Food groups survey!

Just for fun (can't you tell i'm bored @ work).. name your top 5 favorite foods within each food group:

Grains:

Vegetables:

Fruits:

Dairy:

Meats/Proteins:

Fats/Sweets/Oils:

Original Post by jenny8484:

Just for fun (can't you tell i'm bored @ work).. name your top 5 favorite foods within each food group:

Grains: wheat, rice, quinoa, buckwheat, millet

Vegetables: potatoes (sweet & regular), spinach, carrots, bell peppers, onion

Fruits: apples, berries, bananas, pears, cherries

Dairy: plain yogurt, cottage cheese, goat cheese, eggs/egg whites, ice cream/frozen yogurt

Meats/Proteins: Chicken, bison, turkey, tempeh, salmon & halibut

Fats/Sweets/Oils: nut butters (esp. peanut), olive oil, flax seed, hemp seed, cashews

Grains: Whole wheat pitas, oatmeal, Ezekiel bread, quinoa, and wheat berries.

Vegetables: Bell peppers, fresh green beans, snow peas, spinach, and watercress.

Fruits: Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, bananas, and apples.

Dairy: Plain yogurt, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, skim milk, feta cheese.

Meats/Proteins: Chicken breast, ground turkey, egg whites, beans of all types, and mahi mahi.

Fats/Sweets/Oils: Nuts, nut butters, olive oil, flaxseeds, sesame oil.

Grains: whole wheat/grain bread, pasta, and rice

Vegetables: broccoli, carrots, eggplant, celery, squash

Fruits: Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, bananas, and apples.

Dairy: Plain yogurt, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, flavored yogurt, and...pudding?

Meats/Proteins: egg whites, tofu, beans

Fats/Sweets/Oils: Nuts, nut butters, nutella, all fruit jelly, and scones

Grains

1. Bran cereal flakes (All-bran flakes, fiber one honey clusters) and twigs (All-bran original, Trader Joe's fiber cereal, Fibrette)
2. Jasmine, pearl, and wild rice
3. Steel-cut oats
4. Cornbread
5. Pancakes/waffles

Vegetables

1. Spinach and spinach variants (ie, water spinach)
2. Broccoli and broccoli variants (ie, Chinese broccoli)
3. Mushrooms
4. Squash
5. Artichokes

Fruits

1. Berries of all kinds (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, yamamomo)
2. Persimmons
3. Mangoes
4. Jackfruit
5. Peaches

Dairy

1. 1% Cow's Milk
2. Goat Milk
3. Buttermilk/drinkable yogurts in Asia
4. Frozen yogurt
5. Cheese of all kinds (cottage, swiss, blue, etc. EXCEPT American)

Meats/Proteins

1. Lobster/crayfish
2. Rabbit
3. Raw salmon
4. Beans (Adzuki, black, soy and mung)
5. Scallops

Fats/Sweets/Oils

1. Any nut/legume (almonds, brazilnuts, cashews, coconuts, hazelnuts, hickorynuts, macadamias, peanuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts)
2. Sesame
3. Olives
4. Dark chocolate (100% preferred)
5. Creme savers and werther's candies

Grains: bagels, whole wheat toast, cereal, brown rice, pasta

Vegetables: broccoli, carrots, spinach, broccoli rabe, mushrooms

Fruits: apples, cantaloupe, grapes, pear, tomato (yes they say its a fruit!)

Dairy: ice cream, skim milk, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, yogurt

Meats/Proteins: chicken, salmon, tuna, turkey, beans

Fats/Sweets/Oils: nutella, all types of baked goods, cinnamon coated nuts, chocolate, peanut butter

Original Post by jenny8484:

Grains: oatmeal, whole wheat bread, cereals (crunchy corn bran, raisin bran, etc), whole wheat pasta, brown rice

Vegetables: broccoli, carrots, bell peppers, squash, and peas

Fruits: apples, pineapple, grapes, blueberries, and strawberries

Dairy: low fat yogurt, cottage cheese, frozen yogurt, monterrey jack cheese, and feta cheese

Meats/Proteins: Chicken, Shrimp, Lobster, Crab, and Turkey

Fats/Sweets/Oils: Peanut butter, chocolate, ice cream, cinnamon discs, cream cheese (fat free, so I guess it's more of an "other", not a fat)

Grains: cereal, bread/wrap, oatmeal

Vegetables: carrots, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, mushrooms, broccoli, potatoes

Fruits: apples, peaches, grapes, strawberries, watermelon, pineapple

Dairy: cottage cheese, light icecream, yogurt

Meats/Proteins: chicken, salmon, haddock

Fats/Sweets/Oils: almond/peanut butter, blueberry jam, icecream, chocolate, candy

Grains: whole wheat breads and wraps, brown rice, rolled oats, and whole wheat pasta

Vegetables: carrots, cucumber, bell peppers, green beans, and peas

Fruits: watermelon, raspberries, apples, bananas, and kiwi

Dairy: chocolate milk, cheddar cheese, frozen yogurt, bleu cheese, ice cream

Meats/Proteins: chicken, turkey, beef, tilapia, eggs

Fats/Sweets/Oils: peanut butter, Nutella, Smart Balance, olive oil, pretty much any candy

Vegetables: Cherry Tomatoes, Bell Peppers, Spinach, Onions & Cabbage

Meats/Proteins: Salmon, Ground Ostrich, Chilean Sea Bass, Eel & Ground Beef

Fats/Sweets/Oils: Salmon (this fish's fat just OOZES right out and it so damn delicious - I lick the broil pan! ha ha ha), Chilean Sea Bass (Ditto from the Salmon comment), Hamachi Kama (tuna neck - the juicy part of a tuna EVER!), Olive Oil & Flaxseed Oil

Grains: Quinoa, Whole wheat bread, rolled oats, brown rice, barley 

Vegetables: Broccoli, cauliflower, squash, carrots, potatoes

Fruits: White peaches, white nectarines, apples, bananas, mango

Dairy: (vegan) Soy milk, oat milk, cultured coconut milk yogurt, coconut milk ice cream, FYH mozzerella 

Meats/Proteins: (vegan) Tofu, chicken-style seitan, black beans, BBQ tempeh, chickpeas

Fats/Sweets/Oils: Almond butter, Cashew butter, chocolate chip cookies, avocado, 70% or more dark chocolate 

 Salmon (this fish's fat just OOZES right out and it so damn delicious - I lick the broil pan! ha ha ha)

 Um, ew.

I can't believe I forgot OATS in my list! And beans!

Grains:  oats, quinoa, whole wheat, rice, cornmeal

Vegetables: broccoli, red bell pepper, zucchini, onion, baby corn

Fruits: apples, strawberries, cantaloupe, black berries, any & all dried fruit

Dairy: yogurt, cottage cheese, mozzarella, asiago, feta

Meats/Proteins: chickpeas, lentils, almonds, edamame, eggs

Fats/Sweets/Oils: olive oil, cashews, peanut butter, flax, strawberry jam

Grains:  brown rice, quinoa, bulghur wheat, oats, whole grain bread

Vegetables: broccoli, spinach, carrots, butternut squash, tomatoes

Fruits:  Strawberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, watermelon, grapes

Dairy:  non fat milk, greek style yogurt, ricotta cheese, aged gouda, brie

Meats/Proteins:  salmon, chicken, black beans, lentils, beef

Fats/Sweets/Oils:  Olive oil, avocado, honey, molasses, chocolate

Grains: Oats, wholemeal rice, wholewheat spaghetti/pasta, wholemeal bread, wholemeal pittas/wraps

Vegetables: Broccoli, cherry tomatoes, spinach, cauliflower, courgette

Fruits: Strawberries, apples, apricots, blueberries, raspberries

Dairy: Plain yoghurt, greek yoghurt, milk, not a great cheese fan but I like babybels

Meats/Proteins: Chicken, tuna, prawns, hake, beans

Fats/Sweets/Oils: Soya nuts, almonds, pistachios

Just for fun (can't you tell i'm bored @ work).. name your top 5 favorite foods within each food group:

Grains:

Vegetables: spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, asparagus

Fruits: grapes, strawberries, blueberries, banana, pineapple

Dairy: colby cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, ricotta cheese, gorgonzola cheese

Meats/Proteins: chicken, salmon, tuna, chickpeas, black beans

Fats/Sweets/Oils: avocado, cashews, peanuts, olive oil, macadamia nuts

Yummy topic!

Grains: Cooked Oatmeal, bread, granola, box cereals (Special K, Red Berries), brown basmati rice

Vegetables: tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, green beans, avocadoes

Fruits: apples, bananas, green grapes, real strawberries (not genetically engineered), peaches

Dairy: Skim Milk, whole fat yogurt, Dairy Queen Soft Serve (ooh--hhhhhh), 1% cottage cheese, cheddar

Meats/Proteins: chicken, salmon, snapper, dungeness crab, prawns

Fats/Sweets/Oils: chocolate, wine, peanut butter, butter, maple syrup

Grains: Whole wheat breads, oats, bagels, tortillas, French baguette

Vegetables: leeks, baby spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes

Fruits: bananas, cherries, clementines, pineapple, watermelon

Dairy: milk, Singles Cheese, Cheddar, Whipped cream, cream/ice cream

Meats/Proteins: salmon, chicken, ground beef, pork, beans

Fats/Sweets/Oils: nutella, peanut butter, cashews, m&ms, chocolate

Grains: Whole Wheat Pasta, Whole Wheat Bread, Brown Rice Chips, Sourdough Bread, Potatoes (not a grain but starchy) 

Vegetables: Baby Green Peas, Broccoli, Asparagus, Carrots, Tomatoes 

Fruits: Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries, Cranberries 

Dairy: Extra Sharp White Cheddar, Smoked Gouda, Parmesan, anything made by Ben & Jerry's, Whipped Cream

Meats/Proteins: Chicken, Smoked Ham, Grouper, Shrimp, Scallops

Fats/Sweets/Oils: Peanut Butter, Olive Oil, Brownies, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Butter

Grains: Multigrain cereal, shredded wheat, granola, bulgur, sprouted grain bread

Vegetables: broccoli, cucumber, zucchini, bell peppers, corn

Fruits: apples, strawberries, bananas, cherries, dried figs/raisins

Dairy: Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, swiss cheese, ricotta,  ice cream

Meats/Proteins: Tofu, peanut butter, almonds, hummus, salmon

Fats/Sweets/Oils: Dark chocolate, Thousand Island dressing, avocado, Larabars, Nutella