7 Ways To Get More Antioxidants Into Your Diet
It’s no secret that antioxidants are incredibly beneficial to good health. It’s believed the antioxidants in food can help prevent cancer, reverse or slow aging, enhance your immune system, increase your energy and improve heart and other organ health.
Given all we know about antioxidants and their beneficial properties, it’s amazing most people don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables which is our primary source of these antioxidants.
Here are 10 ways to get more antioxidants into our diet:
Breakfast….Forget the Pop Tart. How about throwing some berries, yogurt, and 100% juice in a blender for three servings of fruit. Or sprinkle some blueberries on your cereal. And yes coffee has antioxidants! Just don’t do the overladen sugary ones.
Snacks…If you're like me, eating in the morning may not be an option due to time constraint or just the fact you’re not hungry. Pack a small bag of fruit to take to work or school. Other options are carrots and hummus, cashews, almonds, bananas or make your own trail mix.
Lunch and Dinner….here’s where the antioxidants can shine. If you’re overdone with the Kale and salads, have a lean protein and fill up with vegetables like broccoli, green or red peppers, sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, and pretty much most colorful vegetables.
Desert…how about creamy yogurt with berries. Or even one of my favorites, dark chocolate. Yum.
Drinks…forget the sugary fancy coffee drinks. Forget soda. Switch them out for regular coffee with an almond or oat milk sweet cream. Change out soda for green tea or even those bubbly seltzers.
Think outside the box….the store bought box. Bring in those fresh fruits and vegetables. No boxed meals filled with preservatives and chemicals.
Cook at home…Once you bring home those fresh fruits and vegetables incorporate them into your everyday meals. Use cooking as a creative outlet. Experiment with flavors and open your palate to foods from different cultures.
