For a superwoman inside you, you must feed her with food that keeps her full, energized and tones down the risk of common heath disorders. Nibble nutritious food every day to ward off usual culprits like osteoporosis, breast cancer, heart diseases and lowered blood pressure. Include these following foods in your daily routine to opt for healthier life. After all it’s your day, every day!
Blueberries
A bowl full of colouful red berries, strawberries, and blueberries for 2 months and see the difference in your HDL level. A diverse range of polyphenols – health –promoting compounds- makes berries an essential food for every woman. Blueberries are a natural healthy food for brain and rest of the berries are a rich source of antioxidants that act as anti-aging element.
How to eat berries:
- Add them in anything you bake
- Toss them in your salads
- Use them as toppings on your flavoued yogurt or in your breakfast cereal
- Simply snack on them
Watermelon
Musk melon, watermelon or cucumber – these foods that contain high amount of water content are a blessing in disguise for every woman of today. The women of substance who want to gorge on food that contains fewer calories yet maintain a healthy lifestyle, find watermelon a rich source of water and Vitamin C.
How to eat watermelon:
- Couple it with Mango as a day salad
- Mix it up with vodka to make shots
- Have it as juice
- Pop a watermelon Popsicle
Tomatoes
Eating tomatoes can be a secret to youthful skin. Vitamin C enriched food items like oranges, tomatoes, strawberries are a great source of antioxidants that enable a glowing skin. I think, every woman wants that, right? Eating one tomato everyday helps in protecting against the harsh sunlight and keep the skin firm. Lycopene found in tomato also prevents breast cancer in women. Not to forget its magical essence that prevents heart diseases in women as well.
How to eat tomato:
- Include it in your daily vegetable
- Have it as a soup with a dash of cream
- Tomato sandwich
- Fresh tomato salsa
Leafy vegetables
Spinach, broccoli, lettuce and other green leafy vegetables a dose of vitamins and minerals such as iron and calcium. Besides the fibre, the nutrients in these green leafy vegetables are believed to prevent cancer and promote a healthy heart. look Women, who hardly find time to look after themselves, must include leafy veggies in their diet.
How to eat greens:
- Layer it in your sandwich
- Make spinach corn omelet or sandwich
- Make a lasagna
- Stir fry in your pasta
Pomegranate
A superfood for the superwoman! Full of antioxidants, this vibrant fruit is helpful in preventing Alzheimer’s, heart diseases and cancer. The juices from the pink seeds of Pomegranate helps in digestion, in turn improving immunity of women. No restriction on the consumption, so have it like you like it!
How to eat pomegranate:
- Like the favourite juice
- Make a jelly
- Make the pomegranate tart
- Simply much on the pink seeds
Walnuts
Packed with omega-3 fatty acids, walnuts are great for women. The antioxidants and phytosterols, may help to reduce women's risk of developing breast cancer, while it also helps in developing bone health. The mineral of walnuts fight arthritis pain and depression. Not to forget the essential calcium, magnesium and folic acid that are boon for a woman’s health.
How to eat walnuts:
- Plain or toasted nuts instead of croutons on salads
- Mix them into vegetable rice
- Stir them into cereal and yogurt
- Use them to garnish a stir-fry just before serving
Yogurt
The good ol’ yogurt has probiotics that is universally known as a good digestive. The healthy dose of calcium that every woman needs to fight osteoporosis is abundantly found in yogurt. It can be eaten with any meal of the day. Yogurt also helps in appetite control and thus women consume less calories at the end of the day.
How to eat yogurt:
- Have a dollop of yogurt with your favourite fruits
- Have it as a dip with chips
- Frozen yogurt or flavoured yogurt
- Yogurt as dressings in baked potatoes
