Super Food Deets

[ Yellow baby carrots ]

What’s a super food? It’s a specific food that’s high in nutrients with tons of health benefits. They’re usually also full of nourishing vitamins for hair, skin, and nails. Hopefully, there’s a few occupying your fridge already…if not, run as fast as you can to the grocery store. I pictured my five preferred SF’s above & below. What’s are some of your favorites?

SF List:

+ Veggies: asparagus, avocados, beets, bell peppers, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collard greens, crimini mushrooms, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, green beans, kale, purple kale, mustard greens, onions, peas, portobello mushrooms, potatoes, rainbow chard, romaine lettuce, shiitake mushrooms, spinach, summer squash, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, tomatoes, turnip greens, winter squash, yams.

+ Calcium-Rich Foods: almond milk, cheese [ low-fat ], cottage cheese, skim milk, orange juice, rice milk, soy milk, yogurt [ think Greek yogurt, specifically ].

+ Fruits: apples, apricots, bananas, black olives, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, cherries, cranberries, figs, grapefruit, grapes, honeydew melon, kiwi, lemons, limes, nectarines, oranges, papaya, peaches, pears, pineapple, plums, prunes, raisins, raspberries, strawberries, watermelon.

+ Grains: amaranth, arborio rice, barley, brown rice, buckwheat, bulgur, corn, jasmine rice, millet, oats, quinoa, rye, spelt, triticale, wheat berries, whole grain bread/pasta, whole wheat bread/pasta, wild rice.

+ Proteins: almond, beef [ lean ], black beans, cashews, chicken [ skinless ], chickpeas, egg whites, eggs, fish, flaxseed, garbanzo beans, hemp seeds, hummus, kidney beans, lima beans, lentils, miso, navy beans, nuts, peanut butter, peanuts, pinto beans, pork [ lean ], pumpkin seeds, salmon, seafood, sesame seeds, tahini, tempeh, tofu, tuna, turkey, veggie burgers, walnuts, wild game.

+ Miscellaneous: canola oil, dark chocolate, green tea, olive oil.

[ ++ List adapted from Spark People ]

[ Preservative-free hummus ]

[ Fresh pineapple pieces ]

[ Plump, green grapes ]

[ Purple kale ]