Superfoods....What are they, and why should we eat them?

Super Foods.......the new buzz word....but what are they, and why do we need them?  I'll try to keep this simple ☺  We are, what we eat!!

•    Superfoods contain high levels of much-needed vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and polyphenols.

• Along with essential nutrients, superfoods promote healing

• They contain very potent and unique compounds beyond vitamins and minerals that not only protect our immune system, they also inhibit 'bad' cells from reproducing.

• Superfoods have the ability to kill harmful bacteria in our guts, creating a healthy digestive system.

• They give you heaps of excess energy and make you feel amazing!

• Superfoods are great for your skin!!  Packed with alkalizing properties, and an abundance of antioxidants, superfoods provide a winning combination to help reduce redness, inflammation, wrinkles and fine lines, age spots, and rough, dry skin.

• Low in calories, they're beneficial to your waistline!

  
   Top 20 Superfoods:

1. Beans and Lentils
2. Black Rice
3. Blueberries
4. Cherries
5. Coffee
6. Concord Grapes
7. Dark Chocolate
8. Dried Plums
9. Edamame
10. Figs
11. Green Tea
12. Kale
13. Kiwi
14. Mushrooms
15. Quinoa
16. Salmon
17. Squash
18. Strawberries
19. Sunflower Seeds
20. Walnuts

In upcoming posts, I'll share some of my favourite recipes, proving to you that healthy doesn't have to mean boring, bland, or as your kids would say....'yucky'!!
Let's get healthy together,
Melissa Dawn Hiller xo