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Originally Posted by BreakingFree
Someone please let me know if I've called something a SuperFood that is not. I looked at the list Nelie kindly posted but I'm only halfway through Book 1 and don't yet have Book 2. Also, all amounts are estimates, as I generally don't weigh and measure
Breakfast
1/2 7-grain bagel (SF?
Probably not a super food, unless the first ingredient is WHOLE grain, a lot of times "7 grain" is just fakery to make food seem more healthy than it is. 7 processed grains does not equal 1 whole grain!)
1 tbsp. natural peanut butter (SF)
11.5 oz. can V-8 (not sure how to count this. Has tomatoes which are a SuperFood and has other SF veggies, too - spinach, carrots).
I would count v8 as a super food in the tomato group. I think there is a lower sodium variety. . Processed and also high in sodium, too, though.
Lunch
Veggie wrap from cafeteria - whole wheat tortilla (don't know how "whole" it actually is), spinach, tomatoes, pico de gallo (onions, tomatoes, peppers) (Several SFs here)
2 small plums (SF)
Snack
6 oz. plain lowfat yogurt (SF)
1/2 c. blueberries (SF)
Dinner
Roasted turkey breast (SF)
Carrots (SF)
Grape tomatoes (SF)
Dr. Kracker whole grain cracker (SF?)
Cherries (SF)
Snack
Hardboiled egg
I am bummed that he says the kind w/ caffeine is the way to go, since I am sensitive to caffeine and avoid it after about 2:30 p.m.
If you're talking about non caffeinated herbal teas, they are not super foods. If you want to count brewed tea as a super food, it should be drunk immediately (it loses effectiveness over time). I'm not sure if decaf regular tea counts or not, I'd have to look at the book. Of course, regular tea is "super" but herbal tea is STILL GREAT! Beats the **** out of soda.
I also noticed that today I'm heavy on tomatoes.........
That's awesome, tomatoes are one of the foods that has different nutritional properties depending on raw vs. cooked. It's good to eat lots of varieties of tomatoes every day. Tomatoes are one of the big age-related degeneration fighters. The book had a study about elderly nuns. The nuns that ate a lot of lycopene showed fewer signs of age-related deterioration! Plus, it helps protect your skin from sun damage.