{Guest Blog} Veggie Tales and Superfoods

What’s a Superfood?

Think of them like nutritional superheroes.  They fight disease and give antioxidants!! Making our bodies a better place.  Remember Jr. the Asparagus from Veggie Tales?  Ya, think of him. He always fought to do the right thing. And he’s a vegetable.

Anyway. Broccoli, blueberries, almonds, and black beans are common (and they are good), but there are many more rising superheroes! Here are some superfoods that you may not have heard of.

If you like broccoli:

Try mushrooms—Researchers found that the two most commonly purchased mushrooms, portobello and crimini, are high in antioxidants and strengthen your immune system. They fight off all the bad germs inside. HiYa!

 I like to marinade Portobello mushrooms in light Italian dressing and place them on the grill!  Serve ‘em up with chicken and rice.

If you like blueberries

Try Rasberries—they are the main berry source of ellagitannins, which are a type of antioxidants that are said to fight cancer. See, told you we are fighting for good! I like to toss a few frozen into my smoothies.

If you like Almonds:

Try Walnuts—Walnuts have omega 3 fat that is a good fat. (Ya, those exist.) Walnuts have the super-power of increasing brain function, memory, and mood. That deserves a hallelujah!

If you like black beans:

Try Red Beans—Black beans are good, but read beans have the highest amounts of phytochemicals found in most beans, and are number  one  in antioxidants among 100 foods recently ranked by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Threw that stat. in there for my cousin J She’s the ag gal…)

Now, enjoy your new superfoods. Or nutritional superheroes. Let’s fight for “world peas.”

-Kate