Superfoods Actually Are Super

“Kale is a superfood and it’s special power is tasting bad.” — Jim Gaffigan

Hold on for this one: Eating is required to live. Food is fuel for everything you do. Just like any engine, if you put crap into your body, then it will run like crap. In a world where people eat most of their meals out of packages, take a look at what your body really needs. Do it a favor and work superfoods into your diet.

Mention superfoods and you might be met with a roll of the eyes and a comment about “that fad is over”. True, fad diets are dumb and ineffective¹. But eating healthy is not a fad; it is a consistent approach to good health. Even though the term “superfoods” was invented for marketing, research shows major benefits to clean eating². Think of this as eating the rainbow. Mix superfoods into your normal diet to include variety of necessary nutrients³. According to studies, they are able to increase the vitality of the human body and can be a good choice for improving overall health by strengthening the immune system⁴. Among the most important antioxidants in superfoods are vitamins A, C and E – all of which are required for your body’s daily functions.

Even if some science is mixed on results, it’s obvious these are better for you than foods like Pop-Tarts. Don’t try to go from zero to perfect here. Eating things you don’t like is a sure way to give up on healthy meal choices. Instead, gradually incorporate healthier foods into your routine. Start with a meal a day and go from there. Then, keep with it.

Action: Add superfoods to one meal per day.

Further Reading:

1. Research says fad diets don’t work. So why are they so popular?
2. ‘Superfoods’: Reliability of the Information for Consumers Available on the Web
3. The science of superfoods: Really beneficial, or just marketing?
4. Superfoods: Recent Data on their Role in the Prevention of Diseases