Ever since we were little, our mothers would tell us to eat
all our greens and to stop making faces at the salmon. Although we didn’t think too
much about it then, we were being asked to eat superfoods, which were helping
us become big and strong.
Now that I’m older, I have begun to understand why these everyday
ingredients are called superfoods. There is no official scientific definition
of a superfood, but it is generally accepted that a superfood contains high
levels of much-needed vitamins and minerals for the body and foods; such as kale,
blueberries and salmon etc; are packed with them.
Superfoods give us the vitamins and minerals we truly need and
although we might be getting our daily intake of vitamin C from a glass of
orange juice, most of us know that our daily diet is far from healthy.
Research shows that superfoods aren’t just a fable and eating
superfoods is the best way to stay fit instead of dieting to the limit of
starving one’s self. However, eating superfoods also doesn’t mean that you
should disregard all the other foods in your basic five food groups and just
concentrate on a handful. Like it was said before, everything should be in
moderation. (EUFIC, 2012)
Superfoods for rejuvenation
There is no food on this planet which can reverse the aging
process, but there are many which can slow it down. As we get older, we feel as
if our skin isn’t shining the way it used to, or we don’t feel as fit as we
were several years ago, and although it may be because of our fitness regime, a
lot of it has to do with our diet.
We live in the age of the microwave, frozen dinners and 8-hours-a-day
jobs and a lot of us don’t get the time or the energy to cook a meal which might
be healthier for us. But nature is nothing if not accommodating. Below is a
list of just a few of the foods which, according to research, are the best for
us.
- Kiwi
- Whole Grains
- Tomato
- Berries
- Avocado
- Leafy Greens
- Herbs & Spices
- Nuts
- Cranberries
- Fish
- Apples
- Stone Fruits
- Tea
- Yogurt
- Legumes
- Dark Chocolate
Superfoods were discovered over time, and for the large part
of our existence, we didn’t even know that they made such a huge impact on our
diet. As we discover more reasons to incorporate these everyday ingredients within
our diet regime, we realize that even eating them in their raw forms can give
us more than our daily intake, which helps us become stronger and healthier
than ever.
Bibliography
EUFIC.
(2012, 11). Retrieved May 4, 2015, from European Food Information Council:
http://www.eufic.org/article/en/artid/The-science-behind-superfoods/
