Your Diet Super Foods and Cheat Foods - JP Fitness Forums

ZachL · 08-31-2006, 04:42 PM

I thought this might be a fun format for everyone to post some info that others will find useful.

My Super Food:
Brown Cow Yogurt (Low Fat or Non fat). It's absolutely delicious, and natural. There is also a regular fat with cream on the top which can't be beat for taste, but is a little high in calories. Get your calcium and acidophilus right here!

Cheat Food:
Cocoa Puffs! I have a box of this stuff in my closet and when I feel the need for something sweet that reminds me of home, I pull out the cocoa puffs. yummmmmmm...

What are your "Super" and "Cheat" Foods?

Jason B · 08-31-2006, 05:39 PM

Don't really have a superfood per se, but I'll share my recipe for my 'Bowl of Muscle' I used to eat for breakfast every morning when bulking in college on a poor mans budget:

3/4c (uncooked) plain oatmeal
1.5 scoops ON chocolate whey
2tbsp Peanut Butter
1 medium banana
2 cups of skim milk

Cook the oatmeal, then stir in whey, pb, and slice banana into bowl. Eat and wash down with milk.

Approx: 850cals, 22g fat, 100g carb (11 fiber), 70g protein

My cheat food(s): Frosted flakes w/ peanut butter, Cracker Barrel pancakes w/ Biscuits and Gravy. Pizza, ribs, burgers, pecan pie, occasionaly Popeye's.

galya · 08-31-2006, 10:40 PM

Super foods:
berries with yogurt and nuts
eggs

Cheat foods:
Chocolate

Lost Dog · 08-31-2006, 10:59 PM

Superfood. HUGE spinach salad, with chicken, walnuts, a variety of cut up veggies and walnut oil and balsamic dressing.

Cheat foods. Whatever my Dad has for his typical meals.

ZachL · 08-31-2006, 11:53 PM

Hahha LD, im with you thereo n the dad thing - my dad only eats classic american junk! I like this thread so far, keep it up people. I'm waiting for someone to recommend some unique brand of something tasty and healthy that I should try. Oh, and Galya, you are pretty

galya · 09-01-2006, 03:22 AM

Thank you ZachL.

Something tasty and healthy:
natural: berries and sour cream with a bit of stevia
commercial: muscle milk protein powder

Dogmama · 09-01-2006, 06:10 AM

Superfood:

Omelet in non-stick pan folded over lots of veggies with sprinkling of cheese.

Cheat food: Chocolate, of course!

milkman21 · 09-01-2006, 07:45 AM

Superfoods:

Breakfast
*(pre-workout) 4/3 cup oats + 1.5 scoops vanilla MPI + 1 cup frozen berries
*(off days) 3 eggs + 3 Egg Beaters + 3 oz diced turkey + 1/2 cup diced peppers and onoins + 1/2 cup torn/shredded baby spinach

Lunch
*Homemade Chili
*Homemade Jambalaya (recipe posted in the other forum)

Dinner
*tuna steaks, cooked rare, with a spinach salad and sundried tomato
*bun-less hamburgers
*homemade turkey sausage (recipe posted in the other forum)

Cheat Foods
Nancy's Deep Dish Pizza (or an equivalent high-quality, high-calorie true Chicago Stuffed Pizza) with spinach, mushroom, onion, and artichoke hearts

BFG · 09-01-2006, 10:35 AM

Superfood: oatmeal made with soy milk, apple juice and cinamon with a 2 tablesppons of dried egg white. Packs a protein punch and kicks start a good day, and tates like granma's apple pie

Cheat food: well two actualy: the not so good: jaffa cakes, love em too much and with less than 50 cals per cake and .1 g of fat Im no too stingy with them on a bulk

The better cheat: chocolate options (low cal) instant hot chocolate bananflavour added to my oats in the morning ,,,,big big flavour for little cals.

RobLL · 09-01-2006, 11:32 AM

I don't see the now carb milk mentioned on this site. Carb Countdown chocolate milk is super.

emartin10 · 09-01-2006, 12:08 PM

I love a Berry Smoothie in the morning - any berries I can find, 1/2 a banana, 1% milk, vanilla whey, ice, and a touch of vanilla extract. Yumm.

I love Dr. John's London Broil Stew. During triathlon season, I'll make a Risotto with onions, garlic, red peppers, spinach, roasted mushrooms, chicken breast, and some feta cheese. Amazing.

Cheats: Pizza, Beer, Ice Cream, and nice, soft, cookies!

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malkore · 09-01-2006, 12:42 PM

super food: Baby...the other other white meat

cheat food: chinese buffet (a.k.a. dog and cat) - and even then, lots of chicken on a stick veggie dishes..the cheat is in teh soup and crab rangoon.

BamaDave · 09-01-2006, 01:36 PM

Superfoods:

*Bags of fresh spinach, ready to eat. Convenient extreme nutrition for lunch and adding to omelettes.

*Frozen stir-fry vegetables - This is probably my biggest staple. The frozen veggies don't spoil, they're already chopped and ready to go, and they are a very convenient way to get a decent variety of veggies on a time crunch. I'll even partially cook them in the AM and toss them into a lunch container to eat as part of a cold salad.

*Frozen berries - Less expensive than fresh, big nutrient punch, same deal with avoiding spoilage, and they are great for combining with lowfat dairy. Berries that are still frozen can be chopped up in a food processor when making a smoothie or shake, so no need to add ice.

*Canned salmon - When it plops out of the can, there's no denying that it looks and smells repulsive, but it looks much better in a salmon patty or even mixed with some canola mayo into "salmon salad" for adding to a big spinach and veggie combo. Plus a lot of canned salmon is supposed to be wild, rather than farmed... always a plus.

Cheat foods:

I have a really bad sweet tooth. Ice cream is always a favorite cheat food, as well as one of those obnoxious sundaes with a warm brownie, good vanilla ice cream, and hot fudge. Carrot cake is one of my favorites as well. And a mixed berry pie.

I'm pretty good on the entree side - healthy is usually fine with me, if I don't downright prefer the healthier choices. Chips and salsa or cheese dip at a Mexican restaurant are an easy temptation for me.

Mountain_marc · 09-01-2006, 01:47 PM

Super food: Morning smoothie ( 2 scoops Whey, 1 cup mixed frozen berries, 1 banana, 1/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt, 1 tbsp ground flax seeds, 1 tbsp ground sesame seeds) + fish oil pill

Cheat food: Pizza Pockets (a little too many lately)

Frank.S · 09-01-2006, 01:51 PM

Superfoods:
8 egg ommlette, lots of cheese, sliced peppers and turkey.

Whole grain pasta, 2lbs of beef, and a little tomato sauce.

Boiled eggs. I probally eat 6 a day.

Can of tuna with hot sauce.

A full delicio pizza post workout.. Things got like 150g of protien and 1300cals! hah. This puts on the mass... (yes im trying to justify this hahaha)

Cheats:
Chocolate covered cashews. I can eat $10 worth of these in a sitting.

Beer (this is my worst.. its just to good after a long week). Friday post-workout it is also excellent.

emartin10 · 09-02-2006, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BamaDave

Superfoods:

Ice cream is always a favorite cheat food, as well as one of those obnoxious sundaes with a warm brownie, good vanilla ice cream, and hot fudge. Carrot cake is one of my favorites as well.

Oh man. Warm brownie, hot fudge.

Yummmmmmm

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ZachL · 09-02-2006, 12:18 PM

BamaDave, I will have to steal your frozen vegetables idea! thanks for sharing!

RacerBill · 09-02-2006, 12:20 PM

Super foods: egg white omelet with spinach, chives and sharp cheddar (or tomato, basil and feta). Spinach salad with roasted chicken chunks, walnuts, roasted pepper slices, vinaigrette. Deerburger chili.

Cheats: That brownie sundae sounds awfully good! I prefer chocolate ice cream on mine, though.