More Than 100 Superfoods for a Super You
Include These Foods for Maximum Body Benefits
By: Becky Hand, Licensed & Registered Dietitian : 583 comments
Faster than a speeding bullet…
More powerful than a locomotive…
Nutrient-packed with health enhancing properties…
Here come the SUPERFOODS!
These foods benefit your body in so many ways. They power your brain, and correctly and efficiently fuel your body. Superfoods fight infection, enhance your immune system, and protect against diseases such as osteoporosis, heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, and respiratory infections.
While this list of superfoods may be longer than most, it shows that great things do come in small packages. These foods are not only healthy, but they're also affordable, familiar, and readily available at regular grocery stores and farmers markets. With so many choices, you'll discover just how easy it is to eat super healthy every day…even when on a tight budget.
This is an all-inclusive list, but some foods might not be right for your tastes, preferences or health goals. Remember that no single food can provide everything you need to be healthy. That's why it's important to choose a variety of super foods from each category to meet your daily nutrition needs.
More powerful than a locomotive…
Nutrient-packed with health enhancing properties…
Here come the SUPERFOODS!
These foods benefit your body in so many ways. They power your brain, and correctly and efficiently fuel your body. Superfoods fight infection, enhance your immune system, and protect against diseases such as osteoporosis, heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, and respiratory infections.
While this list of superfoods may be longer than most, it shows that great things do come in small packages. These foods are not only healthy, but they're also affordable, familiar, and readily available at regular grocery stores and farmers markets. With so many choices, you'll discover just how easy it is to eat super healthy every day…even when on a tight budget.
This is an all-inclusive list, but some foods might not be right for your tastes, preferences or health goals. Remember that no single food can provide everything you need to be healthy. That's why it's important to choose a variety of super foods from each category to meet your daily nutrition needs.
Superfoods List
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Vegetables Avocados Beets Bell peppers Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Collard greens Crimini mushrooms Cucumbers Eggplant Garlic Green beans Kale Mustard greens Onions Peas Portobello mushrooms Potatoes Pumpkin Rainbow chard Romaine lettuce Shiitake mushrooms Spinach Summer squash Sweet potatoes Swiss chard Tomatoes Turnip greens Winter squash Yams
Calcium-Rich Foods
Almond milkChia seeds Cottage cheese, low fat Dark leafy greens Kefir Milk, skim or 1% Rice milk Sardines Seaweed Yogurt with active cultures, low fat |
Fruit
Apples
ApricotsBananas Black olives Blackberries Blueberries Cantaloupe Cherries Cranberries Figs Grapefruit Grapes Honeydew melon Kiwifruit Lemons Limes Nectarines Oranges Papaya Peaches Pears Pineapple Plums Prunes Raisins Raspberries Strawberries Watermelon Grains Barley Brown rice Buckwheat Bulgur Millet Oats Quinoa Rye Spelt Triticale Wheat berries Whole wheat breads, cereal, pasta Wild Rice |
Proteins
AlmondsBeef, lean Black beans Cashews Chicken, skinless Chickpeas Egg whites Eggs Fish, unbreaded Flaxseed Hemp seeds Hummus Kidney beans Lima beans Lentils Miso Navy beans Nutritional yeast Nuts Peanut butter, natural Pinto beans Pork, lean Pumpkin seeds Salmon, canned or fresh Sesame seeds Sunflower seeds Tahini Tempeh Tofu Tuna, canned or fresh Turkey, skinless Walnuts Wild game, skinless
Miscellaneous
Black garlicCoconut oil Dark chocolate Dark cocoa powder Green tea Matcha tea Olive oil Saurkraut and other fermented foods Turmeric |
