Nourish your body and soul with these Superfoods

Superfoods are everywhere these days! You can’t get pass Shopping centre, Online forums, Magazines, Newspapers without seeing a chia-sprinkled quinoa bowl or berry smoothies with those secret ingredients. Everyone seems obsessed with these!

The term “superfood” is a fairly new term referring to foods that offer a-lot of nutritional benefits for minimal calories. They are packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. However the best part is they can taste amazing, if you cook them in right way.

Try these below tasty superfoods and treat your body to some real, long-term health improvements that are backed up by solid science.

Chia

Chia seeds are one of the most commonly used superfoods.
They are an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, rich in natural antioxidants, and they provide fiber, iron, and calcium.
If you want to reap the benefits of chia seeds, try chia seeds water.
To make one glass of chia seeds water , soak around one teaspoon of chia seeds in a glass of water. Let it sit for minimum half an hour. Strain and drink. If you don’t like the bland taste of the chia seeds water, you can add natural flavours in the form of lemon juice, orange juice, black pepper or honey.

Berries

Berries are among the healthiest foods you can eat.
They’re delicious, nutritious, and provide a number of impressive health benefits.
They boast the following benefits:

• Acai berries: The acai berry is a purply, reddish fruit that you can buy in the form of raw berries, powders or tablets. They contain 19 amino acids and many antioxidants. It’s also full of fibre and healthy fats and so delicious.
• Blueberries: These are high in fiber, manganese, and vitamin K. Blueberries can be eaten freshly picked or incorporated into a variety of recipes. They can also be purchased frozen.
• Goji berries: These are a small red berry native to the Himalayas that are high in vitamin C and E, along with many different types of flavonoids. With high levels of fibre and amino acids, goji berries also have the highest concentration of protein in any fruit.

Coconut

Coconut is the fruit of the coconut palm. It’s used for its water, milk, oil, and tasty meat.

• Coconut Milk
  Coconut milk is a white substance that is extracted from the flesh of mature brown coconuts. Unlike normal milk, coconut milk is lactose-free so it’s great for anyone with intolerance. Coconut milk is rich in short and medium chain triglycerides that are considered to be healthy fats. They prolong the feeling of satiety causing you to eat less and avoid giving in to cravings.
• Coconut Water
  Coconut water is the juice found in the center of a young, green coconut. In recent years, coconut water has become a very trendy beverage. This tropical superfood is full of electrolytes. Low in calories, naturally free of fat and cholesterol, more potassium than four bananas, and super hydrating – these are just a few of the many benefits of latest health craze: coconut water.
• Coconut Oil
  Extracted from the meat of coconut, coconut oil not only helps to keep you full but is also said to increase your energy expenditure so that you burn more fat. It does wonder for your skin and hair too. The unique combination of fatty acids in coconut oil may have positive effects on your health, such as boosting fat loss, heart health, and brain function.

Kale

Of all the super healthy greens, kale has got to be top of the list.
Kale is a green, leafy, cruciferous vegetable that is rich in nutrients. Kale contains fiber, antioxidants, calcium, vitamins C and K, iron, and a wide range of other nutrients that can help prevent various health problems.
It tastes great in smoothies, pesto, soup, salads and even to make crispy chips!

Fermented and cultured foods

Fermented and cultured foods can be found in the form of Probiotic Yogurt, pickles, kimchi, kefir and Sauerkraut. These foods may promote the growth of good bacteria in the gut, resulting in better digestion and clearer bowel function.
They make you feel better, lighter, leaner and cleaner!

Quinoa

Quinoa is gluten-free, high in protein and one of the few plant foods that contain sufficient amounts of all nine essential amino acids.
Quinoa is one of the most protein-rich foods we can eat and contains almost twice as much fiber as most of other grains. This superfood is also rich in Iron and Magnesium contents.

Turmeric

There is nothing more spectacular than the bright yellow hue of turmeric, a spice quite commonly used in Southeast Asian and Middle eastern food.
It’s great in winter recipes due to its amazing ability to help with the symptoms of the flu. It is also known as “natural aspirin” because of it’s anti-inflammatory properties and used a-lot in Ayurvedic medicines.

To reboot your body, simply add the right foods to your diet that revive your metabolism, keeps your gut happy, and restores your energy levels. They can also help maintain a healthy weight.