this makes me hungry
The top 20 best foods you can eat, taken from some fancy health magazine that I didn't buy:
1. Avocado - vitamin E, B6, panthothenic acid and of course EFAs.
2. Berries - Vitamin C, fibre (the little seeds you don't notice you're eating), vitamin E, folate, antioxidants.
3. Rosemary - anti-clotting properties, antioxidants and anti-cancer properties as well. Plus, as Hamlet knew, it's good for your memory.
4. Oysters - Zinc (a dozen contains about 10 times as much as a biggish steak), iron and iodine.
5. Garlic - helps control blood pressure and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of cancer.
6. Asian greens - fibre, Victamin C, beta carotene, folate, antioxidants. Some also have quite a bit of calcium.
7. Tomatoes - vitamin C and lycopene (good for all sorts of stuff, including prostate health).
8. Nuts - protein, fibre, zinc, iron, calcium, vitamin E, most of the B vitamins, EFAs and arginine. Seem to lower blood cholesterol too.
9. Broccoli - Vitamins C, E, folate and beta carotene, potassium, iron, fibre. Plus sulphoraphane, which appears to protect against cancer.
10. Oats - protects against heart disease, full of soluble fibre, and also helps protect against bowel cancer.
11. Oranges - vitamin C, beta carotene, bioflavonoids.
12.Extra virgin olive oil - helps reduce blood pressure and prevent blood clots. Also has 35 antioxidants.
13. Wheatgerm - Vitamin E, most of the Bs, iron, zinc, manganese, magnesium, potassium and EFAs. Protects against heart diease, diabetes and some cancers.
14. Muesli - not the fatty commercial ones, you need to preferably make your own. Contains protein, vitamins, minerals, EFAs and fibre.
15. Chickpeas - protein, EFAs, fibre, vitamin E, all the Bs except B12, iron, zinc and calcium. And if oyu sprout them you get vitamin C too.
16. Salmon - Omega-3s, protein, iodine.
17. Sourdough bread - it has to be the real thing though, not the ones with sourdough flavouring.
18. Mangos - vitamins A, C, folate and fibre, antioxidants
19. Tofu - protein, B vitamins, potassium, iron and calcium, plus isoflavones. Protects against heart disease and possibly some cancers.
20. Yoghurt - must contain live bacteria. Good source of calcium, protein, possibly prevents food poisoning bacteria or cancer cells getting a toehold.
PS:
Fresh Produce tonight and until Jan 14!
1. Avocado - vitamin E, B6, panthothenic acid and of course EFAs.
2. Berries - Vitamin C, fibre (the little seeds you don't notice you're eating), vitamin E, folate, antioxidants.
3. Rosemary - anti-clotting properties, antioxidants and anti-cancer properties as well. Plus, as Hamlet knew, it's good for your memory.
4. Oysters - Zinc (a dozen contains about 10 times as much as a biggish steak), iron and iodine.
5. Garlic - helps control blood pressure and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of cancer.
6. Asian greens - fibre, Victamin C, beta carotene, folate, antioxidants. Some also have quite a bit of calcium.
7. Tomatoes - vitamin C and lycopene (good for all sorts of stuff, including prostate health).
8. Nuts - protein, fibre, zinc, iron, calcium, vitamin E, most of the B vitamins, EFAs and arginine. Seem to lower blood cholesterol too.
9. Broccoli - Vitamins C, E, folate and beta carotene, potassium, iron, fibre. Plus sulphoraphane, which appears to protect against cancer.
10. Oats - protects against heart disease, full of soluble fibre, and also helps protect against bowel cancer.
11. Oranges - vitamin C, beta carotene, bioflavonoids.
12.Extra virgin olive oil - helps reduce blood pressure and prevent blood clots. Also has 35 antioxidants.
13. Wheatgerm - Vitamin E, most of the Bs, iron, zinc, manganese, magnesium, potassium and EFAs. Protects against heart diease, diabetes and some cancers.
14. Muesli - not the fatty commercial ones, you need to preferably make your own. Contains protein, vitamins, minerals, EFAs and fibre.
15. Chickpeas - protein, EFAs, fibre, vitamin E, all the Bs except B12, iron, zinc and calcium. And if oyu sprout them you get vitamin C too.
16. Salmon - Omega-3s, protein, iodine.
17. Sourdough bread - it has to be the real thing though, not the ones with sourdough flavouring.
18. Mangos - vitamins A, C, folate and fibre, antioxidants
19. Tofu - protein, B vitamins, potassium, iron and calcium, plus isoflavones. Protects against heart disease and possibly some cancers.
20. Yoghurt - must contain live bacteria. Good source of calcium, protein, possibly prevents food poisoning bacteria or cancer cells getting a toehold.
PS:
Fresh Produce tonight and until Jan 14!