Eating Matters

The following list has been compiled over at Amazon's Unspun Lists. This particular list, represents the top listings voted on for "The cheapest foods that fill you up."People can start a list topic or add to an existing one, nothing scientific just fun. I thought this list was interesting and in stark contrast,for the most part, to the foods that are recommended for us to maintain health.However, there are times that budget constraints force us to find "the cheapest foods that fill us up" We all have to eat! Just try to incorporate as many raw foods such as fruits and vegetables as possible.Remember, the less processes the food has to go through,the more the nutritional benefit Most of us know the importance, but are forced to live on a budget or fixed income.I grew up always having fresh tomatoes and even in an apartment,grew them in containers. I've worked in apartment communities for years and always thought it would be great if the owners would allow community gardens, but of course that wasn't feasible because the tomatoes would be thrown by the unattended children.Sad, how times have changed.You know I'm ancient, because I can remember passing many gardens on my way to school and I shudder to think what would have happened if I had thrown tomatoes(food)but then I was only nine, and the dadgum adults would stick together, talk to each other! and inform on us for misbehaving! Home grown kids were something they ALL took pride in and felt a responsibility toward, just by virtue of being an adult. Adults were in charge and kids knew it!Okay, sorry. That was O.T. I still wish we could all have our own garden.We'd save a lot of money! Aye, there's the rub!
Tips from the pyramid guide:
Make half your grains whole
Vary your veggies
Focus on fruit
Get your calcium rich foods
Go lean with protein
You can go to mypyramid.gov for more health tips and sample menus based on the new pyramid.
Foods people can afford to eat on a regular basis. actually not a bad list,Ramen flavorings are heavy on salt, but you can leave that out. Pizza can be made with healthful ingredients, bread could be cracked wheat.None are inherently bad, and you can control amounts, additives,etc.

1.Rice

2.Pasta

3. Mr. Noodle (Ramen)

4. Macaroni & cheese

5. Potatoes

6. Bread

7. Hamburger.

8. Pizza

9. Ramen

10. Beans

11. Spaghetti