Weight Loss Superfoods That Taste Great

Why Are Super Foods So Important

From berries to molasses, managing a very healthy diet for weight-loss is far easier than you have ever imagined! Super foods are important because they can change your life, as well as your waist size! The more fiber and hyper-nutrition you can get into your body, the better your sustained and healthy weight is going to be. If you love food like me, discovering that eating some great tasting super foods can help reduce your poundage, brings one super healthy smile.

Define Superfood

Even as there is no "legal" definition for "superfood", it is a word that generally depicts food with high nutrient or phytochemical properties. This means a food item will have a higher positive health impact, while having less negative impact. It has to be primarily absent of all the junk we find in processed or modified food sources, while remaining super high in healthy food values.

More Simply Defined:

"...a food considered especially nutritious or otherwise beneficial to health and well being." (Per The Oxford English Dictionary, dating from 1915, 1949, as well as more recently.)

Six Super Healthy Foods For Weight Loss

If ease of preparation is important to you, than you are going to adore these 6 easy-to-eat superfoods. Keep in mind that, more than just these items are needed to complete a diet like that found in the Mediterranean—which is the healthiest diet in the word!

How Healthy Is Quinoa For You

• 8 grams of protein in a single cup serving
• 5 grams of fiber per cup
• Provides a miracle amount of selenium which; controls weight gain; lowers chances of having heart disease; and reduces the risk for getting diabetes.

Add these up and the level of healthy attributes quinoa brings to the table can hardly be beaten.

6 Quick And Easy To Eat Superfoods

1. Low fat or fat-free plain yogurt - Higher calcium than other dairy products, while packing in probiotics for a healthy digestive tract and immune system. So simple to eat, just pop the top and dip in!
2. Eggs - Research shows that when eggs are eaten at breakfast, less calories are eaten throughout the day. Great high-quality protein, cheap, and easy to boil and eat on the run.
3. Nuts - Heart healthy fats, high protein, high fiber, and antioxidants all collide to bring you the superfood nuts. So simple to just pop a handful in your mouth and go! (Keep the portion size to around 100 calories.)
4. Kiwi - One of the top nutritionally dense foods, the kiwi is jammed full of antioxidants, vitamins C, D, & E, potassium, and of course fiber. Sliced or pealed and eaten like an apple, these make an easy to mange super snack.
5. Quinoa - One of, if not the best, proteins you can consume. It is an ancient grain, easier than rice to make, quinoa offers super good fiber, and a superior source of iron, zinc, and selenium. Boil, season, and enjoy this nutty tasting super food!
6. Berries - Loads of goodness abounds in these tiny packages. They offer tons of nutrients; antioxidants, phytonutrients, low in calories, while being high in fiber and water. So simple to eat, nothing seems easier.

Eat The 6 Best Superfoods

We have, at this point, pretty much covered what a superfood is, while discovering a few that are really easy to eat on the run or make quickly at home. Now, it's time to take a look at six of the all-around BEST superfoods for living a longer healthy life. So,without further ado, I present to you the six "live longer" superfooods—blueberries; chia; maca; kale; coconut oil; and lentils.

Jam packed with antioxidants, while preventing infection. They are rich in bio-available selenium, zinc, iron, vitamin C, E, & B complex, and copper. These sweet jewels of nature are great at promoting brain and memory health.

Most of the time we think of black and green teas as our super antioxidant teas. Both have super powers when it comes to our health, but green tea offers something a little extra, ECGC.

What Is ECGC

ECGC is a very powerful—should have a cape and a big red "S" on its packaging—antioxidant. In Japan, research discovered that men who regularly consumed green tea had much lower cholesterol than the guys who drank none. The UK and Spain did studies that prove ECGC can inhibit cancer cell growth. For my money and health concerns, having a sweet steeped green tea in lieu of a sugary sodium packed soft drink can have a considerable positive impact on my overall health, not to mention the tasty encounter to boot!

Omega 3 fatty acids rank high on the nutrient list for chia (seeds). They help to keep you hydrated, they regulate blood sugar levels, are rich in protein, have a good amount of vitamin B complex, calcium, potassium, and everyone's favorite, fiber.

If you feel your body slowing down these days, Maca may be just the thing to turn it all around! It improves energy, strength and stamina, while reducing anxiety and depression. Leaving what is possibly the coolest aspect of mighty Maca to consider—which is that it is know to be a very powerful aphrodisiac.

Kale contains carotenoids that help prevent against cancer, heart disease, and infections. It is a champ in the fiber arena, while packing in a high quantity of vitamin K. It also provides vitamins C & B6, folic acid, manganese and potassium. Kale is one of the world's top ranked superfoods.

Coconut oil helps the body absorb other nutrients more easily. It contains a miracle nutrient called monolaurin, which is found in breast milk and few other places. It acts as an immune system stimulant, to help fight illness and aging—including flu, colds, and infections, while its water helps reduce vomiting. Coconut oil also works great as a body massage oil! In its room temperature state, the oil will be a solid, but once it reaches 80°F it will turn to its liquid form. On top of everything else, this wonder food helps control diabetes. Check out the video—at above right—to discover how to get coconut oil into your diet and a few more of its benefits. Your lifespan will thank you in the end!

Beans and lentils are full of soluble fiber that is great for reducing cholesterol among other things. They are really high in iron, high in protein, and very filling which helps with weight loss. When added to a superfood weight loss diet, the results can NOT be questioned.

Take Off The Weight Eating Super Foods

Now that you have a handy list and some information about how to use superfoods to remove some of those unwanted pounds, you can begin to enjoy the wonderful taste and sweet natural properties they offer. Healthy does not have to taste like cardboard rice cakes and dry lettuce! Choosing a variety of the superfoods available on the market today, can be like a party platter of goodness within your everyday meals. Now, go eat to improve your health while reducing that waistline!