WHAT ARE HEALTHY FOODS?
There are suggestions and I will list some. But we have different needs at different stages of our lives, so the definitions may vary. I will list the suggestions made by UCSF Health.
I am affiliated with several highly regarded food delivery services that either specialize in health foods or include them within their menus for delivery. These will be shown, with their links.
Lastly, I will list some relevant tools for kitchen home use from Amazon.
TOP TEN FOODS FOR HEALTH
UCSF Health, in the San Francisco area, is ranked among the top 10 hospitals in the United States. Their mission is simply – Caring, Healing, Teaching and Discovering.
Under “Patient Education”, they list the following as the top ten foods for health:
- Water – drink 8-12 glasses per day
- Dark green vegetables – at least 3-4 times per week. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, spinach, peppers
- Whole grains – at least 2-3 times daily. Whole wheat flour, rye, oatmeal, barley, multigrains
- Beans and lentils – eat a bean-based meal at least once a week. Add legumes to soups, salads, stews, casseroles
- Fish – eat 2-3 servings of fish each week.3-4 ounces. Salmon, trout, bluefish, herring, tuna
- Berries – include 2-4 servings of fruit each day. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries.
- Winter squash -butternut and acorn squash are highly recommended, as well as dark orange or green foods, like sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, mangoes
- Soy – 25 grams of soy protein are recommended to help lower cholesterol levels. Tofu, soy milk, edamame soybeans
- Flaxseed, nuts and seeds – one to two tablespoons of flax seed per day and 1/4 cup of nuts are suggested
- Organic yogurt – 1000 mgms. of calcium are recommended between the ages of 19-50, 1200 mgms. after that age
BEST HEALTH FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES
Look for specials within the descriptions in all of these services.
Augason Farms – a complete line of food storage products and emergency supplies. Over 300 items in 13 categories.
Bistro MD – natural, fresh food, designed for healthy weight loss
Blue Apron – fresh ingredients for simple weeknight foods are shipped to customers
Dinnerly – subscription meal service offering 50% off at all times
Eat Clean – organic, healthy meal delivery
Diet to go – real food for weight loss
Every Plate – delicious recipes and fresh ingredients
Factor meals – dietitians combine nutrition science and culinary excellence to provide fresh (never frozen) foods to you
Get Maine Lobster – the freshest seafood, from the ocean to your door
Green chef – healthy recipes and pre-measured ingredients, certified organic
Hello Fresh – healthy eating combined with convenience
Life Chef – organic, high quality meal kit service
Mediterranean diet to go – this diet is acclaimed the best and healthiest
Magic kitchen – flexible freshly prepared meals
Quicklly -South Asian and Indian cuisine
Trifecta – fully cooked meals
Territory – healthy meals delivered fresh
AMAZON
Here are a few kitchen implements available from Amazon. As an Amazon associate, I may use relevant links in my posts and may benefit from activity on the links, This has no effect on pricing at all, Look for full descriptions, price details, reviews and other similar choices within each link.
Stainless steel kitchen utensils
Stainless steel scraper and chopper
Stainless steel mixing bowl set
FINAL THOUGHTS
As I read over the “top ten” foods recommended by UCSF Health, I was jolted into a feeling of guilt and yet one of a necessary exposure to information I somewhat knew, but was not practicing. At least, not fully.
Please read over carefully the information provided by the links to healthy foods. Many of them give us choices to make from comprehensive menus. They are good at what they do.
Bottom line – workouts are great, whether for strength or heart health. But our nutrition is just as important, if not more so. I have been around people who have said that because of their workout routines or sports participation, they could eat anything they wanted. Not true and never has been.
Please leave me any comments or questions in the “Comments” section below. Or email me, richard@myworkoutathome.com.
Let’s eat nutritiously and improve our health!
