks.

Slowcooked oatmeal in the morning.

Non-fat, plain yogurt with fresh fruit.

Spring mix and spinach with veggies and homemade dressing

Hard boiled eggs

Whey protein shakes

Fish and other lean protein

posted by LoriFLA 15 September | 21:59

Fruit salad - pineapple, berries, pears, apples, whatever. Nuts for protein. Eat this for a couple of days and it'll give you a good old clearout and take away that sluggish feeling.

posted by Senyar 16 September | 01:22

Beansprouts, nuts and seeds and quinoa with fresh herbs and flax, argan or extra virgin olive oil and freshly squeezed citrus or vinegar. Pomegranate is also a good option. Something like this recipe will combine the two.
See Yotam Ottolenghi for more recipes that look amazing, taste fantastic and are incredibly healthy. He is also a pastry chef par excellence, so after your healthy salads you can indulge yourself without guilt!

posted by asok 17 September | 04:54

Ruby Red Grapefruit

Tofu Sour Soup and Summer Rolls from my favorite local Vietnamese restaurant

Salad bar from grocery

Banana, handful of washed, de-stemmed strawberries, plain nonfat yogurt whizzed in blender.

posted by marsha56 17 September | 05:16

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