Re: 10 best foods - wondering and worst

I would certainly go for Spinach, Kale, Broccoli, tomatoes and citrus fruit.

Although you also need to question how and where they were grown and what chemicals were used in the process.


"anita" <anita@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:47ac6e4d$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi

This is not spam but I happened onto this site and it listed the
10 best and worst foods.
I'm just quoting from the site.

10 WORST FOODS
Foods You Should Never Eat

1. Artery Crust
Judging by the label, Pepperidge Farm Roasted White Meat Chicken Premium
Pot Pie has 510 calories and 9 grams of saturated fat. But look again. Those
numbers are for half a pie. Eat the entire pie, as most people probably do,
and you're talking more than 1,000 calories and 18 grams of sat fat.

2. Strip Tease
McDonald's Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips sounds healthy. In fact,
ounce for ounce, the Selects are no healthier than the chain's Chicken McNuggets.
A standard, five-strip order has 630 calories and 11 grams of artery-clogging
fat. That's about the same as a Big Mac, but the burger has 1,040 mg of sodium,
while the Selects hit 1,550 mg - a whole day's worth - even without the salty
dipping sauce.

3. Factory Reject
Each slice of The Cheesecake Factory's 6 Carb Original Cheesecake has 610
calories - that's the same as you'd get from a slice of its Original Cheesecake.
Think of it as an 8-ounce untrimmed prime rib for dessert - with 29 grams
of saturated fat, a 11/2-days' supply. The next time you step on the bathroom
scale, you may never know that the carbs were missing.

4. Everlasting Dove
Dove squeezes some 300 calories and an average of 11 grams of saturated fat
(half-aday's worth) into a tennis-ball size serving (half a cup) of its Dove
Ice Cream. That puts it in the same ballpark as Ben & Jerry's and Häagen-Dazs.
With names like "Unconditional Chocolate," Dove is trying to link chocolate
with romance. A scoop of its ice cream will fill your heart all right . but
not with love.

5. Starbucks on Steroids
The Starbucks Venti (20 oz.) Caffè Mocha with whole milk and whipped cream
is more than a mere cup of coffee. Think of it as a Quarter Pounder with
Cheese in a cup. Few people have room in their diets for the 450 calories
and 13 grams of bad fat that this hefty beverage supplies. But you can lose
all the bad fat and all but 170 calories if you order a tall (12 oz.) with
nonfat milk and no whipped cream.

6. Angioplasta
"Fresh chicken and broccoli over pasta with Parmesan cream sauce," says Ruby
Tuesday's menu entry for its Fresh Chicken & Broccoli Pasta. Some diners
may know that the cheese and cream sauce add saturated fat, but how much
harm could they really do? Enough to turn the dish into a 1,700-calorie megameal
- that's like swallowing two one-pound orders of BBQ baby back ribs.

7. Stack Attack
Unless you're suicidal, why on earth would you want to wolf down a Burger
King Quad Stacker - 4 hamburger patties, 4 slices of cheese, 8 strips of
bacon, plus sauce and a bun? That's half-a-day's calories (1,000), one-and-a-half-days'
worth of saturated fat (30 grams), 3 grams of trans fat, and more than a
day's sodium (1,800 mg). Urp!

8. Salt's On!
Campbell's Chunky, Select, and red-and-white-label Condensed soups are brimming
with salt: Half a can averages more than half of a person's daily quota of
salt. Instead, try Campbell's Healthy Request soups, which have about half
as much sodium.

9. Tortilla Terror
Interested in a Chipotle Chicken Burrito (tortilla, rice, pinto beans, cheese,
chicken, sour cream, and salsa)? Think of its 1,180 calories and 19 grams
of saturated fat as three Subway Steak and Cheese 6-inch Subs. Plus, it has
2,900 mg of sodium! Getting the burrito with no cheese or sour cream cuts
the saturated fat by two-thirds, but you still end up with 950 calories and
2,690 mg of sodium. Yikes!

10. Stone Cold
Into the chocolate-dipped waffle bowl of a Cold Stone Creamery Gotta Have
It Founder's Favorite goes, not just a 12-ounce, softball-sized mound of
ice cream, but pecans, brownie pieces, fudge, and caramel. The tab: a startling
1,610 calories, 43 grams of saturated fat, and 3 grams of trans fat. That's
roughly what you'd get if you polished off five single-scoop ice cream cones.




10 BEST FOODS
Super Foods for Better Health

1. Sweet Potatoes
A nutritional All-Star - one of the best vegetables you can eat. They're
loaded with carotenoids, vitamin C, potassium, and fiber. Bake and then mix
in some unsweetened applesauce or crushed pineapple for extra moisture and
sweetness.

2. Grape Tomatoes
They're sweeter and firmer than other tomatoes, and their bite-size shape
makes them perfect for snacking, dipping, or salads. They're packed with
vitamin C and vitamin A, and you also get some fiber, some phytochemicals,
and (finally) some flavor.

3. Fat-Free or 1 % Milk
............(Skim) .............(but not 2%)
Excellent source of calcium, vitamins, and protein with little or no arteryclogging
fat and cholesterol. Likewise for low-fat yogurt. Soy milk can have just
as many nutrients - if the company adds them.

4. Broccoli
Lots of vitamin C, carotenoids, and folic acid. Steam it briefly and add
a sprinkle of red pepper flakes and a spritz of lemon juice.

5. Wild Salmon
The omega-3 fats in fatty fish like salmon can help reduce the risk of sudden-death
heart attacks. And salmon that is caught wild has less PCB contaminants than
farmed salmon.

6. Crispbreads
Whole-grain rye crackers, like Wasa, Ry Krisp, and Ryvita - usually called
crispbreads - are loaded with fiber and often fat-free.

7. Microwaveable or "10-minute"
....Brown Rice
Enriched white rice is nutritionally weak. When the grain is refined, you
lose the fiber, magnesium, vitamins E and B-6, copper, zinc, and phytochemicals
that are in the whole grain. Try quick-cooking or regular brown rice instead.

8. Citrus Fruit
Great-tasting and rich in vitamin C, folic acid, and fiber. Perfect for a
snack or dessert. Try different varieties: juicy Minneola oranges, snacksize
Clementines, or tart grapefruit.

9. Diced Butternut Squash
A growing number of grocery stores sell peeled, diced butternut squash that's
ready to go into the oven, a stirfry, or a soup. Every half-cup has 5 grams
of fiber and payloads of vitamins A and C.

10. Spinach or Kale
These standout vegetables are jampacked with vitamins A, C, and K, folate,
potassium, magnesium, iron, lutein, and phytochemicals

here's the link if curious. (not spam)
just curious thx

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