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10 EVERYDAY

SUPERFOODS

These foods and ingredients top the list of the best healthy

foods to eat during any meal.

BY LISA VALENTE, M.S., R.D.

S uperfoods may have a little bit of variety is important for a healthy diet, but even
hype but are also some of the healthi-
while you are doing that, here are the healthiest

est foods you should be eating every foods that are easy to incorporate into a diet. After
foods
day:
brimming
various
with

disease-fighting nutrients and deliv- all, it doesn’t matter how healthy a food is if you’re
not eating it with the same regularity . The healthi-
ered in a delicious form (think: antioxidant-packed est foods and diets focus on real whole food: lots
blueberries). of vegetables and fruits, whole grains, healthy pro-
But some super-healthy foods, especially teins and fats. Added sugar and sodium are lim-
trendy ones, are a little too exotic and expensive ited. There are plenty of other good-for-you foods

to fit into our everyday diets (ahem, goji berry). that didn’t make this list—like lentils, bananas and
Others—such as, say, sardines—you’re likely to eat beets—but the choices here are a great place to
only once in a while. Trying new foods is great and start to add more healthy foods to your diet.

BERRIES
1 it up. In the winter, when a compound with anti- EGGS
All berries are great
berries aren’t in season,
A source of high-
cancer properties. The
grab frozen varieties
same amount of blue- 2 quality vegetarian
sources of fiber—a
nutrient that most (without sweeteners), berries has half the fiber protein, eggs might give

Americans don’t get which are great for (4 grams) but is packed your meal more staying
enough of. Fiber helps smoothies, in oatmeal with antioxidants that power too. One egg has
keep your digestive sys- and, when thawed, in may help keep memory about 70 calories and
tem healthy and working yogurt. Raspberries (one sharp as you age. A cup 6 grams of protein. Plus,
properly, and it’s good of the best breakfast of strawberries contains egg yolks contain lutein
for your heart and your foods for weight loss) 3 grams of fiber but and zeaxanthin—two

waistline, since it’s so fill- boast the most fiber, at more than a full day’s antioxidants that help

ing. All berries are good 8 grams per cup, and recommended dose of keep eyes healthy. In fact,
for you, so be sure to mix also contain ellagic acid, vitamin C. mounting research links

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