| These are simply ranked in the order which I like | | | | tomatoes-voila-dinner! Or make it sweet, cook |
| them most. I consider them fairly interchangeable | | | | with water, add some stevia or Splenda and |
| as far as quality goes, although there of course | | | | cinnamon, and rice pudding-esque treat is ready! |
| are differences when it comes to specific | | | | Quinoa. Weird spelling and weirder pronunciation |
| nutritional content. But we're talking big picture at | | | | "keen-wa" but tastes pretty good. We're not |
| the moment.... | | | | going into nutritional specifics here, but this one is |
| Sweet Potato | | | | unique in that it contains a decent amount of |
| -Love these. Awesome all carmelized and naturally | | | | protein. Also packs some good fiber. Has a cute |
| sweet when baked, can be sliced and baked as | | | | little tail which gives it extra bonus points in my |
| fries, mashed-just all-around high nutrition value | | | | opinion. |
| goodness. Sweetness and fiber all wrapped up in a | | | | Beans. Can't leave out the musical fruit. I especially |
| yummy peel. There's nothing wrong with other | | | | am a fan of garbanzos in my salads, and black |
| potatoes, I just like the sweets. And remember, | | | | beans with chicken, or a white bean dip that is |
| this list is in MY order of preference only. | | | | great for veggies, or red beans in a chili, |
| Gluten free oatmeal | | | | or....OK-you get the idea. Versatile, cheap, and |
| This is a staple for breakfast almost every | | | | packed with carbs, fiber and protein. |
| morning. Oatmeal, blueberries, and egg whites with | | | | NOTABLY MISSING FROM THIS LIST |
| spinach. (not mixed together, although that would | | | | -Gluten free pasta |
| probably be good too. You can find certified gluten | | | | -Gluten free breads |
| free oatmeal in many grocery or health food | | | | -gluten free mac and cheese, or really anything |
| stores, as well as order online. I also use it to | | | | that has more than 1 ingredient. |
| make breads and muffins. | | | | -Here's the idea-try to keep all food choices to a |
| Rice. I like brown, but they're all good, depends on | | | | minimum of ingredients. Chicken-1 ingredient. |
| what you're looking for, brown tends to be a bit | | | | Broccoli-yup, 1 ingredient. Umm..gluten free pasta? |
| higher in fiber. It's chewy, kind of nutty, great | | | | Too many ingredients to list. For the most part, |
| texture, very versatile. You can make it savory | | | | keeping food choices to the minimally processed is |
| by cooking it with some gluten free chicken broth | | | | never a bad thing. Take a look the next time you |
| and herbs, add some crumbled feta cheese, | | | | go to the grocery, and try to keep to 1 or a few |
| chopped chicken breast and some sundried | | | | ingredient foods. |