Five ‘superfoods’ to eat regularly…
‘Superfood’ is the latest buzzword in the world of health. You’ve probably seen or heard it a lot recently.
What qualifies a food to be a ‘superfood’?
Basically, it’s any kind of food that’s packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, which gives you lots of health benefits.
These are the five superfoods that I recommend having regularly as part of your healthy eating diet: amino acids, vitamins and folic acid.
It contains more amino acids gram for gram than beef, eggs or cheese, which makes it a good vegetarian source of protein. It also contains all of the B vitamins, including vitamin B12 which can be hard to find in vegetarian sources.
It can help increase energy due to the high B vitamin content and includes large amounts antioxidants that helps strengthen capillaries and blood vessels, which can support the cardiovascular system.
Bee pollen comes in granules, capsules and chewable tablets.
I prefer the granules so I can mix it in with my morning smoothie bowl, overnight oats or protein drink.
If you are new to taking bee pollen, start off with a small dose and build it up, to make sure that you’re not sensitive to the pollens.
Most supplements will come with guidelines on how to use it. This is my favourite breakfast at the minute.
It tastes really good, and it make you feel really healthy knowing you’re getting all of those vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in every morning! Serves 1: For the smoothie: 200ml Almond Milk 200g Frozen Raspberries 40g Wholegrain Rolled Oats 1 tbsp Acai Powder 1tsp Honey For the topping: 10-12 Fresh Blueberries 1 tbsp Dark Chocolate Chips Instructions: Put all of the smoothie ingredients into a blender and blitz until smooth. Pout into a bowl and serve with the toppings placed on top.