Top 5 Super-Foods For a Healthy Body!

July 7th, 2010 | Posted in Diet tips | No Comments »

Superman, superwoman, superfoods?

Consuming the so-called superfoods can be hugely beneficial to our health and can be used as snacks and main meals. Here are my top five superfoods that should be included in any diet…

What does superfood actually mean?

The term is commonly used when talking about a food that boasts a high phytonutrient content and provides health benefits when consumed.

Superfood no.1 — Blueberries

Blueberries are a superfruit as they provide consumers with significant intakes of manganese, fiber, vitamin C, antioxidants and anthocyanins.

Meal ideas: These are great for snacking on or as a dessert after a meal and can even be thrown into a salad.

Superfood no.2 — Avocado

Avocados are a superfood as in a 1,800-calories-a-day diet, 30g of monosaturated fat should be consumed and just one avocado will provide you with this. They are also packed full of beta-sitosterol, which battles cholesterol but reducing the amount that your body will absorb.

Meal ideas: Chop them up into a salad or mash them into a guacamole dip to make your carrot sticks a little more interesting on the palate.

Superfood no.3 — Broccoli

This green gem is proven to keep cancer at bay while also improving the risk of heart disease. Its boasts a high level of a multitude of vitamins including A, C and K and should be boiled for less than 10 minutes for the best nutrient consumption.

Meal ideas: Snack on it raw as you would carrot or cucumber sticks and dip it into an avocado dip or olive oil and vinaigrette dressing. Boil it lightly to accompany meals such as salmon and chicken breasts.

Superfood no.4 — Spinach

Follow Popeye’s lead and reach for the spinach! High in iron and full of vitamins this vegetable is a great way to consume folate.

Meal ideas: Use it to accompany any meal but only boil it very lightly to avoid losing its goodness. Spinach is also great raw as part of a tasty salad.

Superfoods no.5 — Fish

Fish is an easy way to enjoy omega 3 and they are packed with many vitamins as well as being a great source of protein. It can be used to combat memory loss, PMS problems, colon cancer, strokes and cardiovascular issues and salmon in particular reduces the risk of heart disease.

Meal ideas: Can be eaten as a main meal with vegetables or thrown into a salad with a sprinkling of olive oil dressing.

Jennifer Nicole Lee is a superwoman. Super mum, super fit and now a super author of her own bestselling book entitled: The Mind, Body and Soul Diet: Your Complete Transformational Guide to Health, Healing and Happiness. The messages in her book can help every woman out there who is desperate to find the time to lose weight, get fit and get healthy, and if you reach for the superfoods while digesting a copy of Jennifer’s book you may just find the answers you have so desperately been looking for…