Healthy Food Survey

I've always wanted to make a survey!  Hope this is fun for all you health-foodies out there.

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli?

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard?

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk?

Favorite way to cook veggies?

Favorite fruit for breakfast?

Favorite fruit for snack?

Best way to eat carrots?

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods?

Favorite healthy dessert?

Favorite nut butter?

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars?

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans?

Black, spice or green tea?

How do you take your tea?

Local or organic from store?

Favorite farmer's market item?

Favorite combinations for trail mix?

Favorite dried fruit?

Baked potato or baked yam?

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate?

In America we use the term yam and sweet potato interchangeably.  I believe real yams are starchier and more potato-like than sweet potatoes.  But if a sign in the produce section says "yams" it is probably really a sweet potato.

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli?  Oatmeal.

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard?  Kale, definitely.

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk?  Depends on what I'm using it for.

Favorite way to cook veggies?  Steamed.

Favorite fruit for breakfast? Berries.

Favorite fruit for snack? Apple.

Best way to eat carrots? Raw, as they come.

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? Everything.

Favorite healthy dessert? Homemade yogurt parfait.

Favorite nut butter?  Almond butter.

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? None.

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans?  Hmm. I like them all!

Black, spice or green tea? I like them all as well.

How do you take your tea? Just as it comes.

Local or organic from store? Both.

Favorite farmer's market item?  Whatever looks best that day.

Favorite combinations for trail mix? Nuts, seeds, and dried fruit.

Favorite dried fruit? Apricots.

Baked potato or baked yam? Baked potato.

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate?  As it comes.

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli? hmmm....i'm gonna go with cold cereal. there's so many options

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? i guess kale? lol i've never really had a lot of any of them

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? soy milk

Favorite way to cook veggies? steam them or bake them

Favorite fruit for breakfast? strawberries and blueberries

Favorite fruit for snack? apples, grapes, peaches, the list could go on forever lol

Best way to eat carrots? steamed with some s & p

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? bread!

Favorite healthy dessert? frozen yogurt is delishh

Favorite nut butter? peanut butter...the only kind i've tried. i would like to try cashew butter tho since i love cashews

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? luna bars

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? black beans

Black, spice or green tea? LOVE tea. i'd say black

How do you take your tea? either plain or with a touch of skim milk

Local or organic from store? organic

Favorite farmer's market item? tomatoes

Favorite combinations for trail mix? dried fruit, granola, nuts, pretzels

Favorite dried fruit? cherries or cranberries

Baked potato or baked yam? YAM!!!

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? dark chocolate covered strawberries

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli? Oatmeal...the only two cold cereals that I like are Kashi GoLean and Bran Flake

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? Kale

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? Soy milk

Favorite way to cook veggies? steam them or bake them

Favorite fruit for breakfast? Apples

Favorite fruit for snack? Anything and everything...except for starfruit (blegh!)

Best way to eat carrots? Steamed

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? Pasta

Favorite healthy dessert? Cottage cheese and peanut butter

Favorite nut butter? peanut butter...the only kind i've tried

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? Larabars...I haven't tried any of the other one

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? Garbanzo

Black, spice or green tea? Spice

How do you take your tea? Plain

Local or organic from store? Either one is fine

Favorite farmer's market item? Apples

Favorite combinations for trail mix? I dunno

Favorite dried fruit? Raisins and prune

Baked potato or baked yam? Sweet potato

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? With my mouth

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli? Oatmeal

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? Kale

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? Soy milk

Favorite way to cook veggies? Steam

Favorite fruit for breakfast? Apples

Favorite fruit for snack? Any

Best way to eat carrots? Plain fresh baby carrots

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? Bread

Favorite healthy dessert? Cottage cheese

Favorite nut butter? Peanut butter

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? None..never tried any of them but i like fruit and nut bars :D

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? Black beans

Black, spice or green tea? Spice

How do you take your tea? Plain

Local or organic from store? Either one is fine

Favorite farmer's market item? Apples

Favorite combinations for trail mix? Peanuts, almonds and apricots

Favorite dried fruit? Prune, Apricots

Baked potato or baked yam? Sweet potato

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? Let it dissolve in my mouth

oatmeal

collard greens

Soy milk

Favorite way to cook veggies? favorite? roll them up in tin foil with a stick of butter and roast them over the barbeque grill.... healthiest way? stir fried or steamed.

Favorite breakfast fruit? Cantalope and or apples

Favorite fruit snack? Apples or blueberries

Favorite way to eat carrots? Steamed or the method mentioned in cooked veggies question.

Whole grain best in bread

Favorite healthy dessert? blueberries or oatmeal crannberry cookies

Favorite nut butter? peanut

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? none of them

Black beans, kidney beans or garbonzo beans? Kidney beans

How do you take your tea? Hot sometimes with a sweetner (tea dependent)

Local or organic from store? Local

Favorite farmer's market item? Any kind of berries

Favorite combinations for trail mix? n/a

Favorite dried fruit? mango

Baked potato or baked yam? baked yam

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? not a fan

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli? Hot oatmeal if it's cold outside, cold cereal if it's hot!

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? Kale

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? Very Vanilla Silk Soy Milk

Favorite way to cook veggies? Roast 'em!

Favorite fruit for breakfast? Anything but apples...

Favorite fruit for snack? Apples! 

Best way to eat carrots? Raw

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? Bread. I'm kinda over whole grain pasta and whole grain baked goods but I LOVE whole grain bread!

Favorite healthy dessert? Dessert should be an indulgence, but if I had to pick one I would go with either frozen yogurt, flavored (un-frozen) yogurt or whole wheat bread spread with some nutella. 

Favorite nut butter? Almond, but I just discovered sunflower seed butter and I'm really enjoying it so far.

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? Larabars, preferably key lime pie, coconut cream pie or cocoa mole.

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? Garbanzo

Black, spice or green tea? Spice

How do you take your tea? Tea + hot water. Nothing more, nothing less!

Local or organic from store? Local organic. Haha.

Favorite farmer's market item? Tomatoes.

Favorite combinations for trail mix? Roasted and salted walnuts, pecans and cashews, Chocolate Graham Goldfish, dried cherries, dried pineapple.

Favorite dried fruit? Papaya! 

Baked potato or baked yam? Yam

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? Let it melt on my tongue.

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? All of the above! 

Favorite way to cook veggies? OH every single way except Fried. 

Favorite healthy dessert? My Coffee Slushie! 

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? Black Eyed Peas

Black, spice or green tea? Flavored Herbal Teas 

How do you take your tea? Nothing but HOT HOT water! 

Local or organic from store? Whatever is cheaper! 

Favorite farmer's market item? Fresh Cherry Tomatoes in all sorts of colors! 

Baked potato or baked yam? How about some spaghetti squash! 

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli?  cold cereal

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? dont know what they are lol

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? skim milk

Favorite way to cook veggies? fresh in sticks

Favorite fruit for breakfast? apple

Favorite fruit for snack? fruit salad with a tiny dab of yogurt

Best way to eat carrots? in sticks!!!!!!!!!

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? breads

Favorite healthy dessert? large glass of milk and one tea spoon of milo

Favorite nut butter? err.. haha

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? neither?

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? pass..

Black, spice or green tea? English breakfast

How do you take your tea? with sugar and milk

Local or organic from store?  local

Favorite farmer's market item? ??

Favorite combinations for trail mix?  ??

Favorite dried fruit? sultananas

Baked potato or baked yam? POTATO

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? suck on it to savor it yum!!

Cold cereal, oatmeal, or muesli? Oatmeal porridge every day

Kale, collard greens, or Swiss chard? I don't know much about fancy greens

Soy milk, almond milk, or oat milk? no no no cow's milk

Favourite way to cook veggies? baked or boiled

Favourite fruit for breakfast? orange juice

Favourite fruit for snack? Orange, pineapple, or banana

Best way to eat carrots? Boiled to death

Whole grains are best in: bread or porridge

Favpurite healthy dessert? crustless pumpkin pie

Favourite nut butter? Peanut, totally

Luna bars, Larabars, or Think bars? Luna once in a blue moon

Black beans, kidney beans, or garbanzo beans? They're all good

Black, spice or green tea? usually black, Red Rose

How do you take your tea? With milk

Local or organic from store? I only insist on organic eggs; local for many fruits is imported from the US instead of S America

Favourite farmer's market item? Organic chicken

Favourite combination for trail mix? I'm sure trail mix would break my teeth

Favourite dried fruit: raisins

Baked potato or baked yam? both are yummy

Favourite way to eat dark chocolate? First you peel back the wrapper...(duh)

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli?  Definitely cold cereal. I don't even know what museli is!

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? none of the above

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? cow's milk, skim

Favorite way to cook veggies? steamed

Favorite fruit for breakfast? banana

Favorite fruit for snack? apple

Best way to eat carrots? raw, baby carrots!

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? carbs are good in anything, let's be honest!

Favorite healthy dessert? angel food cake with fresh sliced strawberries, does that count?

Favorite nut butter? peanut butter

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? never tried any of these. I try to stay away from the bars because all I ever hear about is how horrible they are for you because of all the sugar in them. Not sure about these specific ones though.

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? not a beans girl. none

Black, spice or green tea? green tea or oolong tea. yum!

How do you take your tea? hot, no sweeteners

Local or organic from store? either

Favorite farmer's market item? sadly, I've never been.

Favorite combinations for trail mix? dried fruit and peanuts, sunflower seeds.

Favorite dried fruit? pears

Baked potato or baked yam? baked potato

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? not a huge dark chocolate fan, but being healthy aside, I would probably enjoy it most on a cheesecake with raspberry drizzle. Yum!

about the yam/sweet potato thing, i actually think that's backwards-  i'm pretty sure the yams are the more squishy orange-inside ones, the sweet potatos are the starchier (and not as yummy..) pale-yellow-inside ones.  but, as we do use them really interchangeably here, it's hard to know what you're getting until you open it up, a lot of times.

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli?  Oatmeal with some milk but cold/not cooked -ie not porridge

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? erm I've only heard of Kale not eaten any of them tho!

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? soy out of those

Favorite way to cook veggies? steamed

Favorite fruit for breakfast? apple

Favorite fruit for snack? apple or grape

Best way to eat carrots? my mums "not quite mashed" style

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? bread fo sure

Favorite healthy dessert? jelly!

Favorite nut butter? none, all gross

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? do we even have these in England?

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? garbanzo ie BAKED BEANS, major yum

Black, spice or green tea? earl grey, i am british don't you know haha

How do you take your tea? strong drop of milk no sugar

Local or organic from store? whatevers cheapest i'm afraid

Favorite farmer's market item? when they have some really nice meat that melts in your mouth *drools*

Favorite combinations for trail mix?i just eat fruit n fibre cereal instead!

Favorite dried fruit? apricot

Baked potato or baked yam? potato

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? straight from the packet

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli? Oatmeal, definitely, with soy milk and fresh fruit.

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? Kale.

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? Soy.

Favorite way to cook veggies? Steamed or sauteed with a tiny bit of olive oil.

Favorite fruit for breakfast? Banana, apple, pear..

Favorite fruit for snack? Banana.

Best way to eat carrots? Raw with hummus, always.

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? Bread. I love a hearty piece of 12 grain bread.

Favorite healthy dessert? Fruit.

Favorite nut butter? Peanut.

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? Luna.

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? Black beans.

Black, spice or green tea? All of the above! I loooove tea. Lately it's been green though.

How do you take your tea? Herbal plain, black, chai, or green with a splash of skim.

Local or organic from store? Store bought, it's too difficult to buy local.

Favorite farmer's market item? It's all amazing.

Favorite combinations for trail mix? Almonds, dried cranberries, walnuts, soy nuts.

Favorite dried fruit? Cranberries or bananas.

Baked potato or baked yam? Yam. Yum.

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? Rarely if ever eat chocolate, but I love super dark with chili.

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli? I love Oatmeal..preferably w/ peanut butter and bananas added in :-)

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? collard greens i gues.

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? um not a big fan of soy. haven't had the others.

Favorite way to cook veggies? steamed or sauteed.

Favorite fruit for breakfast? ummm i guess if i drank juice i would want apple or grape

Favorite fruit for snack? any. I literally love them all.

Best way to eat carrots? raw.

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? bread.

Favorite healthy dessert? a warmed up larabar with vegan ice cream..or just plain old Tofutti "ice cream"

Favorite nut butter? peanut butter ?

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars?  LaraBars..or odwalla bars are delicious..

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans?  black beans by far.

Black, spice or green tea? green fruit teas..hot. caffeine free.

How do you take your tea? see above.

Local or organic from store? i try to buy organic..but right now..i'm broke.

Favorite farmer's market item? hmmm never been to the farmer's market!! i totally should start.

Favorite combinations for trail mix? anything vegan.

Favorite dried fruit? hmmm pineapple..lovesss it.

Baked potato or baked yam? both..potato more often though.

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? as the mini bars they come in..as long as they are vegan!

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli? probably oatmeal.. but all three are great.

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? swiss chard, but i call it silverbeet.

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? soy.

Favorite way to cook veggies? any way really! steamed, stir fried or roasted are prob my faves though.

Favorite fruit for breakfast? bananas.

Favorite fruit for snack? watermelon.

Best way to eat carrots? steamed.

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? bread.

Favorite healthy dessert? umm i dont really know... i guess fruit and yoghurt?

Favorite nut butter? peanut butter or tahini.

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars?  havent tried any.

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans?  chickpeas (garbanzo).

Black, spice or green tea? green tea.

How do you take your tea? just plain.

Local or organic from store? local.

Favorite farmer's market item? never been lol.

Favorite combinations for trail mix? dried fruits like apricot and pineapple, lots of nuts and yoghurt balls.

Favorite dried fruit? hmm i guess dates or pineapple.

Baked potato or baked yam? yam!

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? just plain is fine.

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli? Cold Cereal, Kashi WG Puffs or Kashi Go lean

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? Baked Kale but I love all three so much!

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? Unsweetened Vanilla Almond

Favorite way to cook veggies? In egg whites or Baked and seasoned depending on the veg

Favorite fruit for breakfast? Raspberries as a side dish with my eggs

Favorite fruit for snack? Apple slices

Best way to eat carrots? Baked but not mushy

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? Breads MMM with lots of nuts

Favorite healthy dessert? Pumpkin Mousse/Parfaits

Favorite nut butter? The good ole peanut

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? Luna Bars, Lara are too small for me

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? Garbanzo plain but Black beans in recipes like burgers and bakes

Black, spice or green tea? Black teas

How do you take your tea? Sweet no cream

Local or organic from store? Local has always been my pref

Favorite farmer's market item? This awesome tofu spiced "chicken" salad

Favorite combinations for trail mix? Almonds, Peanuts, Figs, Sunflower Seeds and some Kashi Autumn Wheat Biscuits (random I know)

Favorite dried fruit? Figs

Baked potato or baked yam? Yam

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? Dark Choc chips mixed into my Greek Yogurt or Dark Chocolate Almonds

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli? cold cereal

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? never had any before actually

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? soy milk

Favorite way to cook veggies? in chicken soup

Favorite fruit for breakfast? strawberries

Favorite fruit for snack? bananas(which fills me up), or apples (but i'll be  starving 20 minutes later)

Best way to eat carrots? in carrot cake! heh.. ok. i quite like them pickled.

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? erm. all three, i think

Favorite healthy dessert? cottage cheese with jam, or plain fruit.

Favorite nut butter? Every nut is a good nut. except brazil nuts. meh.

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? i haven't tried luna or think bars, so larabars-but only the cashew cookie. All the rest tastes like mashed dates to me. Which they are.

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? none.

Black, spice or green tea? green

How do you take your tea? black, no sugar.

Local or organic from store? not too bothered about this, either's fine  

Favorite farmer's market item? don't have any near me

Favorite combinations for trail mix? i don't eat this 

Favorite dried fruit? mangoes and papayas!

Baked potato or baked yam? hm. yams i think.

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? in bed with a really good book, thunderstorm outside. lol.

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli? cold

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? collard greens

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk? I've been getting soymilk lately since it takes longer to expire

Favorite way to cook veggies? steamed or stir fry

Favorite fruit for breakfast? banana

Favorite fruit for snack? apples

Best way to eat carrots? raw

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? How can I choose!

Favorite healthy dessert? yogurt

Favorite nut butter? peanut butter, tried almond but peanut is still better IMO

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? I like clif bars not so much luna/lara

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? black

Black, spice or green tea? green

How do you take your tea? hot w/ 1 splenda/truvia

Local or organic from store? local

Favorite farmer's market item? I go to local-produce stores

Favorite combinations for trail mix? almonds, granola clusters, raisins, whole grain cereal

Favorite dried fruit? apricots and mango

Baked potato or baked yam? potato

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? lindt truffles or in cake!

Cold cereal, oatmeal or museli? cold cereal...special k!

Kale, collard greens or Swiss chard? meh....no thanks

Soy milk, almond milk or oat milk?  ive never had any of these

Favorite way to cook veggies? steamed

Favorite fruit for breakfast? grapefruit

Favorite fruit for snack? apple, strawberry, grape

Best way to eat carrots? raw

Whole grains are best in: bread, pasta or baked goods? bread

Favorite healthy dessert? yogurt, or sugar free pudding

Favorite nut butter? skippy natural pb

Luna Bars, LaraBars or Think Bars? never heard of these...

Black beans, kidney beans or garbanzo beans? black

Black, spice or green tea? green

How do you take your tea? w/ sweetner

Local or organic from store? local

Favorite farmer's market item? cherries

Favorite combinations for trail mix? almonds, peanuts, cashews, raisins, m&ms!

Favorite dried fruit? raisin

Baked potato or baked yam? not a fan

Favorite way to eat dark chocolate? from dove =]