Grains
1) flavor wise, do you prefer white breads or whole wheat?:
Definitely whole wheat, I love the earthy flavor and chewier texture.
2) what’s your favorite type of grain to eat (oatmeal, bread, wraps, etc)?:
Fresh baked bread like a sourdough baguette or a heart seed loaf
3) what’s your favorite sandwich filling?:
Roasted Veggies and pesto
4) what’s your favorite kind of bread?:
Crusty sourdough loaf, whole grain hearty seed loaf or cranberry walnut
5) around how many servings of grain do you consume daily?:Now that I think of it very few, I love quinoa as part of my dinner some nights and occasionally I'll have a slice of an artisan bread or a homemade muffin.. probably a small serving or two a day. I really prefer to get my carbs from fruit instead.
6) what’s your favorite cracker-topping?:
I'm trying to slow down on my cheese intake so I'm definitely going to have to say hummus. Hummus on everything.
7) what’s your favorite thing to do with rice?:
Eat it in sushi form. Sushi everyday, all day.
8) what brand of bread do you usually buy?:
Local artisan bread, usually whole wheat.
9) what’s your favorite type of cereal?:
My homemade granola. It's the bomb.
10) what was your favorite type of breakfast cereal as a child?:
Hmmm.. it's a tie between Cinnamon Life cereal and Golden Graham's. Yum.
Fruits
1) favorite fruit?:
This question is just wayyy too hard. I love my fruit. My top 5 fruits would probably have to be apples, grapes, mangoes, watermelon and strawberries. But I also love peaches, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, papaya, cherries, melon, pineapple...
2) least favorite type of fruit?:
Mealy apples.. really I love all fruit but if i had to choose a least favorite it would probably have to be a jackfruit.
3) do you drink fruit juice often?:
Nope. I will only drink fresh pressed juice on occasion. I need to get into the habit of juicing in the morning I love it so much.
4) do you consider tomatoes a fruit, or a vegetable?:
Definitely a vegetable.
5) do you think you eat enough fruit daily?:
100% yes
6) do you consider fruit more important than vegetables?:
No they are 50-50 in my book
7) what’s your favorite citrus fruit?:
Oranges.
8) do you like pastries with fruit in them?:
I'm not a pastry person.
9) what’s your favorite flavor of jam?:
Raspberry!
10) when do you usually eat the most fruit (breakfast, snack, etc)?:
Breakfast and snack are about equal.
Veggies
1) when you were a kid, did you like vegetables?:
I was more of a potato and pasta kind of girl but I never complained about eating my vegetables.
2) do you think you eat enough vegetables now?:
Yes definitely.
3) what’s your favorite raw vegetable?:
Carrots, cherry tomatoes or red peppers.
4) what’s your favorite cooked vegetable?:
Brussel Sprouts - roasted.
5) what’s your least favorite raw vegetable?:
Eggplant raw is disgusting.
6) what’s your least favorite cooked vegetable?:
All vegetables are delicious cooked! I guess I'd have to say a cooked cucumber?!
7) what’s your favorite kind of salad?:
A salad with a huge variety of raw/cooked/roasted veggies on top with a hummus dressing and some crunchy nuts.
8) do you buy spaghetti sauce, or do you make your own?:
I buy.. but I hope to make my own one day
9) when/if you order a sub at subway or mr. sub, what vegetables do you get on it?:
All the vegetables. Not joking.
10) do you like vegetables more than fruit?:
This is a hard question. I enjoy certain vegetables better than fruit but overall I enjoy fruit more than vegetables.
Nuts
1) what’s your favorite type of nut?:
Almonds
2) what’s your least favorite type of nut?:
Brazil Nuts.. even though they give you your daily dose of selenium I just can't make myself enjoy the taste of them. Their like too earthy or something for me.
3) what’s your favorite type of nut-butter?:
Crunchy sunflower butter or freshly ground maple almond butter.
4) are you good with portion control when it comes to nuts or nut-butters?:
Hell no. I wish I could have a little more control over myself when it comes to nut butter.
5) what’s your favorite recipe that involves nuts or nut-butters?:
Granola with all sorts of roasted nuts inside like almonds, walnuts, pecans... yum. Or pesto, I love pine nut basil pesto.
6) have you ever tried pea-butter or soynut butter?:
Nope..?
7) when was the last time you ate nuts?:
In my green smoothie this morning. Added a spoonful of peanut butter and a brazil nut for selenium.
8) is anybody close to you allergic to nuts?:
Luckily no! My dad's favorite snack is mixed nuts and/or a spoonful or two of peanut butter.
9) what’s your favorite way to use nut-butters?:
On apples/bananas, spoon-to-mouth or finger-to-mouth either will do, I love adding it to my smoothies in the morning or in my oatmeal. Really they are just darn good with everything.
10) do you think nuts are worth the calories?:
Definitely so especially almonds and pistachios, although I wish they had a lower calorie nut that still tasted amazing.
Dairy
1) do you prefer chocolate or white milk?:
I try not to drink cow's milk but I do prefer vanilla almond milk to chocolate almond milk.
2) what’s your favorite brand of yogurt?:
Fage
3) do you think you get enough calcium?:
No I don't think so.. I need to work on it.
4) where do you get the most calcium from (yogurt, cheese, milk, etc)?:
Mostly from greek yogurt in my smoothies and yogurt bowls in the morning.
5) what’s your favorite type of cheese?:
I really don't eat much cheese anymore but I still love a good blue cheese or a tangy goat cheese now and then. White cheddar is delicious too.
6) what’s your favorite way to eat cheese?:
Piece of cheese, sip of wine, piece of cheese, sip of wine..
7) what’s your favorite flavor of ice cream?:
Jamoca Almond Fudge from Baskin Robbins - coffee ice cream with toasted chunks of almonds and fudge swirls
8) when you eat oatmeal, do you make it with milk, or water?:
I make it with water and then once its finished cooking I drizzle milk on top of it so it puddles - delicious
9) what kind of milk do you drink?:
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk or Vanilla Soy Milk
10) what’s your favorite thing to do with cottage cheese?:
Pair it with fresh fruit and a sprinkle of salt. Salty sweet combo that is delicious.
Meat
1) are you vegetarian or vegan?:
I am a pescatarian - I eat fish and seafood and occasionally eggs and yogurt/cheese.
2) if you aren’t vegetarian or vegan, could you ever be?:
Yes.. I'm working to become a vegan. Slowly giving up cheese, yogurt and seafood. It's a slow process.
3) what’s your favorite type of meat?:
Steelhead Trout, Scallops, Shrimp, Salmon, Crab, Prawns
4) what’s your favorite type of fish or seafood?:
This is so hard.. either dungeness crab or salmon
5) hamburgers or hotdogs?:
Veggie burgers!
6) if you have a barbecue, is it propane-powered, or charcoal?:
Charcoal baby.
7) what’s your least favorite type of meat?:
Ground beef - gag.
8) is there a type of meat you haven’t tried yet, but want to try?:
I want to try a variety of cold water oysters on the half shell, I've only ever had warm gulf water oyster on the half shell before.
9) what’s the most exotic meat you’ve ever eaten?:
Shark and sea urchin.
10) when you eat meat, is the portion bigger than a deck of cards?:
When it comes to fresh seafood probably like 4-5 decks of cards.. Fresh cooked fish i try to eat 2 decks of cards. I eat meat so rarely though so I think it is okay.
Drinks
1) what do you put in your coffee?:
One stevia packet
2) what do you put in your tea?:
I LOVE TEA. I usually put a packet of stevia in it.
3) do you like the taste of water?:
Unfortunately no.. but I do love a ice cold glass of water when it is really hot outside.
4) do you drink enough water everyday?:
I try to drink 2 Liters of water a day but I've been slacking lately..
5) what’s your favorite flavor of diet soda?:
Sprite Zero, Diet Sunkist, Fresca
6) do you think you drink too much diet soda?:
I use to have a problem with Diet Drinks but now I limit myself to 2-3 drinks a week.
7) do you prefer to eat or drink your calories?:
EAT!
8) do you drink energy drinks?:
No.
9) what’s your favorite smoothie recipe?:
1 frozen banana, 1 tbsp. nut butter, large fistful of greens, handful of fresh berries, just enough almond milk to get things moving, cinnamon and vanilla, pinch of salt
10) do you flavor your water (lemon, crystal light, etc)?:
Lemons and those 0 calorie squirt flavor bottles are pretty yummy
Treats
1) how often do you eat something unhealthy?:
Once or twice a week
2) do you prefer a sweet or a salty treat?:
Sweet and Salty is my favorite! Dark chocolate with sea salt and almonds, chocolate covered roasted nuts, chocolate dipped pretzels, peanut butter and nutella on the same spoon..
3) what’s your favorite salty treat?:
Giant soft pretzel dipped in mustard....
4) what’s your favorite sweet treat?:
Freshly baked, still warm homemade cookies preferably chocolate chip pecan or my dad's famous peanut butter chocolate no bake cookies
5) what’s your favorite brand of chocolate bar?:
Dove - they know what's up when it comes to dark chocolate.
6) when was the last time you went out to eat?:
Went and got sushi with my mom for lunch yesterday.
7) what did you order?:
Chirashi - mixed sashimi on a red of sushi rice with pickled vegetables and it came with miso soup and a ginger salad. ONe of my all time favoriteeee meals.
8) do you tend to binge on unhealthy foods around your house?:
I find that if there are unhealthy treats in the house they are gone pretty quickly.. SO i try and just not buy the foods I know I can't control myself around like fresh baked bread, trail mix.. exc.
9) chips or popcorn?:
Nacho Kale Chips. Ahmazing
10) what’s your favorite flavor/brand of chips?:
Look at answer above.
