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10 Best Foods To Eat | Healthy Eating

What Are the 10 Best Food to Eat? These 10 Nutritional Powerhouses Should Be Part of Every One’s Healthy Eats

Cleaning up your diet and eating healthier is often just a matter of knowing where to start.

Unfortunately, many people think that a healthy diet is only about removing foods, not adding them in.

This list of the 10 Best Foods to Eat focuses on what you should be eating, not on what you shouldn’t eat. 

All of the foods below are nutritionally-dense and are loaded with either antioxidants, lean protein, fiber or  heart-healthy fats.  In some cases, they’ll have all four.

Even better, most of the foods on this list are low in calories compared to their volume, which means you’ll feel fuller and more satisfied after eating them. 

Remember, this list is intended as a starting point — there are tons of other healthy foods out there that could easily have been included.  Share your best healthy food choices with us in the comment section below.

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Is Instant Oatmeal Good For You? | Ask The Fitness Nerd

Is Instant Oatmeal a Good Stand-In for Old Fashioned Oatmeal, Quick Oats or Thick Rolled Oats? You Might Be Surprised At The Answer.

Dear Fitness Nerd,

I don’t mind oatmeal, but I’m kind of rushed in the morning and preparing the usual Quaker old fashioned oatmeal is kind of a pain.  I’d really prefer to use instant oatmeal. Is instant oatmeal good for you? I mean, how does it compare to  regular oatmeal in terms of healthiness and nutritional value?  Thanks! — Aaron (St. Paul, Minnesota)

Given the choice between eating no oatmeal, and eating instant oatmeal, I would say the instant oats are still a good breakfast choice (with some caveats.)  Maybe not ideal, but eating healthy is a matter of degrees.

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Salad Spinners: Spin Your Salad Healthy | Healthy Eating & Cooking Tips

Every Healthy Kitchen Should Have a Salad Spinner. Learn How This Ingenious Gadget Can Help You Spin Yourself Thin.

Most kitchen gadgets are purchased on impulse, used once for the novelty of them, and then quickly buried

in a cabinet or drawer. You know that drawer: The land of Misfit Kitchen Gadgets filled with everything from fancy garlic peelers, apple corers, electric can openers to the Miracle Chef veggie chopper.

But one addition to your kitchen which won’t be banished to the gadget cabinet is a good salad spinner.

And if you don’t own one, it’s time to change that. Prepping healthy salads economically and quickly is simple and easy with a good spinner on hand.

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Quinoa Salad with Corn and Black Beans | Healthy Recipes and Snacks

This Healthy Quinoa Salad Recipe Uses Southwest Staples Like Corn and Black Beans to Make A High Protein, High Energy Meal in Under 30 Minutes.

Quinoa is one of those grains that seems to have endless possibilities, especially for people who are trying to eat healthy and stay in shape.

High in all nine essential amino acids, a great source of fiber and complex carbs, and much faster to cook then other grains like rice or wheat, after you start cooking with quinoa, it’s easy to understand why it’s earned a reputation as the “ancient super-grain.” 

While quinoa is a great alternative to brown rice for healthy side-dishes and pilafs, it really shines when you use it as an substitute for rice, couscous or Bulgar wheat in traditional grain-based salads.  

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Ancient Harvest Quinoa Flakes | Healthy Food of The Day

Tired of Oatmeal for Breakfast? Then You Have To Try Quinoa Flakes from Ancient Harvest.  The Best Part: You Can Prepare Them In Less Than 90 Seconds!

There’s a reason ”breakfast” has the word “fast” in it: Most people need something quick and nutritious to eat before they head off to the gym, office or dropping the kids at daycare.

Outside of weekends — when you have time for more elaborate breakfasts — the first meal of the day needs to be quick, nutritious and balanced. 

Oatmeal is always a good choice, but over time, even oat lovers can get bored with it. Plus, oatmeal isn’t a complete protein, so you typically have to combine it with another source of protein — like whey, eggs or skim milk — to get all of your aminos in the morning.

The good news is that you always have options.

And one of them is quinoa flakes from Ancient Harvest.

Not only do Ancient Harvest’s Quinoa Flakes cook up in the time it takes you to gather your company ID badge, wallet or purse and Blackberry, but they are one of the best tasting, quick sources of complete protein available in a grain.

What Is Quinoa?

Quinoa (pronounced Keen-wah) is an ancient “grain” that dates back over 5,000 years to the Incans.

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Cooking Light Magazine Review | Magazine & Cookbook Reviews

Looking To Cook Lighter, But Don’t Know Where To Start or Even How To Do It? Cooking Light Magazine Could Be Just The Ticket.

Magazine: Cooking Light
Publisher: Southern Progress Corporation/Time
Price: $4.99 (Newstand)/$18 yearly subscription
Publication Schedule: Monthly (11 issues)

Ratings (1-4 Scale: 1= poor, 2= fair, 3= good, 4= excellent)

Recipe Originality: 4
Directions/Ease of Prep: 4
Overall Content: 3
Design & Visual Appeal: 4
Price/Value: 4
Overall Rating: 3.8

Cooking Light Pros:

• Nearly 100 healthy recipes each month
• Photos accompanying nearly every recipe
• Full-nutritional labeling for each recipe
• Easy recipe index lets you quickly find meals that interest you or fit your schedule
• Good selection of meatless and meat-based recipes
• Tested recipes with clear directions
• Regular tips, tricks and tutorials that can help you become a better cook
• Excellent website that supports the magazine
• Good value from a price perspective
• Good supporting editorial content on nutrition and health news

Cooking Light Cons:

• One-third of the article content is not directly related to cooking (travel, lifestyle, wellness, etc.)
• Exercise advice and routines are kind of fluffy

Cooking Light Magazine Review

Eating healthy and cooking light doesn’t have to mean bland.

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Black Beans and Egg Breakfast Bowl Recipe | Healthy Recipes & Snacks

Breakfast and Black Beans? Check Out This Protein-Packed, High-Fiber and Low-Fat Breakfast Recipe That Takes Less Than Five Minutes To Prepare. 

Unless you’re from Latin America, Mexico or Spain, beans and breakfast aren’t normally two things you associate together.

But maybe you should — especially if your usual breakfast routine is getting is getting stale and could use a kick. 

Beans are one of the most nutritious and inexpensive additions to any healthy pantry.  Filling, low-in-fat, and loaded with soluble fiber, protein, minerals and healthy antioxidants, beans are clean eating powerhouses. And that means not just made into soup or served with rice, but believe it or not, as a breakfast dish.

Black Beans and Eggs? For Breakfast?

This recipe uses canned black beans combined with eggs and traditional Mexican herbs and spices to make a tasty breakfast bowl that you can throw together in less than five minutes from finish to start.

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