Do you like any of these foods?

Almond Milk is okay, but too sweet for me to drink alone

Nonfat Greek Yogurt is good for smoothies, but I hate the taste by itself

I like…

Red Kidney Beans
Sweet Potatoes
Post Shredded Wheat
Fruit and Nut Food Bars
Oatmeal
Low-Fat Cottage Cheese

Baby Spinach is better than regular lettuce, but I still hate salads

Hm, other healthy foods – any other fruits/veggies, nuts, whole grains, and it doesn’t get much healthier than water.

I love some of them (oat meal, hummus, shredded wheat, sweet potatoes, spinach) and will eat all the others, although I prefer fully fatted yogurt and cottage cheese. Where shall we meet for lunch?

Almond Milk-never tried it
Fage 0% Nonfat Greek Yogurt-yes
Ezekiel Sprouted Bread-never tried it
White/Red Quinoa-haven’t tried it either
Red Kidney Beans-yes
Sweet Potatoes-yes, very much
Post Shredded Wheat-yes, very much
Arrowhead Mills Organic Peanut Butter-never tried that brand, but I like peanut butter in any shape or form
LARABAR Fruit and Nut Food Bars-never tried that brand, but I like fruit and nut bars
Flaxseed-yes
Oatmeal-yes
Hummus-yes
Low-Fat Cottage Cheese-yes
Baby Spinach-yes
Kale-yes
Kiwi-yes

I like the following entries on your list:

Almond Milk
White/Red Quinoa
Red Kidney Beans
Sweet Potatoes
Organic Peanut Butter
Flaxseed
Oatmeal
Hummus
Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
Baby Spinach
Kale
Kiwi

I would add broccoli, blackberries, and finely ground raw, organic pumpkin seeds to the above.

I love hummus, especially garlic hummus. Get some high quality pita bread and dip it in the hummus for an excellent snack (or meal if you eat enough of it). Once you are familiar with it that way, you can figure out what else you might want to dip in the hummus (e.g., other vegetables).

Shredded wheat is a great breakfast cereal, but I’ve never had the Post brand. If you find it bland, go for a frosted kind. Yes, it’s extra sugar. But it’s a surprisingly small amount compared to what you say you’ve been eating. The Kellog’s frosted mini-wheats are a bit weird these days in my opinion (they’ve switched from frosting them to something more like icing them, which I don’t personally like), but other brands still seem to be fine.

Kidney beans are great. Throw them into stews, make some chili, or try your hand at red beans and rice. If you’re buying fresh rather than canned, you may need to soak them yourself first. Some recipes will make specific suggestions about how to soak them, and there are different methods, but overnight is a good rule of thumb. (Soaking, by the way, also removes much of the gas-inducing elements for which beans are so famous.)

I like baby spinach and kale, but I find them best when mixed with other greens rather than on their own. I also prefer kiwis in fruit salads, though they aren’t so bad on their own. Just think of them as green strawberries in a strange wrapper!

I like the following:

Fage 0% Nonfat Greek Yogurt
Sweet Potatoes
Post Shredded Wheat
Oatmeal
Hummus
Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
Baby Spinach
Kiwi

I like sweet potatoes, spinach, kiwi, oatmeal, flax seed, Greek yogurt (vanilla), low fat cottage cheese, kidney beans (not on a plate, solo but in chili or other foods). I also have tried Larabars and they’re not my favorite but they’re ok in a pinch. Add shredded wheat to the list – it’s ok. I have found, however, that when I eat shredded wheat it keeps weight on.

Fage 0% Nonfat Greek Yogurt
Ezekiel Sprouted Bread
Red Kidney Beans
Sweet Potatoes
Post Shredded Wheat (Like but do not eat)
Arrowhead Mills Organic Peanut Butter (Prefer tradro Joe’s but do like this)
Oatmeal (like but do not eat)
Hummus
Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
Baby Spinach
Kale
Kiwi (not so much; I prefer berries)

I would add nuts to your diet. Walnuts, almonds, all kinds. Vary your fruit. Also your veggies.

I’m more of a picky eater…out of the list I like: Fage 0% Nonfat Greek Yogurt, Sweet Potatoes, Oatmeal, Kiwi

Out of your list the only ones I really like are hummus, oatmeal, kidney beans and spinach.

Maybe add more mixed greens, like spring mix salad? I like it with apples and walnuts and Paul Newman’s rasberry walnut dressing. I also like spring mix with Asian drsssings, Paul Newman makes a sesame dressing that is good.

Add some fruit? Clementines are easy to eat. Bananas, berries. We are going out of apple season in the northern hemisphere, so assuming you live here, wait until fall for those.

I love roasted or sauteed veggies. My favorites are bell peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, carrots, onions, in any combination. I add them to white omelettes, over rice, as a side dish, or just on their own as a meal.

Lastly, edamame. I eat them as a snack in the pod with soy sauce, or shelled and added to stir fry, salad, and other rice dishes.

I like kiwi, quinoa, the oatmeal, the bar things, and I suggest how about some veggies?
like carrots, (not too many, though because of carrotine,) green beans, broccolli, cauliflower.
And how about some unsalted nuts? Like cashews, peanuts, almonds, Ect.
I also think that some dried fruit would be good such as cranberries, apricots.
And some more fruits, like western gold oranges, blueberries, an strawberries

I like some of those things, and some more than others.

My big meal of the day is a salad. A huge salad, that I eat out of what most would consider a serving bowl. It’s a huge honkin’ salad, containing some or all of the following:

· spring greens
· garbanzos or kidney beans
· radishes
· carrots
· snap peas (in the pod)
· purple cabbage
· bok choy
· pepperoncini
· olives
· broccoli and/or cauliflower
· walnuts
· red onion rings
topped with Italian dressing and some cubes of honey roasted turkey breast.

It might be time for lunch soon!

Almond Milk is my favorite thing :D
I freaking hate Sweet Potatoes.
Everyone likes Peanut Butter.
Oatmeal is the nastiest thing ever.
I hate Cottage Cheese.
I LOVE kiwi, but I’m allergic. :(

I don’t like peanut butter. How can everyone like something?

Almond Milk:Yes
Fage 0% Nonfat Greek Yogurt: Never tried it.
Ezekiel Sprouted Bread: Yes
White/Red Quinoa: Yes
Red Kidney Beans: Blech
Sweet Potatoes: Yum
Post Shredded Wheat: Not without sugar.
Arrowhead Mills Organic Peanut Butter: I’ll pretty much eat any PB
LARABAR Fruit and Nut Food Bars: Never tried one
Flaxseed: Yes
Oatmeal: Yes
Hummus: Yes
Low-Fat Cottage Cheese: Yes
Baby Spinach: Yes
Kale: No
Kiwi: Yes

I like everything on your list, but some of the actual brand names are not familiar to me.

It looks like you need more fruit and probably more protein.

Out of your list:
White/Red Quinoa
Sweet Potatoes
Post Shredded Wheat
LARABAR Fruit and Nut Food Bars
Oatmeal
Hummus
Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
Baby Spinach
Kiwi

I’ve never tasted flaxseed, and I like soy milk better than almond milk

I like all of those things except for kiwi fruit, and I don’t even hate that, it’s just that I like other fruits much better.

For more nutrition and varied flavors and variety (and to give your new diet a fighting chance, because with just the limited options you have listed, you won’t be able to maintain this diet for life) I would add tofu, especially this yummy kind made by Trader Joe’s, because it’s not bland and squishy like some of the others, it is Baked Organic Tofu. It has a nice firm texture and a flavor that is similar to chicken, so you can throw it on top of a salad or mix it up with your yogurt and a bit of mustard and some chopped green onions and some chopped walnuts to make a “fake” chicken salad.

You can also add brown rice to your list, but brown rice, plain by itself is not very tasty. I would make Spanish Rice with Black Beans which you can eat as a casserole, or as a filling for burritos, just use some whole wheat tortillas, like Trader Joe’s Whole What Tortillas with Olive Oil

As far as fruit goes, I would add strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, bananas, nectarines, plums, watermelon, citrus and red seedless grapes. And don’t forget about another nutritious powerhouse, tomatoes (which as you probably already know are fruit).

As far as vegetables go, I would add mushrooms (all kinds, the more the merrier, but my favorites are shiitake and Portobello. Mushrooms are nutritional powerhouses and can sub for meat in certain dishes) squash of all kinds, but especially roasted butternut squash, root vegetables such as radishes, rutabagas, carrots, turnips, parsnips, beets, jicama and daikon. Plus cruciferous veggies like cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli. And don’t forget about vitamin C rich peppers, jalapenos, red and green peppers, yellow banana peppers, Serrano peppers, chipotle peppers etc. Peppers make wonderful flavor enhancers for lots of things.

And don’t forget your whole grains such as quinoa (which happens to be the only grain, actually it’s a seed, that has the entire complement of amino acids, making it, and tofu, the only vegan sources of a complete protein) barley, wheat berries, popcorn, bulgur etc. You Read more about Whole Grains.

Don’t forget your leafy greens such as romaine lettuce, arugula, mustard greens, collard greens and Swiss chard. And herbs like mint, dill, basil, oregano and cilantro.

Onions and garlic are powerful anti-oxidants, feel free to experiment with all sorts of onions, red, white, brown, green onions and chives, plus garlic and ginger (not an onion or garlic, but super tasty compliments to those things).

Don’t forget nuts and legumes, the powerhouse of protein and various essential nutrients such as selenium. Go for peanuts, peas, lentils, walnuts, pecans, almonds, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, cashews. For more proteins go for sesame seeds (or tahini, which is a paste made of sesame seeds and the basis for hummus) chia seeds, hemp seeds, etc. You can read more about nuts and seeds and why you need them Here

And try all of the beans that you can think of like pinto beans, garbanzo beans, cannellini beans, butter beans, black beans, lima beans and black eyed peas. Beans are full of fiber and protein.

I know you are attempting to do a “detox” but I think it is more important to actually change the way you eat, with regards to health in general. You will not be able to keep up your “diet” if you only eat the items on your list, at least not for very long, and you are likely to go back to your old ways when you get bored of the 16 items on your list. It would be better for you to learn all that you can about good nutrition, learn how to cook if you don’t already know how and start preparing meals for life, rather than just eating a few random healthy items for a few weeks.

Here are some ideas for real recipes that will not only be tasty, but healthy.

Harvest Grains Salad with Chili Lime Dressing

Raw Kale, Cabbage and Carrot Salad with Maple Sesame Vinaigrette

Grated Cauliflower Salad

Squash Corn and Zucchini Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

Cold Soba Noodles with Green Veggies and Ponzu Dressing

Raw Kale, Carrot and Cabbage Salad with Maple Sesame Vinaigrette

Cabbage Salad with Orange Tahini Dressing

Tabouli

Thai Salad with Peanut Dressing

Herbed Tofu Salad

Grated Raw Beet Salad

Cowboy Caviar

Vegetarian Pho with Spicy Lemongrass Broth

African Peanut Soup

Chinese Hot and Sour Soup

Black Bean and Chipotle Pepper Soup

Chipotle Black Bean Dip

Garlic, White Bean and Basil Hummus

Cilantro Edamame Hummus

Fresh Tomatillo Salsa

Sweet Potato Hummus

Fresh Pineapple Salsa

Fresh Mango Salsa

Fresh Spring Rolls with Mango, Basil and Radish Sprouts

Spicy Tofu Lettuce Wraps

Spicy Baked Tofu

Spicy Thai Noodles

Vegetarian Southern Style Collard Greens

Frijoles de la Olla

Roasted Cauliflower with Red Chili, Cilantro and Lime

Spanish Quinoa

Butternut Squash Chipotle Chili

Pulled Barbecue Seitan Sandwiches

Hopefully you can find some items on this list that you will not only like, but love. Expand on these and hopefully you can maintain a healthy diet for the rest of your life. There’s nothing wrong with the occasional fast food, but healthy eating for life is the best thing you can do for yourself. Good luck and Bon Apetite!

Almond Milk – TIOLI (Take It Or Leave It)
Fage 0% Nonfat Greek Yogurt – Love it! Make my own at home!
Ezekiel Sprouted Bread – Can’t Get That Here (CGTH)
White/Red Quinoa – sometimes buy it as flour
Red Kidney Beans – eat it regular or I substitute with Black Turtle Beans
Sweet Potatoes – Love them
Post Shredded Wheat – eat it regularly
Arrowhead Mills Organic Peanut Butter – I eat an equivalent
LARABAR Fruit and Nut Food Bars – Too high in carbs and hard to eat in moderation
Flaxseed – prefer them ground otherwise might as well eat gravel
Oatmeal – love it
Hummus – love it – make my own
Low-Fat Cottage Cheese – like it – I often overlook it in fridge until its no good
Baby Spinach – love it
Kale – Like it but not sold near here
Kiwi – love them

I like em all except cottage cheese cause it’s gross in general and thats the end of it. Black beans are one of my favorite things on planet earth as well.

Not to start any fights here, @deni, but I’m wondering what some of your favorite foods on other planets might be.

I must say, however, that I do like black bean soup. And thick soup on rice is another meal, too.

Martian mallows? ;-)

Love almond milk!
Other things I enjoy:
Brown Rice,
Dark Chocolate (70% or more)
Lemon water each morning to clean the liver
Blueberries
Avacados
Ginger
Homemade Muesli like they served it at the Bircher Benner clinic!

To be honest, most of those foods sound too healthy. I know it is important to eat healthy, but I have better results with a good yoga routine. I know it is not good yoga practice to eat fatty foods, but I find I can eat more, because I exercise.

@Idear TOO HEALTHY? lol

I love sweet potatos, baby spinach and kiwi, most of the others on the list I don’t think I have tried.

^^ Well then, you must get started : )

@Kardamom There’s a few there that I haven’t even heard of!!!

@Leanne1986 That’s OK, look at my list again, there’s lots of great stuff on there and most of it is pretty recognizable.

I made broiled Portobello mushroom burgers for lunch today : )