Sunday, September 2, 2012

The SuperFoods RX Diet

14 Original Superfoods and their Sidekicks
by: Wendy Bazilian, Steven Pratt, Kathy Matthews

Beans: all dried beans and low-sodium canned beans plus string beans, sugar snap peas, green peas

Blueberries: purple grapes, cranberries, boysenberries raspberries, strawberries, fresh currants, blackberries, cherries, and all other varieties of fresh or frozen beries

Broccoli: brussel sprouts, cabbage, kale, turnips, cauliflower, collards, bok choy, mustard greens, Swiss chard

Oats: Super sidekicks: wheat germ, ground flaxseed,; Sidekicks: brown rice, barley, wheat, buckwheat, rye, millet, bulgur wheat, amaranth, quinoa, triticale, kamut, yellow corn, wile rice, spelt, couscous

Orange: lemons, white and pink grapefruit, kumquats, tangerines, limes

Pumpkin: carrots, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, orange bell peppers

Salmon: Alaskan halibut, chunk light tuna, sardines, herring, trout, bass, oysters, clams

Soy: tofu, soy milk, soy nuts, edamame, tempeh, miso

Spinach: kale, collards, Swiss chard, mustard greens, turnip greens, bok choy, romaine lettuce, orange bell peppers

Tea: green and black

Tomatoes: watermelon, pink grapefruit, Japanese persimmons, red-fleshed papaya, strawberry guava

Turkey: skinless chicken breast

Walnuts: almonds, pistachios, pumpkin, sesame and sunflower seeds, macadamia nuts, pecans, hazelnuts, cashews, peanuts, pine nuts, Brazil nuts

Yogurt: kefir

.     Additional Superfoods     .

Apples: pears

Avocado: asparagus, artichokes, extra virgin olive oil

Dark chocolate

Dried SuperFruits: raisins, dates, prunes, figs, apricots, blueberries, cranberries, cherries, currants


Extra virgin olive oil

Honey

Kiwi: pineapple, guava

Onions: garlic, scallions, shallots, leeks, chives

Pomegranates: plums

.   SuperSpices     .

Cinnamon . Cumin . Garlic . Oregano . Thyme . Turmeric

1 comment:

  1. Yeah! =) I feel so impactful when I share something with you that ends up on here!

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