Healthiest foods / super spices - day 1

The challenge that I have set up for myself is going to be fun!  Today, I chose 7 selections from the healthiest foods list (oatmeal, skim milk, almonds, mushrooms, spinach, extra-virgin olive oil, and sweet potatoes) and 6 selections from the super spices (black pepper, cinnamon, garlic powder, ginger, red pepper, and thyme).

Though this challenge is mine alone (for now at least), my son helped me by weighing the almonds and walnuts. He had fun with the food scale.  Once he measured 1 ounce, I transferred the portion to a Ziploc snack bag.  Now these selections are good to go.

Food Focus -- spices

February will be fun and fabulous!  In addition to the 30 healthiest foods list from Real Simple that I will follow, I will focus on what McCormick has identified as the following super spices:

black pepper
chili powder
cinnamon
cloves
garlic powder
ginger
red pepper
rosemary
thyme
turmeric

At the McCormick site, I found and printed a fun calendar listing what are termed super swaps. A link for my spice source is:

Spice Source / McCormick