Eat The Healthiest Food
The following is a list of the healthiest
food that you can get will help you get an idea as to what
foods are the best for your body.
Healthiest food include fresh fruits, fresh
vegetables, Grains, nuts, beans and fresh
seafood
Fresh Fruits:
Mango A medium sized mango packs about
57 milligrams of vitamin C, which is nearly your entire daily
dose. This antioxidant will help prevent arthritis and also
boost your immune system.
Apricots
Apricots contain Beta-carotene which helps to the eyes and help
prevent radical damage. A single apricot contains 17 calories,
0 fat, and one gram of fiber. You can eat them dried or
soft.
Tomato A tomato can help cut the risk of
bladder, stomach, and colon cancers in half if you eat one
daily. A tomato contains 26 calories, 0 fat, and only 1 gram of
fiber.
Cantaloupe
Cantaloupes contain 117 MG of vitamin C, which is almost twice
the recommended dose. Half a melon contains 853 MG of
potassium, which is nearly twice as much as a banana, which
helps to lower blood pressure.
Half a melon contains 97 calories, 1 gram of fat, and 2
grams of fiber.
Fresh Vegetables: An onion can help to protect
against cancer. A cup of onions offers 61 calories, 0 fat, and
3 grams of fiber.
Broccoli
Broccoli can help protect against breast cancer, and it also
contains a lot of vitamin C and beta-carotene. One cup of
chopped broccoli contains 25 calories, 0 fat, and 3 grams of
fiber.
Spinach Spinach contains carotenoids
that can help fend off macular degeneration, which is a major
cause of blindness in older people. One cup contains 7
calories, 0 fat, and 1 gram of fiber.
Grains, nuts and beans:
Peanuts
Peanuts and other nuts can lower your risk of heart disease by
20 percent. One ounce contains 166 calories, 14 grams of fat,
and over 2 grams of fiber.
Skim milk Skim milk offers vitamin B2,
which is important for good vision and along with Vitamin A
could improve allergies. You also get calcium and vitamin D as
well. One cup contains 86 calories, o fat, and 0 fiber.
Pinto beans A half cut of pinto beans
offers more than 25 percent of your daily folate requirement,
which protects you against heart disease. Half a cup contains
103 calories, 1 gram of fat, and 6 grams of fiber.
Fresh Seafood:
Crab Crab is a great source of vitamin
B12 and immunity boosting zinc. A 3 ounce serving of crab
offers 84 calories, 1 gram of fat, and 0 fiber.
Salmon All cold water fish such as
salmon, mackerel, and tuna are excellent sources of omega 3
fatty acids, which help to reduce the risk of cardiac disease.
A 3 ounce portion of salmon contains 127 calories, 4 grams of
fat, and 0 fiber.
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