The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating
There is a list of healthy foods people should be eating but aren’t. But some of his favorites, like purslane, guava, and goji berries, aren’t always available at regular grocery stores.
1. Beets:
Think of beets as red spinach, they are a rich source of folate as well as natural red pigments that may be cancer fighters.
How to eat: Fresh, raw, and grated to make a salad. Heating decreases antioxidant power.
2. Cabbage:
Loaded with nutrients like sulforaphane, a chemical said to boost cancer-fighting enzymes.
How to eat: Asian-style slaw or as a crunchy topping on burgers and sandwiches.
3. Swiss chard:
A leafy green vegetable packed with carotenoids that protect aging eyes.
How to eat it: Chop and saute in olive oil.
4. Cinnamon:
May help control blood sugar and cholesterol.
How to eat it: Sprinkle on coffee or oatmeal.
5. Pomegranate juice:
Appears to lower blood pressure and loaded with antioxidants.
How to eat: Just drink it.
6. Dried plums:
Okay, so they are really prunes but packed with cancer-fighting antioxidants.
How to eat: Wrapped in prosciutto and baked.
7. Pumpkin seeds:
The most nutritious part of the pumpkin and packed with magnesium; high levels of the mineral are associated with a lower risk of early death.
How to eat: Roasted as a snack, or sprinkled on salad.
8. Sardines:
They are high in omega-3’s, contain virtually no mercury and are loaded with calcium. They also contain iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper and manganese as well as a full complement of B vitamins.
How to eat: Choose sardines packed in olive or sardine oil. Eat plain, mixed with salad, on toast, or mashed with dijon mustard and onions as a spread.
9. Turmeric:
The “superstar of spices,’’ it has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.
How to eat: Mix with scrambled eggs or in any vegetable dish.
10. Frozen blueberries:
Even though freezing can degrade some of the nutrients in fruits and vegetables, frozen blueberries are available year-round and don’t spoil; associated with better memory in animal studies.
How to eat: Blended with yogurt or chocolate soy milk and sprinkled with crushed almonds.
11. Canned pumpkin:
A low-calorie vegetable that is high in fiber and immune-stimulating vitamin A; fills you up with very few calories.
How to eat: Mix with a little butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
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