50 Superfoods for 365 Days

What is a superfood you ask? No, it’s not a food wearing a superman cape, although it can tend to give that illusion. The term is used to describe a food that has the potential to prevent illness and maintain health. It’s usually a food jam packed with vitamins, minerals and other nutrients our body needs in order to function at its best.

The nutrients (also known as phytonutrients or phytochemicals) in superfoods will vary, but each will be associated with certain health benefits. For example, in grapes, eggplant, red cabbage, and radishes there are phytochemicals thought to protect against some cancers and heart disease.

Examples of phytochemicals are antioxidants, flavonoids, lycopene, and carotenoids. All of these together with vitamins and minerals are what makes the food so beneficial.

The key to superfoods is variety. If you vary your intake of as many superfoods as you can you will cover a lot of ground, since the health benefits of each one can be different.

Here are 50 superfoods to get you started! Take a few a month to try. See how many ways you can eat them! Find your favorites and discover new ones! You’ll be amazed how many you can get through by this time next year.

1. Acai
2. Apples
3. Apricots
4. Artichokes
5. Asparagus
6. Avocados
7. Bananas
8. Beets
9. Blackberries
10. Blueberries
11. Broccoli
12. Brussels sprouts
13. Cabbage
14. Cantaloupe
15. Carrots
16. Cherries
17. Chia seeds
18. Coconut
19. Collard greens
20. Dark chocolate
21. Eggs
22. Flaxseeds
23. Garlic
24. Goji berries
25. Grapes
26. Hemp seeds
27. Kale
28. Kefir
29. Kiwi
30. Lemons
31. Limes
32. Mangoes
33. Mushrooms
34. Onions
35. Oranges
36. Papaya
37. Peaches
38. Plums
39. Pumpkin
40. Pumpkin seeds
41. Quinoa
42. Raisins
43. Raspberries
44. Spinach
45. Strawberries
46. Sunflower seeds
47. Sweet potatoes
48. Tomatoes
49. Watermelon
50. Yogurt

What other superfoods can you think of?