What are the Healthy Foods we should be aware of?

Healthy foods are those foods which are beneficial for our body as they supply nutrients to maintain our health and keep us fit. So, automatically the question comes that what are the healthy foods we should be consuming?

We have a lot of information from various sources suggesting which are healthy and which are not. And quite amusingly, some are contradictory. So, let’s not get confused with the top hundreds charts and take a look over the known and unknown healthy foods.

As we all know, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, protein are what our body seek continuously.
Apart from these basic ones, there are beverages, spices that accompany the basic items.

The unavoidable, easily available fruits are: Apples, Bananas, Cherries, Grapefruits, Juices and whole purple grapes, Mangoes, Oranges, Orange juice, Papayas, Strawberries, Apricots, watermelons.

The vegetables are- Baby carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage (purple), onions, tomato, Peas, White potato, Radish, Spinach, sweet potato, turnips. Lemons/limes can add taste to the food and body. Corn, green beans ought to be consumed occasionally.

Now, what are healthy foods that you aren’t aware of?

Yummy and not-so-yummy-yet-so-healthy dairy products- rice milk, fat-free milk, Greek Yogurt, sour cream the low fat one of course.

For the meat lovers and haters- Beef, Lamb, Skinless chicken, Turkey, lean meat are healthy enough. Red-meat should not go into your body frequently though.

Essential Sea-Foods- Oysters, Tilapia, Mackerel, Salmon, Tuna, other fishes have never failed to secure the position on the healthy-foods list.

The Ridiculously healthy nuts and oils- Almonds, Almond oil, Flax seeds, Olive, Olive oil, Figs, Peanut butter, Sunflower seeds, Canola oil, Walnuts, Brazil nuts.

Beverages- Water, organic juice, Tea (Black or green).  Avoid soda or calorie-drinks.

Spices and Herbs- You can include Cinnamon, Ginger, Mint, Mustard, Parsley, Turmeric, Garlic, and Oregano, paprika, curry powder and chili powder.

Good Grains- Barley, Flax seed, Oats, Rye, Wheat, whole wheat Pasta, whole wheat bread, bulgur and the kind.
Other than these some unknown healthy items are- Dark chocolate, eggs, Red wine and so on. These are funny enough to believe though.

The aim of in taking healthy items is to make sure that we can fight heart diseases, cancer or other major and minor issues of the body. You have to be super-market-smart and familiar with some terms like- Anthocyanins, Anti-oxidants, Carotenoids, Folic acid, indoles, fatty-acids, phytoestrogens, Organosulfides, isoflavones, ellagic acid, lignans, monounsaturated fat, Linoleic acid (conjugated).

All the above mentioned heavy terms are basically present in the healthy food items which take care of the maintenance of your body from inside thereby fighting against the carcinogens, cancer, reducing risks of tumors, high blood pressure, cardiac arrests, some even protect bones and fight minor illnesses and help in increasing immunity or blood level and so on.

Hence, it is now, needless to say how important healthy foods are for the human body whether it is for the children or the adults, irrespective of the age.

Tip- Do not forget to recall what are the healthy foods? Alternatives and the right amount along with exercises keeps a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Consult a dietician or make your own chart for best results.