stick healthy eating not easy. As a rule, to make useful products into delicious, they must be prepared in a special way.
Before you 5 superfoods for a healthy diet - they do not need to boil, evaporate or soak, simply add them to the dish.
flaxseeds
Flax seeds - a storehouse of nutrients. Vitamins A, D, E, F, proteins, minerals (zinc, iron, phosphorus, calcium, etc.), and most importantly - Omega-3, Omega-6, and lignans. Last possess antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal properties, strengthen the immune system. Len, in particular the shell seeds are incredibly rich in lignans.
Flax seeds can be added to cereals, soups, and even meat dishes (eg, minced - 1 kg of meat 6-7 tablespoons of seeds), sprinkle them yogurt. In addition, ground flax seeds - an excellent supplement to the dough for baking.
Goji
For us - exotic to the Chinese - the ancient herb. Goji Berries in the East (China, India and Tibet) are used in cooking and medicine for more than six centuries. It is believed that they improve eyesight
, Strengthen the immune system, normalize blood circulation, return the love force, promote longevity, and have many other useful properties.This is not surprising, because in them, composed of 18 amino acids, 8 of which are not produced by the human body, 21 the mineral (iron, potassium, magnesium, copper, and others), vitamins E, C, B1, B2, B6. In addition, Goji berries contain polysaccharides - food for saprophyte intestinal microflora.
In Russia, the fresh Goji berries, unfortunately, difficult to buy, but dried are sold in almost all supermarkets. This useful product can also be added in their usual breakfast or supported by them during the day.
green smoothies
Green smoothies - incredibly nutritious and helpful. After all, they are prepared from fresh herbs, vegetables and fruits (something like smoothies). They are rich in fiber, protein, amino acids, trace elements and vitamins. But the main nutrient - chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll is widely used as a food additive (E140). As drug it improves digestion, promotes detoxification, stimulate the immune system and provides other health-promoting effects.
Of course, it is best to use fresh, green smoothies, but if cooking is not on time, you can add a few drops of liquid food chlorophyll (available at pharmacies).
Sesame
Sesame - a valuable dietary product containing vitamins A, B, C, E, plant lignans, lowering cholesterol and strengthens the immune system.
In the food used by the white and black sesame seeds, the latter is often added to salads (White sesame seeds need heat treatment). Sesame seeds can be fried and stored as a universal seasoning. Sesame particularly well with meat.
cocoa beans
Raw cocoa beans - are natural antioxidants. Nor any other plant does not contain such a large number of antioxidant substances that are perfectly preserved due to the absence of additional heat treatment.
Raw cocoa enhances the endocrine system, suppresses appetite and promotes weight loss. Some nuts in the morning - a charge of vivacity and energy for the whole day.
And what superfoods in your diet?