8.13.2010

Health Boosting Foods At A Glance

Fruits and vegetables

  • acai berries 
  • alfalfa sprouts
  • apricots
  • asparagus
  • avocados
  • bananas
  • beets
  • berries 
  • broccoli 
  • brussels sprouts 
  • butternut squash 
  • cauliflower 
  • cherries 
  • chilies 
  • corn on the cob
  • dates
  • eggplants
  • fennel
  • figs
  • fresh herbs
  • garlic
  • ginger
  • globe artichokes
  • grapes
  • green beans
  • guavas
  • kale
  • kiwifruit
  • mangoes
  • mushrooms
  • okra
  • olives
  • oranges
  • papayas
  • peas
  • bell peppers
  • pineapples
  • plums
  • pomegranates
  • potatoes
  • pumpkins
  • radishes
  • raisins
  • rhubarb
  • rutabaga
  • seaweed
  • snow peas
  • spinach
  • sweet potatoes
  • tomatoes
  • watercress
  • watermelons
  • yams


Grains and legumes

  • aduki beans
  • barley
  • black beans
  • borlotti beans
  • brown rice
  • buckwheat
  • butter beans
  • chickpeas
  • flageolet beans
  • kidney beans
  • lentils
  • millet
  • haricot beans
  • oats
  • pinto beans
  • quinoa
  • rye
  • soy beans
  • spelt
  • wheat germ
  • wheatgrass and wheatgrass juice
  • whole-grain bread
  • whole-wheat pasta


Nuts and seeds


  • almonds
  • brazil nuts
  • cashews
  • hazelnuts
  • peanuts
  • pine nuts
  • walnuts
  • flaxseed (linseed)
  • poppy seeds
  • pumpkin seeds
  • sesame seeds
  • sunflower seeds


Top-scoring antioxidant foods


  • prunes
  • pomegranates
  • raisins
  • blueberries
  • blackberries
  • garlic
  • kale
  • strawberries
  • spinach
  • raspberries
  • brussels sprouts
  • plums
  • alfalfa sprouts
  • broccoli florets
  • beets
  • oranges
  • red grapes
  • red bell peppers
  • cherries
  • kiwifruits

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