VSG Maintenance Group
List Your Super Foods !!!
I'd like to start a thread here that we can all list known "Super Foods"
The purpose would be to share foods with each other that we may have not know about or remind us of other foods we can add to our mix.
Edit: As we are mostly North Americans here.... we seem to be a very diverse group of many different cultures. A true sampling of what makes our Forum so great. Our group here also welcomes everybody in our Quest for the same goals.
As part of our commitment to WL and maintaining, the commitment to better health with better foods.
Can we start a list of known "Super Foods" ???
Lets not get completely stuck on Proteins vs. Carbs. Part of maintenance is finding out what our tolerances for different foods are. A certain number of Carbs are certainly something we need to consider.
For instance..... I'm thinking I can maintain on somewhere between 60-100 grams of carbs per day. What ever that number ends up as.... I want to eat the best carbs I can within my numbers.
I have added "Sweet Potato" as a snack a couple times a week. The Sweet Potato is a definite carb... but a carb that has so many other nutritional advantages. Many deem the the Sweet Potato as a Super Food.
Our list needs to be foods, drinks, spices, supplements..... anything that would be a positive addition to our current program.
Lets see where this goes..... Maybe it can become an FAQ for sublimates list.
*Note....Let's try for everyone to maintain and update/edit your own posts so we can keep the post count down.
*Edit 3-20-11 Wow... I knew I was in a food rut....lotta great foods have been listed already!
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
" To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art "
VSG Maintenance Group Forum
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Dr. Paul Cirangle
I'll start.
- Sweet Potatoes
- Miso Soup with Tofu and Seaweed
- Edamame
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
" To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art "
VSG Maintenance Group Forum
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/VSGM/discussion/
CAFE FRISCO at LapSF.com
Dr. Paul Cirangle
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"Keeping The Faith!" "Slim by Summer!"
HW: 250 - SW: 241 - CW: 154.7- GW: 140
1 month: 22 pounds (216) 2 months: 12.2 pounds (203.8) 3 months: 10.6 (193.2)
4 months: 9.7 lbs (183.5) 5 Months: 6 pounds (177.5 ) 6 Months: 12 lbs ( 165.5)
7 Months 7.1 lbs (158.4) 8 Months +1.6 pounds(159.8) 9 Months 2.7 pounds (157.1)
10 Months 8.1 lbs (149) 11 months +2 pounds ( 151) 1 YEAR!!! 2.6 pounds (148.4)
Hit "One-derland April 9th, 2011 (199.7)
"Half-Way Goal" April 25th, 2011 (194.8)
"Happyland 80`s" May 14, 2011 (189.6)
"Groovyland 70`s" June 20th 2011 (179.9)
" HippyDippyland 60's" July 16th (169.8)
" CQQL-land 50`s" August 25th ( 159.8)
"Normal BMI" 24.8 October 21st, 2011 (154.5) I am 5`6
"AWESOME-land 40's" Dec 1st 2011 (149)
"Century Club 100 Pounds" Dec 1st 2011 (149)
' ONE YEAR SURGIVERSARY!!!"
Two Year Surgiversary!!!"
I should have been more clear....sorry....
Any foods, drinks, spices, supplements..... that has helped you in your weight loss or maintenance or a food you feel that has far more benefits than negatives.
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
" To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art "
VSG Maintenance Group Forum
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/VSGM/discussion/
CAFE FRISCO at LapSF.com
Dr. Paul Cirangle
gosh, I dont know just yet but will pay attention to this post and get ideas.
✿ L♦O♦V♦E ✿ & ✿ P♦E♦A♦C♦E ✿ღ ✿ & F♦R♦I♦E♦N♦D♦S ✿ ღ
"Keeping The Faith!" "Slim by Summer!"
HW: 250 - SW: 241 - CW: 154.7- GW: 140
1 month: 22 pounds (216) 2 months: 12.2 pounds (203.8) 3 months: 10.6 (193.2)
4 months: 9.7 lbs (183.5) 5 Months: 6 pounds (177.5 ) 6 Months: 12 lbs ( 165.5)
7 Months 7.1 lbs (158.4) 8 Months +1.6 pounds(159.8) 9 Months 2.7 pounds (157.1)
10 Months 8.1 lbs (149) 11 months +2 pounds ( 151) 1 YEAR!!! 2.6 pounds (148.4)
Hit "One-derland April 9th, 2011 (199.7)
"Half-Way Goal" April 25th, 2011 (194.8)
"Happyland 80`s" May 14, 2011 (189.6)
"Groovyland 70`s" June 20th 2011 (179.9)
" HippyDippyland 60's" July 16th (169.8)
" CQQL-land 50`s" August 25th ( 159.8)
"Normal BMI" 24.8 October 21st, 2011 (154.5) I am 5`6
"AWESOME-land 40's" Dec 1st 2011 (149)
"Century Club 100 Pounds" Dec 1st 2011 (149)
' ONE YEAR SURGIVERSARY!!!"
Two Year Surgiversary!!!"
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Eggs...hummus...cottage cheese...Greek yogurt...cheese (different types current fave smoked mozzarella)...chicken sausages (different brands, varieties.... I like them in the range of 15 grams of prot and 2-4 carbs 150 cals)...steak...chicken ...sardine's...tuna...squid (like the salad I was eating the other night!)...shrimp...scallops...smoked oyster's ...mushrooms....artichokes (hearts and tapinade)...roasted red and yellow peppers...heirloom tomatoes...pickes...cucumbers...celery...asparagus...broccoli...cabbage...asian pears ...blueberries...strawberries.....pistachio's...peanut's...sunflower seeds...almonds...(nuts in moderation)...soy crisps...wasa crisp bread...Oh!....and Japanese spinach salad!( thought of one you didn't list!) This is what I rotate through every day....like 90% of my diet! ( I eat a lot of the same things in spurts....right now I'm likin' TJ's frozen asparagus!) And usually like 1 protein coffee a day! the other times it is what is available or being served (dining out, parties, "off plan" foods etc) Not sure if they qualify as "super foods" but they have helped me drop 300lbs! They are "super" to me! Hey if I see this published in some weight-loss book....I want royalties.....dude! Gonna try to go "nite-nite" now!
JIMBO... 350lbs! lost!..... TRIPLE CENTURY CLUB!! HELL ...YEAH!
MY VSG......KICKS ASS! 
I am 6' 2" 
Eta: kefir.. I make my smoothies with it!
I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson
one of my super foods is almonds - the perfect thing for a mid afternoon snack, feeds the hunger without making me tired.
once upon a time I had a group to talk about Binge Eating Disorder, and later one about Clean Eating.
PM me if you are interested in either of these.
size 8, life is great
I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson
once upon a time I had a group to talk about Binge Eating Disorder, and later one about Clean Eating.
PM me if you are interested in either of these.
size 8, life is great
