5 Healthy & Delicious Foods

Staying healthy is vital no doubt, but finding foods we love to eat can be tricky. When many people think of healthy living, they see a bland diet of eating cardboard. But the truth is that eating healthy is super easy (and delicious)!

Take a look at these great foods that are healthy and fit easily into a healthy or healthier lifestyle.

Sweet Potatoes

Mm, mm, good! Try making these for dinner. Mix in a little applesauce and you have the best mashed tators ever. These are loaded with vitamin C, carotenoids, fiber, and potassium. You will love these – guaranteed!

Crispbread

If you have never had crispbread such as Ry Krisp, Wasa, or Ryvita, you are in for a heck of a treat. These are fat free but absolutely delicious. These are extremely crunchy! I love eating those little triangle fat free cheese with a Wasa cracker. Absolutely divine and filled with good stuff.

Wild Salmon

Grab the fishing pole, it is time to catch supper! Wild salmon is filled with oodles of omega-3 and a wonderful way to eat healthy without losing the wonderful taste. If it is wild, you will not have the PCB contaminants often found with the farmed critters.

Fat free or 1 % Milk

Milk is a great source of vitamins and calcium, but milk also has protein without the cholesterol. If you can find fortified soy milk, you will get the same benefits. Just try to stay away from whole milk.

10 Minute Brown Rice

White rice is not very nutritional, but brown rise is exceptional. Filled with a number of good minerals and vitamins, you will find that brown rice is a great way to supplement any meal. The instant rice is so easy to cook – and fast too!

Healthy Snacks for Kids & Adults

Why is it that the foods we love are referred to as “bad” snacking choices? Why couldn’t carrots and celery taste more like chocolate cake? Why can’t chocolate cake be a good part of a rounded, healthy lifestyle? The truth is that when we want healthy snacks for kids and adults, we usually think green and/or grainy. But the truth is that there are healthy snacks for kids and adults that taste as delicious as they are healthy.

The trick is often that once we know it is healthier for us… we tend to turn up our nose. This is especially true of children! That means finding alternative healthy snacks for kids and adults that taste “naughty” while actually being a smart choice.

Here are a few of my favorite healthy snacks. Great for kids and adults alike!

Ants on a Log

Spread some all-natural peanut butter on a piece of celery. Top with a few raisins. If you have a finicky child or are not fond of raisins yourself, why not try gummy bears or a couple chocolate chips?

Happy Trail Mix

Making your own trail mix is a great idea. You will control the ingredients and additives! Plus, you will find that this is a lot easier to take on the go than other snacking solutions. Combine 1-cup of whole-grain cereal that has some size to it like Chex, mix in ¼ cup of a favorite unsalted nut such as walnut, pecan, or cashew, and add in ¼ cup of a favorite dried fruit such as raisins or cranberries.

Healthy Ice Pops

Freeze some fresh, unsweetened juice (100% juice NOT juice cocktail) in ice cube trays or ice pop molds. This is super yummy! You can serve the healthy ice pops from the ice pop molds immediately when ready, and make a slushy with a blender and the ice cube tray frozen juice treats.