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Fresh fruit of almost any kind--nature's candy! For me, red grapes are the food that I can't 'have just one' and the skins have anti-aging properties, too!

I think Chickpeas (and by extension Chummus) is by far the most healthful and pleasurable for me.

Khao Soi Kai (Chiang Mai style curry noodle soup) made with home made chicken stock and local chicken, will cure any cold or just warm you up on a rainy Portland spring day.

Salad as a main course, with several different kinds of lettuce, celery, and carrots, dressed with olive oil and vinegar.

Fresh fruit - especially berries! Also have to agree with sushi. Yum.

My top three:

Roasted sweet potatoes

shaved fennel salad

garlic hummus

Clementines -- they're like candy, in their tiny little citrusy package. Yum!

Sweet potatoes sweet potatoes sweet potatoes. As oven fries, dipped in thousand island dressing. (Okay, that's not so healthy.)

Also: steel cut oatmeal, grapefruit, and sugar snap peas.

I'm in the asparagus camp too! Love the stuff warm or cold, with everything from couscous to steak!

After thinking about this for a while, I'm with Dave. Sushi is the item that pushes the pleasure/healthy envelope. I love things like hummus, but they taste "healthy." Good sushi can taste so good, my mind thinks it should be bad for me. :-)

I like making Indian dals ... the spices are so aromatic, and lentils are so hearty and satisfying. I also make sauteed greens most every day. Lots of garlic and I am set!

Oats in all their filling, fiber-y delicious glory. Oatmeal, oat bread, oatmeal cookies (ok so cookies aren't "healthy," but one can always dream). Also high on my list: cauliflower and spinach.

Bell peppers. Versatile enough for almost anything I'm cooking -- raw, cooked, in salad, sauteed, stewed, and the list goes on. With the widely available selection of red, green, yellow, ane orange, it also adds amazing color to any dish.

All in all, the perfect, healthful, colorful, versatile, all around delicious and perfect healthy food. The bonus is the whole packed with vitman C thing.

My all time favorite is noodle salad with lots of vegetables and tofu. I like soy sauce based dressing with a hint of sesame oil.

Lamb Souvlaki, fresh off the spit, the burnt bits all in!!

And I'll tell you why- its my once-in-a-while treat, after which the week after I'm motivated to stick strictly to fruit, veg, tofu, sushi, and all other things that spell h-e-a-l-t-h-y. (:

Chickpeas, almonds and quinoa. Quinoa in particular is a snap to cook, makes a delicious salad and is a nutritional phenomenon. Quinoa porridge, which is made with quinoa grains that have been pounded flat so they cook faster, is an incredible breakfast - about an hour after I eat it, I can feel a physical energy surge that lasts me through the rest of the morning. And it's delicious.

Greens greens greens. Can't get enough of them, rabe, collards, arugula, kale, escarole, etc. Good and good for you.

I'm in the greens camp as well.... absolutely love Chard, Collards, Kale, Mustard, Turnip and Spinach.... just so yummy and good for you.

oo there are so many choices! definitely fresh fruit, and plain greek yogurt.

Kale, steamed slightly, then plopped on top of toasted ciabatta bread with a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkles of black pepper, red pepper flakes, and sea salt. Dinner!

any fresh fruit that is ripe, has been chilled in the fridge, and is bursting with juices! Right now grapefruit is incredible from the winter.

vinegar of many varieties, pretty much good with everything.

I've fallen in love with pomegranate kefir. It's great over granola for breakfast!

Legumes-healthy in so many ways and oh so versatile!

chickpeas. In hummus, tossed with parm and lemon juice, thrown into curries, whatever ... it's filling and delicious while being a good source of fiber and protein.

I really enjoy edamame. They're fun to pop and munch. Like a little prize inside the shell!

Fresh picked straberries. They're so decadent and I love the bright red color.

Roasted Veggies pureed with some hot stock and made into a soup.

Black beans-- huevos rancheros, rinsed and added to a fresh salsa with avocado and bell peppers, cooked with onions and hot sauce, in a quesadilla, really any way I can get them.

vietnamese vermicelli with lemongrass and grilled shrimp...it's always so fresh and light.

I love plain yogurt. I can sub it in for cream in a soup or sauce, turn it into a refreshing dip with cucumbers, tomatoes, onions lemon juice and mint, or make a smoothie out of it with any number of fresh of frozen fruits. It's versatile, available in low-fat and organic versions and is full of protein and digestion-aiding bacteria.

Fresh blueberries in the summer. Can't wait!

Cauliflower roasted in foil in the oven or on the grill, fresh berries and yogurt, granola made with molasses and lots of raisins and healthy nuts, fresh trout in the summer - prepared simply with a bit of garlic, butter and lemon then grilled after a day of hiking, pomegranate berries, fresh leafy salads with carrots, celery, cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes, glass of milk with ice cubes to comfort you on sad nights, bowl of peaches drizzled with honey, ants on a log, ok, that was way more than one and now I am hungry and have way too much work to do. :-)

Grilled fresh fruit and/or veggies (yep, the fruit too - grilled peaches or pineapple? Yes, please!).

Grilled pineapple with frozen (or not) yogurt...it tastes sinful!

Luckily for me, there are many healthy things that I thoroughly enjoy. If I had to pick one at the moment, it would be my morning bowl of oatmeal - usually eaten with a pile of fresh berries, a sprinkling of wheat germ, and a drizzle of maple syrup. Yum.

I'm on a huge spinach kick. Spinach salad, wilted spinach with garlic, spinach and chickpea soup. I yam what I yam.

In my view edamame is a super-food. Its versatility (tofu, soy milk, "cheeses", etc..), health benefits, and ability to cross borders of nearly every single influential style of cuisine on the planet, make it something very special. Not to mention the fact that it tastes absolutely delicious just sprinkled with salt; my preferred way to eat 'em. Serious Eats? Indeed!

oatmeal with cinnamon, ginger, honey and peanut butter. and sometimes dark chocolate.

Fresh berries and greek yogurt with homemade granola.

A soft poached egg every morning

carrot and sweet potato soup with ginger.

avocados - good fats, vitaminny-goodness, and omg delicious.

in the land of ...whole milk yogurt with raw honey ......

Roasted fingerling potatoes sprinkled with lemon zest, rosemary, sage and salt. Spinach Turkey burgers topped with Greek yogurt sauce mixed with cucumber and dill.

Few things are yummier than grilled/roasted veggies. I also love fresh pineapple. There are too many things to list here, and reading others' comments has made me soooooo hungry!

TOMATOES! But only when they're in season. Nothing beats a tomato fresh from the garden, still warm from the sun, sliced with a tiny bit of sea salt sprinkled on it. Double points if the tomato is an heirloom!

Sliced okra, sauted in olive oil w/ chopped jalapenos and garlic w/ kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

a mozzarella caprese made with heirloom tomatoes.
the blend of sweet basil, balsamic vinegar, a splash of olive oil, a smidgen of sea salt and the pure and amazing flavor from a ripe heirloom tomato is just heaven on a plate! It's a beautiful sight as well.

The most healthful and delicious thing I like to eat are roasted sweet potatoes. I never bake regular potatoes, but sweet potatoes baked in the oven with a little olive oil on the skin are so sweet and delicious! The fact they are so healthy is a great bonus.

Hummus with whole wheat pita triangles, garnished with kalamata olives and feta.

a piece of thick wholegrain/rye, smear it with natural peanut butter, a layer of banana slices and lastly a square piece of low-fat kraft cheddar cheese.
then in an oven toaster until cheese melts and bread toasted.

low GI bread + fibre, good fats & protein, potassium + fibre, calcium & protein

you cannot get any more wholesome than that

A honeycrisp apple in the fall
The custardy texture of tofu
Salmon with a sweet spicy glaze
avocadoes w/lime juice

I like making a stew of fresh veggies like zucchini, mushroom, onions, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, string beans, and tomatoes and spooning it out over some onion-scented quinoa. Adding some turmeric and garbanzo beans to the mix packs it with flavor and energy. It makes a fantastic meal for a cool night, and is delicious as well as nutritious. Accompany with a cold glass of pear nectar and it's like heaven on a placemat.

A well made salad of mixed greens with seasoned grilled chicken breast, assorted veggies, good olives and a simple, non-creamy dressing. No iceberg lettuce!

plain yogurt, fruit, green tea, vegetables, black beans

A light, yet deliciously unctuous bowl of piping hot soy milk curds...I slurp this down every day when i'm back home in Asia =)

Vietnamese food--all the fresh veggies and herbs wrapped in rice paper, rice noodles, fish sauce. Yum! Fun to make and eat and healthy, too!

Quinoa! There's so much you can do with it hot or chilled. I love its texture and nutty flavor.

Peanut butter. About 5 days of the week for lunch, I have what I call a peanut butter quesadilla. It's peanut butter and sliced apple on a whole wheat tortilla. It's not only healthy and pleasurable, but also filling.

Any fruit.

Tofu. I ate some with spicy red curry sauce for dinner last night and it was so delicious!

I make a mean vegetarian 3-bean chili that's to die for: 4-6 fresh cloves of garlic, diced tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, 3 types of beans, a handful of fresh or frozen corn, and cumin, chili, S&P to round it out. Some fresh herbs or scallions for garnish and this dish is so pleasurable I forget it's healthy. Isn't that the key?

Brown rice is hands down one of the healthiest things there is to eat. Topped with a mixture of powdered toasted sesame seed and sea salt, some shredded carrot and cucumber and a little rice wine vinegar, it is divine. It's also a staple of the Zen macrobiotic diet.

My favorite healthy and pleasurable dish would be tomatoes from my parent's garden sliced thick and topped with chopped flat-leaf parsley and basil and thin slivers of red onions. Dress with a vinagrette of champagne vinegar, dijon mustard, a touch of extra virgin olive oil, crushed garlic, salt and lots of fresh ground black pepper and garnish with some toasted pinenuts for good measure. It has all the great textures - the juiciness of the sweet tomatos, the crisp heat of the onions and the crunch of the pinenuts.

My morning smoothie/shake, soy milk and any and all fruits I want. I can change it any time I want, and make it fancy or simple. AAAnd there's no guilt, ever!!

A big bowl of steamed green beans. Or raw sugar snap peas. I can never buy enough!

The most important thing--always--is the company I keep, even if it's just myself. Sharing a little paper sack full of hot salty fries at a fast food joint in the Tenderloin with my best friend who is in serious need of some girl talk is way more wholesome than any multi-grain, fat-free, non-whatever eaten in distress. That being said, a ripe red tomato, just picked and still warm from the garden, sprinkled with a little salt and eaten like an apple over the sink is heaven on earth. Oh, and it doesn't hurt to have a little Devendra Banhart on the stereo and my honey walking through the front door. Yum.