You love to eat, but you also love to feel great. You can do both if you choose foods that make you smarter, leaner, and stronger — and then use them the right way in your daily eating habits.
To help you accomplish that, registered dietician Frances Largeman-Roth, senior food and nutrition editor for Health Magazine, pointed on “The Early Show” to some of the top “superfoods” for women, and gave ideas on including them in your diet.
What are “superfoods”?
As Largeman-Roth explained, the list comes from Health magazine’s experts.
“We went to our experts and said, ‘If you had to compile a list of 10 superfoods based on nutrient profiles and research, what would you choose?’ ”
Health magazine went through the answers and, based on the responses, came up with this list:
1. Wild salmon
2. Oats
3. Wild blueberries
4. Walnuts
5. Broccoli
6. Greek yogurt
7. Olive oil
8. Dark chocolate
9. Avocado
10. Red beans
Largeman-Roth says superfoods go beyond just eating food for energy.
“These foods,” she said, “are like the supermodels and superathletes for the food world, giving you the biggest bang for your buck, as far as health goes
