Ned's Ten Fine Foods

In these troubled times, Ned is moved to reiterate, with increased vigor, his ten best food recommendations to his many friends and followers. Bon appetit! (List not in any particular order.)
10. Goat milk kefir: loaded with goodness, packed with happy, friendly bugs, this stuff is nectar. Free your mind from concerns about its cost. A little goes a long way.
9. Vegetable juice (low salt): remember that low sodium is not always low salt since some brands simply substitute potassium chloride for sodium chloride, and Ned is concerned about upsetting one's potassium balance. Vegetable juice is a low-calorie, high nutrient marvel, packed with stuff you might find hard to get in other common foods. And even has lots of fiber. A can't miss food. Ned likes the stuff sold by Trader Joe's even though some might not like the slightly lemony taste.
8. Apples: These are a wonder fruit, especially if you can get organic ones, non-red or golden delicious varieties. Loads of fiber and bioflavenoids. The old folks didn't say 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away' for nothing.
7. Cruciferous veggies: the broccoli, cauliflower guys with cabbage. Great nutrition, low calories, and easy to eat. Marinate broccoli and cauliflower, and eat cabbage as coleslaw mixed with a little carrot. Cauliflower can also be broiled with some cumin and butter or olive oil. Again, get organic if possible. Try this tip: buy a container of coleslaw from your favorite deli, then mix an equal part raw coleslaw from those friendly plastic packages. Cuts down on calories and just as good.
6. Blueberries: you just can't beat 'em for taste and nutrition. Buy them or pick them in the summer and dry them. Freeze a few packages for the winter, too.
5. Spinach: makes great salad, easy to cook. Great sauteed with garlic, or just mix with a little salad dressing. Be sure to get organic if possible, since the industrial stuff is doused with all sorts of bad stuff.
4. Game meat: buffalo, venison, elk: For those who eat meat, the best way to get it. Usually raised in small operations and much of it is local, so win-win. And buffalo don't mess up the soil like cattle. Besides, they are smarter than cows. Remember to eat only a little because we don't want any more cruelty than necessary and you need a diet that is mainly veggies and whole grains anyway.
3. Oats: Ned's secret weapon and the source of much Celtic inspiration over the centuries. High in protein, and soluble fiber. Mix it with game meat for a tasty meatball, and use in cobblers and cookies with only enough sweetener to qualify as dessert.
2. Coffee and tea: Great drinks, and good for you. organic, shade grown coffee varieties help local peoples and the planet. Tea has lots of bioflavenoids and antioxidants, and coffee is good for you, like so many other things, in moderation. Do not overdo it.
1. Tomatoes: Fresh is great, especially if you can pilfer some from a friend's garden. But cooked ma be even better since it concentrates the antioxidants. Goes with most anything.

We will have other foods to add later, but for now, eat these and get healthy!