I want to re-define superfoods. Will you join me?

[Gosia]

Superfood number one - banana (eat only when spotty). Sweet, satisfying (I mean it really really fills my tummy), soft (I love the texture mmmm), portable (I can carry it anywhere, no spills), wonderful in smoothies (my kids just adore them), cakes, puddings, icecream. This is the raw food that I buy in the biggest quantities, out of them all.

Superfood number two (only because is less portable, and I can only eat it in private :) ) - durian. Absolutely unique taste, very satisfying, each experience of eating a durian is better than a birhtday party. Haven't had one for a while, as they are not available where I live now, though. :(

Will you join me?

Gosia.

[VeganVixen]

Super food # 3 Dino Kale - Its yummy ,has GREAT texture and always great with a good raw vegan dressing!!!!

[Pailani]

Pineapple.

No matter what you add it to, it makes it better!

[Rawkinlocs]

#5 Grapes - sweet, juicy and satisfying! Small enough for little ones' hands and not too messy.

[Revvell]

#6 ~

WATERMELON! Cool, refreshing and a wonderful kidney cleanser.


Revvell

[tracyinfo]

#7 Cilantro - tastes wonderful and just found out it helps in detoxing heavy metals from your body.

[Ginger]

#8 Jackfruit! I just tasted it for the first time & boy is it good! :D

[rawpriestess]

tomatoes

so many varieties, shapes, colors and sizes. I can eat them straight, in a sauce, chopped up with other veggies, sun dried with garlic and olive oil and herbs.

I can eat them in a tree, on my knee, in a boat with a goat. OOPS, sorry I've been writing books lately and got carried away.

[Heather Lynn]

mango........ need i say more. sweet, juicy! they are so good!!!! :D

[Kris]

Avocados! So creamy and luscious. Can be made into savory or sweet dishes, but perfectly delicious just on their own.

[Revvell]

#12 Cherries!!! Need I say more?

Revvell

[lallen13]

I have always limited my avacados because of fat content. i LOVE that I can eat them now. It's my favorite superfood.......also bananas :)

Rawpriestess....I am a preschool teacher and I love Dr. Suess!!!! but I don't eat green eggs and ham! :D

Ok tomatoes too but not any in a store. Only the ones grown fresh in my garden.

[Revvell]

#13 ~

Luscious, vibrant, wonder-filled, beautiful organic oranges!!!!


Revvell

[Sharon in Colorado]

Sensual succulent pears

[Revvell]

#15 ~ Pomegranates!!!!

[rawmom]

#16 & #17 Oranges and apples! Nothing like fresh squeezed O.J. or apple juice!

By the way, I can't get enough of the watermelon, grapes and mangos!!!!!!

Rawmom

[Revvell]

ummm, check #13. :)

Revvell

[VeganVixen]

Hmmmmm # 18 are dates and 19 are figs , "YUM!!!!!!!!!" sums it up

[Sharon in Colorado]

#20 The lowly lime.

May not be a superfood, but it's a taste sensation.

Great in guacamole with cilantro, squeezed over a papaya, and zested into a corn salad.

Limeys unite!

[VeganVixen]

WHAT :eek: Lowly :confused: - the lime is sublime :cool:

[rawpriestess]

OK, lallen13
Let's see

I love cherries and berries, specially when eaten with fairies (for VV)
I love persimons and melons when eaten with felons
I love hazel, brazil and macademia nuts, figs and pears when eaten with mutts,
I love olives and apples and things on trees, and although I love honey, I don't eat bees.
I love squashes and pumpkins and herbs galore, but they aren't very good if bought from a store.
I love tomatoes and peaches and ripe red raw fruit, and sometimes if eaten too fast, I will toot.

OK, my inner child is having Wayyyyyy too much fun.

This reminds me of that cute poem Autumn wrote, she is a kick in the pants.

[Autumn]

Someone calling me? HA!!! :D

<<I can eat them in a tree, on my knee, in a boat with a goat>>

LMAO Priestess Seuss!

#21 Carrots YUM-MY! Munchy, crunchy, totally portable, packable, filling and a beautiful color in any dish!

[SwishTN]

My friend and I used to call ourselves the avocado goddesses.... YOu can do so much w/them, and they taste so incredible!!!

I am going to try and use one in a hair thing tonight... yet I am afraid that I will want to eat it instead!!!
Lauri
Oh, and Raw Priestess.... Your little poems remind me a bit of Shel Silverstein....

[VeganVixen]

OK, lallen13
Let's see

I love cherries and berries, specially when eaten with fairies (for VV).


:::::: 's getting berry, cherry ,and good company cravings RIGHT NOW:::::: :) :D :p

[VeganVixen]

But I dont eat green eggs and ham


okay I racked my brain with this one ,and the best I could do was:


how about green "chokes"and raw jam ?? get it "chokes" (arti-chokes) rhyme with yolks ;)

[Gosia]

What number are we at???

# 21? Purslane. A wild green with the highest percentage (amongst greens) of good omegas. I have not had one yet, though. :( I think it grows in America. Does anyone know how it looks like?

[grantmercy]

Gosia,

It grows all over Ohio, probably just about most places in the USA. It's a weed to us, although I've always thought it would look good in a rock garden because it is a succulant. However, I never knew it could be eaten, so......I looked on the net. Do a search for "purslane" and low and behold there came up lots of things. I glanced at an article call "Good Eats - Purslane". It had a picture, description and explanation that it is edible. Who knew! I think I'll try it and let you know.

My vote for superfood # 22 is NUTS, particularly almonds walnuts and pecans.

I like a good CRUNCH when I munch for lunch,
Or know that I'm getting my protein when I sip the big green (smoothie)
...so you see
I go nuts for nuts.
Sprinkled on dessert,
Tossed in a salad,
Ground up for butter...
Or pie.
It's no lie
nuttin's better than a butter
with CRUNCH for lunch.

That was fun! I liked reading all your ideas, and I have to agree with them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Texicalian]

#22 ruby red grapefruit from the Rio Grand Valley

T'aint nuthin' liik it (said with a west Texas drawl, that I normally do not have)

[VeganVixen]

Uuummmm Im going to have to say cucumbers , theyre just cool clean and crisp!

[VeganVixen]

oh ,and ginger -especially when its served pickled in agave nectar and raw apple cider vinegar!

[Lunar*Fey]

I did a search on purslane because I just found out about it....we have TONS growing in our garden...and we thought they were weeds! i really like it too.
Here is a link with pictures!

http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Purslane.html

[Graciebeliever]

#23

Bright Yellow and white Sweet Corn Cut right off the Cob!

Makes you have that Yummy in my tummy feeling when you mix it with Heirloom tomatoes and chopped zucchini. A Salad that knocks out that "Man, am I hungry feeling". Don't forget to add bit of avocado and your favorite dressing!! Mine is Raw Olive Oil (like a fine aged wine) , Kelp flakes and some Celtic Sea Salt.

Can you say "Comfort Food"?

[Graciebeliever]

OH OH can I have another one please?

The Humble Carrot (Organic of course)

A perfect friend and color companion to the orange and they make a Great HEY WAKE UP juice in the morning.

You can do so many things with them from juice to salads. Tuck one in just about anywhere.

I love this thread :)

R - Radish
A - Apple
W - Watermelon

V - Veggies Ok ok It was tougher than I thought :D
E - Egg Plant
G - Grapes
A - Avocados
N - Nanners ok ok I pushed that one too

F - Fruits **sigh** Is there an "F" fruit or veggie? Brain dead hehe
O - Oranges
O - Onions
D - Durian Never had one but it FITS! YAY