Healthy Super Foods

There are some foods which we have to take regularly to maintain our health and to live happily. There are 10 healthy foods considered as Super Foods. In these Super foods nutrients per calorie is more comparing to other regular foods. These Super foods have all vitamins, nutrients and minerals in high level to prevent all kinds of diseases from heart diseases to arthritis. These super foods are really a perfect one for healthy heart. These 10 Super Foods should take place in our regular diet program. The super foods are listed below.

Apples

There are nearly 7,500 varieties of apples in the world. You can get quarter of your daily requirement of Vitamin C in just one apple. Vitamin C helps to get healthy skin and gums. Antioxidants are fully packed in an apple. Soluble fiber called pectin is high in apple and it helps to decrease your blood cholesterol level to maintain the digestive system healthy. It helps to steady increase in blood sugar level. It really works with weight loss and maintains diabetic blood sugar level.

Bananas

Bananas are really a high-energy fruit comparing to other fruits. It is high in carbohydrate. It is suitable to take before, during or after exercise. All the fruits consist of plant chemicals known as antioxidants. These antioxidants really help to protect our body from radical damage that can lead to heart disease or cancer. Bananas are fully loaded with potassium to control blood pressure, and Vitamin B6 for healthy hair and skin.

Baked beans

Baked beans are a power factory of nutrients like fiber, protein, calcium and iron. It also contains carbohydrates and low Glycaemic Index like in Apple. Baked Beans with tomato sauce is a best antioxidant combination to control heart disease and prostate cancer. Insoluble fiber in baked beans helps to gather short-chain fatty acids caused by bacteria in colon or large intestine. These fatty acids feed colon lining and preventing cancer-causing assailant.

Brazil nuts

Basically nuts are rich in essential fiber, vitamins and minerals. It is recommended that having some handful of nuts for 4 times a week can prevent heart diseases and control hunger. Brazil Nuts are the best medicine to protect Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and depression, because a source called selenium is high level in Brazil nuts.

Broccoli

Broccoli contains antioxidants and vitamin C in large level. Vitamin C is the best foundation for folic acid. Large intake of folic acid can prevent heart diseases. The Special antioxidant called lutein, which plays a major role in controlling age related macular degeneration (AMD) are high in broccoli. Broccoli contains a special anti cancer assets called sulphoraphane and phytochemical.

Olive oil

Olive oil is the best medicine to lower bad cholesterol and to increase good cholesterol levels. Olive oil is good for heart, because monosaturated fat is high in Olive oil. A tablespoon of Olive oil contains 120 kilocalories, the same calorie you can get from a large slice of bread and butter. So calorie level is really high in Olive oil.

Whole grain Seeded Bread

Bread is a best diet to fight against heart diseases, overweight and helps to lower hunger pangs. Breads consists more seeds and whole grain. Breads contain fiber and vital fatty acids to work resourcefully.

Salmon

Fish has minerals, vitamins and proteins. In oily fishes like salmon the omega 3 fatty acids are large in quantity. Omega 3 fatty acids are best medicine to decrease inflammation and blood clotting. Fish is the best food to prevent heart attack radically even in older adults. Omega 3 fat is really good to control depression. Over all fish is an all round brain food.

Tea

Tea is the best drink loved by all persons and it is having some protection. The source caffeine is helping to invigorate alertness, motivation and mood. It is recommended to have tea to control dehydration. Antioxidant called catechins is rich in tea. It protects heart disease and avoids development of muggy blood clots.

Yogurt

Yogurt is an easily available source for calcium. For people those who are not able to digest large amount of milk sugar and lactose can have Yogurt as milk substitute. Yogurt is the best medicine, which fights with harmful bacteria that causes diarrhea after consumption of antibiotics.