Saturday, May 30, 2009

Colorful And Nourishing Foods That Uphold Wellbeing

By Theodore Black

Fast food and prepackaged processed foods have just about become the average lately. Many of us are likely to select ease over good nutrition however; our long-term good health depends upon us choosing a wholesome and nutritious diet.

Most folks appreciate the value of diet and nutrition and how they relate to good health but superior sustenance can not only help us to continue our health but it can actually encourage better health by preventing illness, reversing the challenges of aging and helping us to live longer, healthier and more energetic lives.

The foods that should be the beginning for our wholesome sustenance plans are the foods that are grown in nature. These foods come from the farmers markets and the produce sections of our preferred grocery stores. They come from our gardens, from the earth and the vines and the trees. These are the foods that our great-grandparents ate. Plant based foods should be the starting point for a healthful, healthy diet. Lean meats, poultry and fish can also have a place in a healthy diet but the main components need to be plant-based.

Current research into the study of antioxidants has revealed a abundance of probable health benefits from a assortment of foods. There are carotenoids and flavonoids and polyphenols. There is selenium, folic acid, lutein, lycopene. In recent times you may have heard about an outstanding nutrient called resveratol. The names go on and on and it can get to be very mystifying if you read all of the information.

However, it is really fairly effortless to add in all of the nutrients you need in your diet. You just need to look for the most multi-colored fruits and vegetables, make sure that the grains you eat are whole and never processed, eat beans regularly as a great source or protein and fiber, incorporate some nuts and seeds for the best munchies and you can even sneak in one glass of red wine and a small chocolate extravagance as often as daily so long as you stick with the dark chocolate and don't consume more than about an ounce.

Look for orange foods like pumpkin, orange bell peppers, butternut squash, cantaloupe, sweet potatoes and carrots. The orange foods provide many of the carotenoids and other vital nutrients. Eat plenty of orange foods. Also include the red foods like tomatoes and watermelon.

Dark green foods like spinach, Swiss chard, bok choy, romaine lettuce and kale are very nourishing and extremely favorable to our healthiness. These green foods are high in fiber and low in calories, which makes them a great diet food. Deep blue, purple and red foods contain some of the highest antioxidant traits on the globe. These foods include blueberries, cranberries, red grapes and the acai berry.

Not just maintaining good health but also actually increasing good health is more critical than ever as we age. We can inhibit sickness and the challenges coupled with aging by including the most colorful foods in our diet.

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