Get healthy with food choices

Are you a food fan? Yeah, aren't we all? Sometimes it's tough to know exactly what to eat though, especially if you're trying to find a healthy, balanced diet but don't want to spend precious free time reading and re-reading labels. If you want to find out what foods give you the most most bang for your buck (health-wise at least) check out this fun, illustrated article posted on AOL Body.

It lists 10 of the best possible foods to eat when attempting to create a balanced diet full of nutrients, vitamins, fatty acids, antioxidants and more. These are the foods that will not only fill you up but that will keep your heart, brain and the rest of your body in great shape.

In no particular order, here are the Top 10:

• Kidney Beans (Check out this post by Debra McDuffee for the skinny on kidney beans).
• Avocados (Learn more about the healthy fats in avocados by taking the quiz Brian White mentions here).
• Bananas (Find delicious banana-tastic dessert recipes in Jessica Ashley's post on the healthy fruit).
• Green Tea (Decide what kind of tea is best for you in Bethany Sanders' post on green, black and white tea).
• Almonds (Check out Rigel Gregg's post on celebrity snacks to find out which stars love almonds).
• Wild salmon (Try the easy glazed salmon recipe mentioned by Debra McDuffee for your next meal).
• Honey (What's so fab about honey? Find out about the wonder-food in this post by Rigel Gregg).
• Broccoli (Debra McDuffee lets you know why broccoli is super here)
• Blueberries (Enjoy healthy blueberry muffins with this recipe courtesy of Jessica Brim).
• Extra virgin olive oil (Martha Edwards' post on healthy cooking tips discusses olive oil and other foods).

They're all tasty and offer the added bonus of being really really good for you. Head over to AOL Body to take a look at the foods and find out more about what exactly it is about each that makes them so edible and excellent.