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ABC Diet Report Card for Popular Foods
Written by Diet Bites
Popular Foods Rated Based on Nutritional Benefits, Caloric Content, Dietary Fat
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It is often assumed that there are healthy foods and unhealthy foods.
Or, are all foods healthy - and it's just the cooking methods that turn healthy foods into unhealthy foods?
To discover the answer, let's examine popular foods in the common daily diet.
By common foods - we don't mean goat cheese, phagwa (goose liver), caviar or pickled pigs feet.
Let's place foods under the microscope that most of us are familiar with such as fruit, vegetables, proteins, dairy selections, grain selections and perhaps the most popular of foods - fast foods and restaurants food selections.
The common foods that we examined received one of the following grades: A, B, C, D, F. You may notice that we left out E but we'll tie that in at the end of this pulsating article.
The grades or scores for the foods are based on the following merits:
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THE GRADING SCALE FOR POPULAR FOODS |
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A |
Awesomely Appetizing - Foods that receive an A rate high in nutrition and offer calorie-wise benefits to the dieter. |
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B |
Bold & Beautiful Bounty Beasts - Foods that receive a B represent good food choices for dieters, but they have drifted onto the Diet Sandbar. |
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C |
Cute & Cuddly - Foods that receive a C are standing smack dab in the middle of the Still Diet Waters and the Raging Diet Seas. |
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D |
Delicious & Deadly - Foods that receive a D are so unhealthy that you wouldn't even want to give them to your mean old mother-in-law. Oddly enough, the foods that rank a D are some of the foods that most of us love dearly, foods commonly found in most individual's weekly - if not daily diets. |
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F |
Fast & Fatal - Foods that receive the F grade are embedded deep inside the tarmac of The Dark Side. Can these beloved foods be rescued? |
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The A List On Our Diet Report Card - Awesomely Appetizing
There is something that all of the following A-Rated foods have in common. Can you guess what it is? The answer is below the chart.
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THE GRADING SCALE FOR POPULAR A FOODS |
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Apple |
A small apple contains a skinny 80 calories and makes a handsome snack for dieters. It's filling, has awesome diuretic powers, is nutritious and - simply totally enchanting. Go away doctor! |
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Asparagus |
1/2 cup of asparagus contains about 23 calories and like the apple, it holds awesome diuretic powers which help the body get rid of trapped water - such as due to high sodium intake. Asparagus does leave a wild scent to the urine so don't be alarmed as it will only last about two to three trips to the bathroom. |
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Alpha Sprouts |
Alpha Sprouts contain about 5 calories for 1/2 cup serving - what a Diet Deal! They are readily available at most larger markets and can even be grown in the kitchen. Sprinkle on salads and into stir fry mixtures for a snap of good flavor. |
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Apricots |
Apricots contain about 50 calories for three small beauties. They remind me of the color named, "Yellow-Orange" in the crayon box. Apricots are such a pretty color and make a luscious snack for dieters. They also make a tasty sauce that can be spooned over roasted chicken. Simply cook the apricots, add no calorie sugar - or a bit of sugar. Pop a few dried fruits into the warm pan such as dried cranberries, raisins, golden raisins - as well as a teaspoon of slivered almonds. Spoon over chicken. Apricot Yum Yum. |
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Avocado |
Yes, avocados are high in calories but a little goes a very long way. And the taste of the avocado is unmatched by any other food. An avocado contains about 80 calories for 1/4th of a medium specimen. Slice into small chunks and coat with any citrus fruit juice to prevent browning. Add to raw spinach along with a diced boiled egg and a piece of crumbled bacon. Drizzle salad with the Apricot Yum Yum above and we're in Diet Paradise! |
What do all of the above foods share in common? They are all fresh, natural foods with no additives.
When dieting and watching out for your good health, keep in mind that foods that are closest to nature are highest in nutrition and tend to be lower in calories than processed foods.
This information will help us determine the answer to our throbbing diet question we asked earlier in this diet article.
Let's move onto our B-Listing of foods: Part 2 or you can jump to: The 'C through D' List and our 'E-F' Food List
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