E: best Eating & natural health food snacks

Health Tips

1. In our opinion, the most important health food is European style fresh garden salad, either plain or with natural dressing that does not contain soy oil. (Exception: avoid spinach which is high in oxalic acid.)
2. French toast, Oatmeal, rice porridge, baked millet, or nut butters on whole grain toast, make a good breakfast. So-called "natural" cereals and granolas tend to be difficult to digest. They can be part of a healthy breakfast but need to be low in sugar and only a few tablespoons eaten at a time. Also instead of milk, try plain yogurt diluted with water and fruit juice.
3. Soy flour, soy grits, soy protein and soy oil are in many so-called "health foods" but are indigestible and frequent allergens. Read carefully and avoid these ingredients. (Exceptions: soy lecithin and soy sauce are alright.)
4. If you often eat sweet or fried snacks, search instead for tasty popcorn and baked crackers. These are not exactly healthy but in moderation are less unhealthy. (Exception: they must not contain soy oil, margarine or hydrogenated fats. If the ingredients include an unspecified "vegetable oil", or a list of different oils, assume this to contain soy oil.) Any fresh popcorn can also be microwaved in any microwave-safe container with a small dining plate on top.
5. Decorate your kitchen and work place with celery hearts and dill pickle spears or fresh cucumber spears, the ultimate healthy snacks.
6. Our suggestions on this page are non-essential, but fun to eat, very convenient and may help you to cope under certain difficult situations.