2/21/11

30 Healthiest Foods


Looking for ideas to make school lunches (or your own lunch) healthier? Real Simple asked the country’s top dietitians and nutritionists which super-powered ingredients people should be incorporating into their diets regularly. Here are their combined top 30 recommendations:

  • Mushrooms
  • Barley
  • Walnuts
  • Quinoa
  • Whole-grain pasta
  • Peanut and almond butters (natural)
  • Oatmeal (steel-cut or old-fashioned)
  • Skim milk
  • Almonds
  • Lentils
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
  • Nonfat Greek yogurt
  • Blueberries
  • Bulgur
  • Eggs
  • Sardines
  • Spinach
  • Kiwi
  • Wild salmon
  • Kale
  • Avocados
  • Kidney beans
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Chard
  • Edamame
  • Pumpkin
  • Oranges
  • Broccoli
  • Black beans
Source: www.ccie.org

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