What healthy foods improve your mood?

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19 Nov 2011, 10:34 pm

Fresh fruit or juice picks me up. But chocolate is the drug of my choice.

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19 Nov 2011, 10:42 pm

Thank you for the suggestions. They're good for the most part. Most of the suggestions are healthy. I look forward to seeing more suggestions.

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20 Nov 2011, 6:01 am

Walnuts
Brazil nuts
Cashew nuts
Roasted chestnuts
Pineapple (fresh not tinned)
Full fat white yoghurt with a squeeze of lemon & sprinkled with a bit of sugar & cinnamon (or honey if you prefer)
Absolutely never buy any dairy products that are "fat free"
Black coffee in moderation
Tea with a slice of lemon
Olives
Porridge!! !

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20 Nov 2011, 6:15 am

I'm like the first to shove a fistful of broccoli, spinach, avocados, fruit, ^porridge, yogurt, etc. in my mouth for breakfast/lunch/dinner but honestly black coffee's the Only Thing that's genuinely capable of boosting my mood.

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20 Nov 2011, 9:48 am

I would like to thank you guys for helping me.

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20 Nov 2011, 5:01 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:

I would like to thank you guys for helping me.

You're Welcome from me Mick.

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20 Nov 2011, 6:55 pm

whole unpeeled carrots and cucumbers

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20 Nov 2011, 7:23 pm

Fruits and vegetables don't seem to have any effect on my mood.
When I am hungry and feeling cranky, I require a significant source of protein to feel better.

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20 Nov 2011, 8:46 pm

pete1061 wrote:

Fruits and vegetables don't seem to have any effect on my mood.
When I am hungry and feeling cranky, I require a significant source of protein to feel better.

Interesting... I sometimes crave a significant source of protein too. I get this weird sense to eat high protein/a craving, I get cranky and I'm usually feeling pretty crappy physically as well. It's usually because I haven't been eating right.

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20 Nov 2011, 11:40 pm

carrot and cucumber juice makes me happier!

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21 Nov 2011, 3:47 am

Taupey wrote:

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Fruits and vegetables don't seem to have any effect on my mood.
When I am hungry and feeling cranky, I require a significant source of protein to feel better.

Usually something with meat and cheese does the trick.
Peanut butter also works well for me.

The only fruit I get something from is bananas.
But I usually don't keep them around because I'm really picky about them. They have to be perfect, no green, and no brown.

It's tough keeping fruit & vegetables around for someone living alone. I can only buy small quantities, or they go bad.
And I don't really bother with frozen veggies because most of the "good" stuff in them is lost in the freezing process.

Also french fries ("chips" for you brits) satisfy something unexplainable in me.
I love them, though they are really worse for me than the cheeseburgers, so I don't eat them all the time.

I have to watch the greasy stuff, my family has a history of blood & heart problems. my dad had quadruple bypass surgery at 49, then a triple at 63.

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21 Nov 2011, 3:57 am

Banana Baby Food, has B complex and i think Vitamin A and C and Potassium.

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21 Nov 2011, 4:00 am

Pink grapefruit always makes me feel better.

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21 Nov 2011, 12:39 pm

pete1061 wrote:

Taupey wrote:

pete1061 wrote:

Fruits and vegetables don't seem to have any effect on my mood.
When I am hungry and feeling cranky, I require a significant source of protein to feel better.

I'm the same way about bananas. Wow, that's not good.

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21 Nov 2011, 3:33 pm

My homemade salsa- 1 can corn + 1 can beans + 1 white onion + 4 tomatoes + 5 jalapenos

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