World's Healthiest Foods

[danamite00]

This may sound silly but until recently I didn't fully understand how to have a balanced diet. I always knew I should eat my fruits and veggies and stay away from the sweets and fried stuff but I never really knew the different nutrients and stuff that I should be getting and what foods have these nutrients in them. Recently however I have become

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[dancindeac]

No you're right - it's not. I mean you definintely have to go look for it. And sometimes I assume that people know "the basics" and I'm constantly amazed at how little people know about nutrition. I used to just assume that most people knew and were too lazy/unmotivated/etc to eat right, but training people has really made me 180 and realize that a lot of people just don't have the right information at the fingertips to figure this all out. Good website, I was just playing on it - I wanted to see the quiz you took but I couldn't find it!

[danamite00]

Here's the quiz page http://www.whfoods.com/foodadvisor.php enjoy!!

[dancindeac]

That was really interesting... I only eat abt 48% of the healthiest foods! Of course, a lot of them I can't eat right now because of my colitis - have to stay away from beans and high fiber veggies or fruit - but I was still surprised to see it was so low when I think I eat so healthy! Good to know!