5 Everyday Super Foods High in Antioxidants

Apples – We’ve all heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Apples contain phytochemicals, polyphenols and flavonoids. These are some weird words, but they’re some of the most powerful natural occurring chemicals that have been proven to show antioxidant activity that clears out, slows down and even stops free radicals within the human body.

Local Grocery Store Cost: $0.50/lb - $1.99/lb

Blueberries – Blueberries are blue. Duh. But what makes them blue are called anthocyanins that create this blue pigment and give blueberries their high antioxidant properties. Another space term. I know, but blueberries can help lower your cholesterol, prevent urinary tract infections, improve memory, coordination and balance, improves eyesight and may slow aging. Yeah. Crazy.

Local Grocery Store Cost: $0.20 - $4.00/quart

Strawberries – Strawberries, believe it or not, are also given their red color by that same antioxidant as blueberries. Anthocyanins give strawberries their red color and blueberries their blue color. Weird. But strawberries are an excellent superfood that’s high in antioxidants. They are high in vitami
C they also have fiber, iron and potassium.

Local Grocery Store Cost: $2.99/lb

Raspberries – Raspberries even though they originated in Europe, you will find them in your local grocery store today. Raspberries are also high in antioxidants and contain vitami
K, calcium, phosphorus and potassium, but what makes them so unique is that there is something called ellagic acid in them. Ellagic acid is a part of the phytonutrient family and helps prevent damage at the cellular level. This means that as your cells get attacked by free radicals, this superfood protects you all the way down to the cells.

Local Grocery Store Cost: $0.20 - $4.00/ half pint

Green Tea – Specificially, unfermented tea leaves which are thought to contain the highest concentration of polyphenols in the tea types. Since ancient times, the Chinese and Japanese have been drinking the powerful antioxidant superfood and we know that the health benefits that come from drinking green tea are powerful. Some health benefits from drinking green tea are that it lowers cholesterol levels, helps protect against cancer, helps with inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, liver disease and weight loss.

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Wow, so those are just 5 superfoods that you can get at your local grocery store. Just think the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends that you consume 9-13 servings of fruits. No it’s not because they know farmers need to make money, it’s because they’ve always understood the health benefits of raw foods.

Due to the advancement of technology, we have been able to identify critical elements of foods and how they affect the body once we consume them. Remember those weird space terms? Those are the natural occurring chemicals in raw superfoods that give us the antioxidant protection we need in our bodies. Antioxidants are the single most important component of food that will keep free radicals out of the body.

Free radicals are naturally occurring and they are also brought on by the environment. It is important that you eat foods rich in antioxidants, so you can protect yourself as much as possible.