Kale, blueberries and dark chocolate are vegan superfoods and three of the healthiest things you can eat.
Vegan Black Pepper Steaks (Vegetarian Plus Frozen Dinner), Steamed Organic Kale, Steamed Organic Carrots, Organic Quinoa
The healthiest way to eat kale is steamed.
The fiber-related components in kale do a better job of binding together with bile acids in your digestive tract when they’ve been steamed.
Benefits of kale:
- Decreases risk of colon cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, and ovarian cancer
- Outstanding source of vitamin K, calcium, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin A, vitamin C
- Good source of copper, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorus
- Lowers cholesterol
- Improves eyesight
- Good source of fiber
- Tastes good
- No one is abused, has to suffer and die for it
The healthiest blueberries are raw organic or frozen organic.
Organically grown blueberries have significantly higher concentrations of total phenol antioxidants and total anthocyanin antioxidants than conventionally grown blueberries, as well as significantly higher total antioxidant capacity.
Benefits of blueberries:
- Very high in antioxidants that are essential to optimizing health by helping to combat the free radicals that can damage cellular structures as well as DNA
- Improve memory
- Slow down or postpone the onset of other cognitive problems frequently associated with aging
- Improve blood sugar regulation
- Improve eyesight
- Good source of fiber
- Taste good
- No one is abused, has to suffer and die for them
Justin's Organic Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups and a dark chocolate bar (good stuff but raw is better)
The best way to eat dark chocolate is raw (cacao).
Cacao is a healing superfood,” exclaimed Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, in response to this study. “But its effects go far beyond merely balancing blood pressure. Raw cacao protects the liver, brain and heart. It stabilizes mood, helps detoxify the blood and in a very real way brightens your day.” Adams emphasizes that only raw, unprocessed cacao offers the best benefits, and that consumers should avoid purchasing processed chocolate products made with refined sugar or milk fat.
Benefits of dark chocolate:
- Reduces blood pressure
- Detoxifies blood
- Stabilizes mood
- Improves eyesight
- Good source of fiber
- Tastes good
- No one is abused, has to suffer and die for it
Dark chocolate — but not milk chocolate or dark chocolate eaten with milk — is a potent antioxidant, report Mauro Serafini, PhD, of Italy’s National Institute for Food and Nutrition Research in Rome, and colleagues. Their report appears in the Aug. 28 issue of Nature. Antioxidants gobble up free radicals, destructive molecules that are implicated in heart disease and other ailments. “Our findings indicate that milk may interfere with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate … and may therefore negate the potential health benefits that can be derived from eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate.” Translation: Say “Dark, please,” when ordering at the chocolate counter. Don’t even think of washing it down with milk. And if health is your excuse for eating chocolate, remember the word “moderate” as you nibble. -webmd.com
The healthiest foods in the world are vegan.
I think a kale, blueberry and dark chocolate smoothie sounds like a perfect breakfast for tomorrow! Thanks for the inspiration. Plus, your blog rocks. A lot.
Im am so doing that!! sounds yummy!
I hear so much about the benefits of raw, I am somewhat surprised and pleased to see that Kale is best eaten steamed. Thanks for the blog. I loved the last benefit of all three of these foods.