SUPER FOODS!
Carousel Food LifestylePublished November 8, 2008 at 14:16 No CommentsFoods that are so great they are positively SUPER!
Here are all the Super Foods we have covered so far. Make sure to pick up a copy of the ripple to see what the next one is going to be. Don’t forget to try and mange as many of these a day as you can. Yummmm
Baked Beans: Every student’s favourite and healthier than we thought! This student staple is packed with protein, fibre, iron and calcium as well as being low GI. The tomato sauce that beans come in is also a source of lycopene, a powerful antioxidant and can help to prevent heart disease and cancer! So let’s stick to the stereotype and keep eating our baked beans!
Bananas: I love bananas and you can also get them really cheap. You can get a bunch of 8 bananas from Sainsbury’s for £1 and they are fair-trade! They are a great source of energy and more filling than other fruits. Bananas are also jam-packed with potassium that helps lower blood pressure, and vitamin B6 for healthy skin and hair. They are also stuffed full of antioxidants, so do something great and gobble a banana today!
Apples: Apples are overloaded with vitamin C and antioxidants which are great for healthy skin and gums. One apple contains a quarter of your daily requirement of Vitamin C and they are low GI. They help to lower cholesterol and keep the digestive system healthy.
Garlic: An excellent cancer fighter, garlic also helps to stimulate the immune system by encouraging the growth of natural killer cells. Finally, a new study has shown that eating raw garlic after heart surgery may help to limit the damage done to the heart, due to its strong anti-oxidant properties.
