Quotes About Superfoods

When I'm traveling, I always bring a big variety of healthy snacks and superfoods - usually opting for vegetables and fish or seafood when ordering food or on set.

Three of the most beneficial, longevity promoting anti-cancer foods are green vegetables, beans, and onions.

Combine anti-cancer foods to maximize protection against all cancers: A number of plant foods are associated with lower risk of cancers, and substances contained in these foods display anti-cancer or immune-boosting properties.

All berries and their juices—including blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, acai berries, goji berries, elderberries, and strawberries—are super foods.

Imagine the protective effects of eating adequate amounts of the top three super food groups together—cruciferous greens, mushrooms, and onions—almost daily.

Beans, peas, corn, wild rice, barley, steel-cut oats, oatmeal, tomatoes, squashes, berries, and fresh fruits are examples of the most favorable carbohydrates sources. Beans, green peas, berries, and tomatoes are at the top of the list. Squashes, intact whole grains (such as steel-cut oats), wild rice, quinoa, wheat berries, and even sweet potatoes would be more favorable choices than white potatoes, which would be at the bottom of this list. Unacceptable Carbohydrates

If green vegetables are the king of Super Immunity, mushrooms are the queen.

Foods with a high ratio of alpha-carotene to calories include the following: Bok choy Cabbage Red peppers Carrots Swiss chard Green peppers Asparagus Collards Broccoli Peas Winter squash

Your key to permanent weight loss is to eat predominantly those foods that have a high proportion of nutrients (noncaloric food factors) to calories (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins). In

MICROGRAMS OF FOLATE IN FOLATE-RICH FOODS Asparagus (1.5 cup cooked) 402 Edamame (1 cup cooked) 358 Lentils (1 cup cooked) 358 Broccoli (2 cups cooked) 337 Chickpeas (1 cup cooked) 282 Adzuki beans (1 cup cooked) 278 Romaine lettuce (3 cups raw) 192 Brussels sprouts (2 cups cooked) 187 Spinach (3 cups raw) 175

Greens, especially the cruciferous kind (such as kale, cabbage, and bok choy), are as close to a miracle food as we can get.

CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES Arugula Bok choy Broccoli Broccoli rabe Broccolini Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Collards Horseradish Kale Kohlrabi Mustard greens Radishes Red cabbage Turnip greens

Walnuts, Hemp Seeds, Chia Seeds, and Flaxseeds Are Strongly Recommended Walnuts, hemp seeds, chia seeds, and flaxseeds have the most favorable omega-3 content of all nuts and seeds.

GOMBBS Greens, onions, mushrooms, berries, beans, seeds Greens, onions, mushrooms, berries, beans, seeds Greens, onions, mushrooms, berries, beans, seeds

Leafy greens such as romaine lettuce, kale, collards, Swiss chard, and spinach are the most nutrient-dense of all foods.

The raw food wave has swept through, and now it is the superfoods wave. The next thing to happen will be super herbalism.