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[waggo]

What is it?

I know there are many factors involved...sex,age time of day,weight...e.t.c

But if we put all those factors aside and took Joe normal,what do you think the ultimate healthy meal would be.Im talking maximum goodness from one serving that consists of several foodstuffs.

There must be one.I guess it would consist of all these super foods I keep hearing about but I dont know what they are so i want to hear from you wiser ,healthier folks.

If you tell me....Ill eat it!

[waggo]

I dont mind if it gives me a bit of wind either

[uberscheisse]

if i'm trying to be super-healthy and working out a lot, i generally eat a bunch of brown rice topped with some steamed veggies, beans and tofu. sometimes i'll top it with a can of tuna.

the brown rice keeps me regular... trophy-dumps!veggies for vitamins and tofu/fish/beans for protein.

and the trick is to not eat a whole bunch. just one serving, but eat more frequently during the day.

[chiaa]

*beep*

[peony]

<from the South Beach Diet>

20 foods containing the highest antioxidant concentration:

Pomegranates
Small red beans (dried)
Wild blueberries
Red kidney beans
Pinto beans
Blueberries (cultivated)
Cranberries
Artichokes (cooked)
Blackberries
Prunes
Raspberries
Strawberries
Red Delicious apples
Granny Smith apples
Pecans
Sweet cherries
Black plums
Gala apples
Black beans (dried)
Plums

[paperbag princess]

so does that mean that when the beans are added to water they become less nutritional?

[joe_doufu]

The "fit for life" system that I subscribe to suggests that its important how you combine your food. Proteins and carbohydrates, for instance, shouldn't be combined. Vegetables can go with either. Fruit should never be combined with anything else. Because fruit passes thru the digestive system fast, and other foods are slower, one should eat fruit first -- the original book commands people to eat fruit and nothing but fruit until noon, then eat veggies and carbohydrates, putting off meats and proteins until the evening meal because those require much more energy to digest and would rob you of energy in the daytime if eaten at lunch.

I also believe that listening to what your body tells you is important. Eat if you're hungry, don't eat just because the clock strikes "dinner time" if you aren't hungry. Our bodies tend to tell us to eat lots of little snacks during the day, not three big meals at prescribed times.

I don't follow it strictly but it's an interesting theory. Note that the beasts of the wild eat purely on an "a la carte" system. Lions don't eat wildebeest with grilled onions. Gorillas don't make a fruit salad with a base of eucalyptus leaves. Maybe they know something we don't.

[peony]

[OiGirl]

I think with the heavy metals in tuna, it would have to be eliminated from the "super-healthy" meal, despite its nutritional benefits.

[tzechuk]

OK..

A melon/salad for starter
Roast beef and yorkshire puddings for main
Apple pie and custard (or if you have no pie, you can substitute it with bananas) for pudding

*MY* ultimate healthy meal.

[Binch Lover]

Binch sandwiches are both nutritious and delicious.

[buddy bradley]

I don't eat fruit, and can't remember the last time I ate vegetables (besides raw potato). Hope that helps.

[ddeubel]

It never amazes me how fixated our culture is on "what", substance, the thing, material........ Food is not good because of just what it consists of, more important is the "how", how it is eaten -- meaning the time of day, quantity, the environment, the internal mechanism. Much more important "how" you do anything than the thing itself. This is the key to happiness and health also........so don't get fixated on the "what you eat", that will take care of itself if you look after the other stuff -- you then won't want to eat anything unhealthy...

My two cents worth, as gracefully as I can....now back to my bowl of bees pollen..

DD

[Novernae]

[Hollywoodaction]

Pizza is actually good for you, according to research. It's the tomato sauce.