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10 most beneficial foods (part 2)
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6. Apple
Every fruit has its benefits to the human body.
Bananas
are rich in heart-healthy potassium, strawberries rich in disease-fighting antioxidants, watermelon is rich in heart-healthy and cancer-preventing lycopene, etc.
But we have decided to name the apple as the fruit of our choice due its high antioxidant and fibre content, its taste, its ability to fill a person as well as its extremely low caloric content.
Apples are often overlooked due to the lack of vitamin C when compared to fruits like oranges. But recent research has indicated that apples have more antioxidant activity than would be expected from their vitamin C content.
This antioxidant activity is thought to come from other natural substances in apples, collectively called phytochemicals.
The nutritious content of the apple is very favourable: a medium sized
apple contains a mere 80 calories, with no fat or cholesterol content
as well as a whopping 5 grams of fibre.
Apples are especially rich in pectin fibre, associated with helping keep blood
cholesterol levels in balance as well as helping to control appetite levels, thus aiding us in our battle against overeating.
7. Tea
Everyone has their choice of beverage they rely on to perk them up when their
energy levels run low, to relax them when the stress just gets too
much, or that they can simply enjoy because of its fine taste.
Unfortunately, most people go for sugary soft drinks or creamy café lattes.
It's time to switch. To tea!
It is tasty, contains some caffeine to perk you, but not too much that it
leaves you jittery. It also provides a cupful of antioxidants called
flavonoids, that may help prevent cholesterol-damaging arteries.
Recent research also suggests that this popular beverage can help reduce the
risk of cancer, heart attack and Parkinson's disease.
While most teas are good for you, green tea contains the highest amount of
flavonoids, making it an extremely potent antioxidant.
Epigallocatechin Gallate (ECGC), the green tea extract, is also known for its fat-burning benefits. Another very interesting bit of information is that green tea is also known to suppress foul breath caused by certain foods.
8. Garlic
It was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians, chewed on by Greek Olympian athletes.
It aids in keeping the heart healthy, wards off coughs and colds, reduces
cholesterol and triglycerides, controls high blood pressure, and chases away vampires and witches (as well as a couple of friends and family members)!
Yep, this aptly nicknamed 'stinking rose' has a number of benefits, and not just to make Italian dishes taste so good.
9. Kidney beans
We highly recommend you add beans to you meal plan.
Beans are high in fibre, both insoluble as well as the all-important, cholesterol-lowering soluble kind.
Their high fibre content also slows down the digestion, thus providing a
steady flow of energy as well as keeps you feeling more satiated at the
end of the meal.
They are also a good source of a host of vitamins and minerals.
Why kidney beans? Because of their delicious taste and the fact that they
are an excellent source of iron, folate as well as magnesium.
Red kidney beans lead the way as far as antioxidant content in beans go.
Add them to soups or salads, use them in your curries, use them in your sabzis whatever you do, don't miss out on this nutritional powerhouse.
But make sure you add them gradually to your meal plan.
10. Water
Maybe it isn't the best choice to include in a list of 'foods', but it is so
very, very important to include water at all times of the day!
Water is a fundamental part of our lives. It is easy to forget how completely we depend on it.
Water has been ranked by experts as second only to oxygen as essential for
life. The average adult body has 55 to 75 percent water.
Two-thirds of our body weight is water. A human embryo is more than 80 percent water. A newborn baby is 74 percent water.
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