Add These 2 Superfoods to Your Diet

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You’ve heard of superfoods, right? The truth…it’s a marketing buzzword for foods that are packed with nutrients that promote health, prevent disease, and even support weight loss and weight management.

Super foods include things like: Chia seeds, quinoa, avocado, acai berries, kale, turmeric, coconut oil and beets.

Notice a pattern? You can’t go wrong eating fresh and unprocessed foods, especially if you’re trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight.

Here’s another way to think about this: An estimated 74 percent of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Poor food choices are a big reason for that. Only 12 percent of adults eat enough fruit, and only 9 percent eat enough vegetables. If people ate more superfoods than junk food, the struggle with weight might look a lot different.

Super foods tend to be nutrient dense but lower in calories, which means the fast-food drive-thru isn’t the most likely place to help you tip the scale in the right direction.

Hungry for better health? Add these 2 superfoods to your diet:

1. Blueberries

Blueberries are packed with antioxidants that help prevent inflammation and certain types of cancer. They’re also high in fiber, vitamin C and vitamin K. Research shows the following benefits of eating blueberries:

Strengthen bones
Promote healthy skin
Lower blood pressure
Control blood sugar levels
Prevent heart disease
Improve digestion
Satisfy hunger

Try: French Toast, Chicken Sausage, & Blueberry

2. Salmon

Salmon is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B12, potassium, and other nutrients. Research shows that there are many benefits of eating salmon. It may help:

Lower cholesterol and triglycerides
Reduce the risk for heart disease and stroke
Keep your brain healthy as you age
Support healthy skin
Prevent chronic disease
Help you lose weight or maintain a healthy weight

Try these two salmon meals:

Hungry for more healthy food to help you lose weight or maintain a healthy weight? Check out the complete list of Portion Control meals here.