After reviewing the top 10 healthiest supermarkets, now comes the 10 so-called superfoods.
According to Forbes.com's article - Suprising Superfoods, "Steven G. Pratt, M.D., author of several books on nutrition, including SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life, says superfoods, in order to qualify as such, should be tasty, readily available and demonstrably nutritious over centuries."
And the 10 Superfoods are:
a) Raw Chocolate - good in omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, plant-source iron and phenylethylamine
b) Buckwheat Honey - this dark honey help neutralizes sugar levels, good in antioxidant
c) Avocados - good in monounsaturated fat, potassium, vitamins B, E and K
d) Pumpkin - good in antioxidants like carotenoids, lutein, zeaxanthin
e) Black Tea - contains theaflavins and thearubigens
f) Eggs - vitamin D, choline, sulfur
g) Cinnamon - anti-inflammatory
h) Tomato Paste - (no-salt or low-salt) good concentration of lycopene
i) Frozen Blueberry - good in Vitamin C, antioxidant
j) Wasabi - "help prevent everything from ulcers and tooth decay to blood clots and asthma. It also has antibacterial properties"
So, next time when you shop in your "super"markets, try to get some "Superfoods"!
Reference:
http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/07/superfood-healthy-surprises-forbeslife-cx_ls_0807food.html
