The 10 Best Foods for Health - Cook This! Not That - Mens Health. Eating well isn’t just about losing weight—it’s about feeling better in every possible way, from fighting off the stress of a bunk economy to maximizing the effects of a serious workout.
We’ve pinpointed 10 foods you’d do well to eat everyday and provided you the blueprints for putting each into action. Best food for your brain: BLUEBERRIES Anthocyanidin, the antioxidant pigment responsible for the blueberry’s hue, has a powerful bolstering effect on learning and memory. Several studies have indicated that cognitive functions increase along with blueberry consumption.
Best food for all-day energy: QUINOA Quinoa has higher concentrations of energy-producing B vitamins than any other whole wheat grain. Best food after a workout: GREEK YOGURT Not only does Greek yogurt have two to three times the amount of protein of normal yogurt, it also has all the amino acids you need to rebuild your muscles after a trip to the gym.
The Worlds Healthiest Foods. 100 foods that can serve as the basis of your Healthiest Way of Eating Links to the articles about these foods can be found below.
In addition to questions about our foods, we often get asked about beverages and sweeteners. In the beverage category, water and green tea have been especially popular topics, and in the sweetener category, so have honey and maple syrup. Of course, there are many nutritious foods other than those included on our list that we feel are wonderful, health-promoting foods; if there are other whole foods - such as fruits, vegetables, nuts/seeds, whole grains, etc - that you like, by all means enjoy them.
Just because a food is not on our list doesn't mean we don't think it can be included in a diet geared towards the Healthiest Way of Eating as long as it is a whole, natural, nutrient-rich food. The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet. 10 Surprising Sources of Antioxidants. Watermelon vs. pear.