Superfoods and Dieting

If you’ve ever followed a typical ‘fad’ diet before, and you probably have, chances are you were told to restrict, limit, portion-control, or count calories with certain foods. As you have learned through reading these pages, eating the most nutrient-dense foods is the only real key to weight loss and health.  The beauty of eating natural, nourishing foods is that they are so healthy they can be enjoyed in virtually unlimited quantities.  These foods are part of the ‘superfoods’ in terms of their nutrient density.

Below is a list of these superfoods—and you are free to eat all you want of them.  Try to incorporate these foods into each of your meals and recipes.  By maximizing the nutrient density of your diet (in relation to calories) you will normalize your body functions, reduce or eliminate chronic illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol - and excess weight will drop off at a steady pace.  You shouldn’t crave unhealthy foods or be driven to overeat anymore.  In fact, it will become quite difficult to overeat when you are nourishing your body with nutrient dense foods.

Memorize the categories below, and keep eating until your heart’s content!

HIGH-NUTRIENT SUPERFOODS

LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES

Romaine lettuce, leaf lettuces, kale, collards, Swiss chard, cabbage, spinach, bok choy, parsley.

SOLID GREEN VEGETABLES

Artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, celery, cucumber, kohlrabi, okra, peas, green peppers, snow, peas, string beans, zucchini.

NON-GREEN, HIGH-NUTRIENT VEGETABLES

Beets, eggplant, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, peppers, bamboo, shoots, water chestnuts, cauliflower, squash, carrots.

BEANS AND LEGUMES (cooked, canned, or sprouted)

Red kidney beans, adzuki beans, chickpeas, pinto beans, cowpeas, navy beans, cannelloni beans, soybeans, lentils, white beans, lima beans, pigeon peas, black-eyed peas, black beans, split peas. 

FRESH FRUITS

Apples, apricots, blackberries, blueberries, grapefruit, grapes, kiwis, mangoes, nectarines, all melons, oranges, peaches, pears, persimmons, pineapples, plums, raspberries, strawberries, tangerines.

So cook up something healthy today!