Foods That Taste Really Really Good

What are some foods that taste really good while still being healthy (and why)?

Kale is very good for you.  I have never liked it cooked--far too bitter for me.  But I recently had "massaged kale salad"--delicious!  I now make it a lot.Clean and dry one bunch of kale leaves stripped from their central ribsCut crosswise into narrow (1/4 inch) bands and then across (maybe 1/2 inch--the size is not critical, but the pieces should not be too big Put into a bowl with about 2T lemon juice (I use the juice of one large lemon) and a bit of saltMassage the kale (like kneading bread dough) with the lemon juice until it softens and quite a bit of liquid collects at the bottom of the bowl--it takes me 2 or 3 minutesPour off the liquidAdd 2-3 T shredded (not grated) parmesan and 2-3 T pine nuts, preferably toasted but if not that is ok, too.  Some recipes call for sunflower seeds, but I like the pine nuts.Stir thoroughly and add olive oil (1-2 T, to taste) and salt to taste if it needs moreWhile I heartily dislike cooked kale, I could eat this salad several nights a week.  The ingredients are flexible--friends of mine add raisins, shredded carrots, shredded apples, etc.

Which foods still taste good when you are sick?

Ice cream, especially sherbet, which can be easier to digest. Orange juice, limeade or lemonade and, strangely, ginger ale, still manage to refresh an ailing body. Continuing on the sweet side, chilled fruit cocktail remains pretty easy to consume. So is some vanilla pudding but chocolate can be a bit too much. If stomach upset isn't too overwhelming some hot chocolate can be nice. For the fever-stricken, iced tea can prove reinvigorating.Beef consomme and an egg drop soup are useful alternatives to the time-honored chicken soup. Once you're on the mend, vegetable beef soup with a dollop of sour cream can revive a flagging appetite.

Why do we say "food tastes good" and not "food tastes well"?

Very good question.The first sentence is correct because “good” is an adjective, and adjectives are used to describe a noun (food). And your intention is to describe the food.The word “well” is an adverb, and adverbs are used to describe the verb (tastes). A way to remember is that an adverb adds to the verb. But because the food itself is not doing the actual tasting — you are — we can't describe the verb.“Tastes” is a very passive verb (like Feels, Seems, etc) because there isn't a clear action taking place, but it is a verb nonetheless.The only instance I can think of where “well” is used as an adjective, is when describing your health, as in “I am well”, which is technically incorrect; it is a shortening of the original “I am feeling well”, where “well” is an adverb, as it should be.I hope this makes sense and helps.