What are your healthy staple foods?

[Susan]

Here are some of my staples.

Eggs, Tomatoes & Avocados

Apples and Peanut Butter

Carrot Sticks

Spinach

Nuts

I eat the same things you do, Jiffer, and there are some more that I eat regularly:

Bell pepper
I grill them and eat them with my eggs or make omelet with them as a filling

Onions
Onions are great because you can add them almost everywhere and they make most things taste even better

You can also use Leek for the same purpose.

Garlic
In salads or in most meals I cook.

Zucchini
Broccoli
Eggplant
I grill them and add them to my meals.

Cucumber - mostly in salads
Various salads
I add a salad to almost every meal I cook.

Seasonal veggies:
For example it's asparagus- season atm, I try to add quite a lot of seasonal veggies.

Beans - not exactly veggies but I add them regularly like in Chili or Curry.

I also use quite a lot of frozen berries in my oatmeal or in yoghurt. And a lot of fruit in general but I think you said you have to limit your intake.


In general, I try to add at least 2 handful of veggies to every meal and try to get some variety.



Regarding the whole-egg discussion: My husband and I both eat about one egg per day - and both have low cholesterol and high "good" cholesterol. I couldn't live without them, honestly