Healthy, Super Foods to Cook in Your New Home

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There are several foods that have such truly powerful effects on our health and longevity that perhaps they deserve to wear monogrammed capes. These multi-tasking foods provide multiple disease-fighting nutrients, satisfy our appetites without excess calories, and are easy to include in our daily menu. Incorporating a variety of these super foods into a balanced diet is a simple and delicious way to be proactive about your health.

• Eggs - a delicious and nutritious way to fill up on quality protein, as well as 12 vitamins and minerals, such as choline, which is good for brain development and memory.
• Nuts - an excellent source of protein, heart-healthy fats, high fiber, and antioxidants. With so much goodness in such a small package, they make a satisfying, super-food snack.
• Quinoa - one of the healthiest whole grains on the market. High in protein (8 grams in 1 cup cooked), fiber (5 grams per cup), and a naturally good source of iron, Quinoa is as delicious as it is nutritious.
• Edamame (or whole soy beans) - a satisfying source of insoluble fiber, which helps lower cholesterol, and soluble fiber, which fills you up and helps rid your body of waste. They're also a low-fat source of protein, carbohydrates, magnesium, potassium, and heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
• Low fat or fat-free plain yogurt - higher in calcium than many other dairy products and contains healthy doses of protein and potassium. It can also be enriched with probiotics to aid with digestion.
• Salmon - a super food because of its omega-3 fatty acid content, which helps to protect heart health. Salmon is low in calories (200 for 3 ounces) has lots of protein, is a good source of iron, and is very low in saturated fat.
• Broccoli - a rich source of vitamin A, vitamin C, and bone-building vitamin K, and it has plenty of fiber to fill you up and help control your weight.
• Sweet potatoes - a member of the dark orange vegetable family are packed with vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and potassium.

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For delicious recipes that use the above Super Foods view Celine Todd's article in Trilogy Life Magazine.