Title: Top 12 Antioxidant Foods to Include in Your Diet (#2 Is Wow)
1The Ultimate Antioxidant Food List
12 Foods You Must Include in the Diet! The foods
that can surely fulfill your antioxidant
requirements.
2Introduction
- The goodness of antioxidants is no myth! They are
everywhere not just in the diet but also in
anti-aging creams, oils, lotions, soaps etc! But
while you may have known the antioxidant foods to
consume for a good skin, there is so much more
to these nutrients! Here we will speak about
what are the antioxidant foods to eat,
antioxidant food benefits, and how to maximiz
e it, among others!
3What are Antioxidants and
Where are they Found?
- Antioxidants are the natural substances that
restrict the oxidation of other molecules.
Oxidation can produce free radicals which may
lead to cell damages in the body. Antioxidants
are nothing but vitamins, minerals or even
enzymes which neutralize these free radicals. - There are many sources of antioxidants but we are
listing down the top 12 antioxidant foods
available in India that you can include in your
diet!
4- Berries like blueberries, goji berries
- Nuts and seeds like almonds,
- Dark green leafy veggies
- Bright colored vegetables like sweet potatoes,
carrots, beets, tomato, pumpkin - Green tea
- Certain herbs like clove, cinnamon
- Whole grains
- Seafood and Fish
- Beans and pulses
- Dark Chocolate
- Onion and garlic.
- Cruciferous vegetables like cabbage,
- broccoli, cauliflower.
5Berries
- Berries like blueberries, strawberry, mulberry,
goji berry are among the highest antioxidant
foods in the world! Berries come with a host of
antioxidant vitamins and minerals that help lower
inflammation and strengthen the immune system.
To know more about the antioxi- dant benefits of
berries, read our detailed blog on them.
6Nuts and seeds
- The vitamin E in nuts and seeds along with the
fiber make for a powerhouse of nutrient
combination. Seeds are often ignored but they
can be the ultimate sources of nutrients too.
Here are some more reasons you should eat seeds
if you are looking for weight loss. Here is a
tasty and healthy yogurt parfait recipe with
fruit, nuts and seeds!
7Dark green leafy veggies
- Dark green leafy vegetables like spinach, methi,
dill leaves have be- ta-carotene along with
providing vitamins A, C, E, and even calcium.
They are also a rich source of potassium and
magnesium. Here is the recipe for a tasty
spinach chickpea soup just for you.
8Bright colored vegetables
- Look for the colored foods like carrots, sweet
potatoes, beets, tomato, pumpkin etc. These are
all rich in vitamin A, which is the vita- min
that imparts the rich color. Not just that, they
are rich in vitamin C, B6, and fiber. You can
include these veggies in soups, regular subjis
or even juice them to make healthy antioxidant
drinks!
9Green tea
- Green tea is one of the most healthy drinks. It
is rich in antioxidants namely flavonoids and
polyphenols like epigallocatechin gallate. These
antioxidant cocktail act as powerful
anti-inflammatory agents. What if this green tea
is further fortified with antioxidant Indian
herbs? Well, Truweights Teatox is just that.
Here is why Teatox is better than regular green
tea.
10Certain herbs like oregano, clove, cinnamon
- Now isnt spice the variety of life? But did you
know that spice can also provide you with many
antioxidants? Researchers turned their attention
to spices and were pleasantly surprised. They
found spices to be a concentrated source of
antioxidants surpassing even vitamin E, some
fruits and vegetables. Oregano stands out to be
the herb with the highest antioxidant activity.
But there is a rider, use them fresh because
their antioxidant activity is the highest.
11Whole grains
Whole grains can be very important sources of
antioxidants. Replace refined grains like white
rice or maida with red rice or whole wheat
flour, you can significantly increase the
antioxidant quotient in your diet. They provide
you with the antioxidant nutrients selenium and
zinc. Moreover, they are also rich in
phytochemicals.
12Seafood and fish
- Seafoods and fishes are also good food sources of
antioxidants. They are often considered as
superfoods because of their omega-3 fatty acids,
vitamin D, good lipids content. To gain maximum
benefits, try to include fish and seafood at
least twice a week.
13Beans and pulses
- Have you been avoiding pulses from your diet? If
yes, let us tell you that they provide not just
protein but also antioxidants. They are a rich
source of the antioxidant (even fiber) lignan.
Apart from that, they also provide vitamin C,
folate, calcium, zinc, and selenium.
14Dark chocolate
- Hola dark chocolate lovers! Did you know that
Dark Chocolate is among the highest antioxidant
foods in the world?It contains antioxidants
namely polyphenols, flavonols, and catechins. It
even provides you with iron, magnesium, copper,
selenium, and zinc. So it may not be all that
bad to include 1 small piece of dark bitter
chocolate when cravings come calling. You can
also add some dark chocolate gratings on your
antioxi- dant drinks.
15Onion and garlic
- No kitchen is complete without the onion-garlic
duo. And the best part is, they are rich in
antioxidants. They contain sulfur compounds that
prevent the oxidation of fatty acids in the body.
In addition, garlic is also rich in quercetin,
another powerful antioxidant.
16Cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, broccoli,
cauliflower.
- This category of vegetables has many nutrients.
These vegetables are rich in vitamin
A-carotenoids, vitamin C, folic acid, and fiber.
Indoles are the active antioxidants that are
present in cruciferous veggies. These
antioxidants are responsible for protecting the
attack on DNA.
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