You are advised to eat a particular number of servings of fruits, veggies, protein and carbohydrates to get all the nutrients you need in order to be healthy. Most of us know this but still don’t consume the required amount either due to lethargy or lack of time to prepare them. Super foods come to your rescue here as these foods enrich your body with nutrients of all foods combined, taste good, elevate your moods – all in a single serving!
Let’s check out what the top 5 super foods have in store for us.
1)Goji Berries: The Goji Berry is a fruit that has a chewy texture and looks similar to raisins, which is native to certain remote regions of China, Tibet, and Mongolia. Goji Berries contain 4 special polysaccharides which fortify your immune system and are responsible for controlling your body’s most important defense systems and also contain 19 amino acids–the building blocks of protein–including all eight essential for life, according to gojicapital.
2)Maca: Maca is a root-like vegetable shaped like a radish that grows high in the harsh climate of the Andes Mountains in South America at elevations up to 15,000 feet. The root contains over 55 naturally occurring, beneficial phyto-chemicals and these naturally occurring chemicals include important hormonal precursors and sterols proven time and time again to assist the human body in a number of recognizable ways. Most people feel their mood and energy level lift in an instant, according to macaroot.
3)Raw Honey: According to WHFoods, this wonderfully rich golden liquid is the miraculous product of honey bees and a naturally delicious alternative to white sugar. The phytonutrients found in raw honey have been shown to posssess cancer-preventing and anti-tumor properties. Daily consumption of honey raises blood levels of protective antioxidant compounds.
4)Spirulina: This tiny aquatic plant offers 60% all-vegetable protein, essential vitamins and phytonutrients such as the antioxidant beta carotene, the rare essential fatty acid GLA, sulfolipids, glycolipids and polysaccharides. Spirulina beta carotene is ten times more concentrated than carrots. So even if you don’t eat the recommended 4 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables every day, get your natural beta carotene insurance from spirulina to help support your body’s defenses, according to spirulina.
5)Sea Vegetables: Sea vegetables are grouped as algae and can be found growing both in the marine salt waters as well as in fresh water lakes and seas. Sea vegetables are an excellent source of iodine and vitamin K, a very good source of the B-vitamin folate, and magnesium, and a good source of iron and calcium, and the B-vitamins riboflavin and pantothenic acid. In addition, sea vegetables contain good amounts of lignans, plant compounds with cancer-protective properties, according to WHfoods.
Go ahead and super charge yourself with these super foods!
