Top 20 antioxidant foods

[pacific breeze]

Antioxidant-Rich Foods
from the South Beach diet
Trying to maximize your intake of disease-fighting antioxidants? The following 20 foods are loaded with antioxidants.

1. Pomegranates
2. Green peppers
3. Kale
4. Red kidney beans
5. Pinto beans
6. Blueberries
7. Cranberries
8. Artichokes (cooked)
9. Blackberries
10. Garlic
11. Raspberries
12. Strawberries
13. Apples
14. Spinach
15. Pecans
16. Sweet cherries
17. Brussel sprouts
18. Yellow squash
19. Black beans (dried)
20. Plums

Antioxidants are naturally occurring nutrients that help prevent heart disease, cancer, and aging. Scientists believe that some antioxidants are more potent than others, and their potency can be affected by how they're cooked or how they're digested. For example, the antioxidants in blueberries lose their potency when cooked, while the antioxidants in tomatoes become more potent when cooked. So even though this list is a good guide for finding antioxidant-rich foods, it's best to hedge your nutritional bets by eating a wide variety of items.

[Tierra]

Good post Pacific Breeze, Ive been trying to buy foods that are healthy and rich in antioxidents.

[AliceInWonderland]

WoW thanks PB; this is a great list to keep around; i'm still trying to be more and more organic and less processed (its hard as fuck) but thanks for the list!

[Biatch]

That was awesome list, PB!
And I love all those foods from your list- I eat less pecans and Black beans lately, but I have at least 4 to 10 of those items you mentioned every day.
I love fruits and tomatoes and garlic!

[AliceInWonderland]

damn thnx for the bump biatch; i need to re-evaluate my lackluster diet

*summers just around the corner!* )

[Grimmlok]

I eat a ton of green peppers.. good to know

[AliceInWonderland]

yeah i like most that food as well. IN the new year; im going super healthy, super organic and super bionic!

[Biatch]

Originally Posted by AliceInWonderland

damn thnx for the bump biatch; i need to re-evaluate my lackluster diet

*summers just around the corner!* )

Alice hon, it's nothing like I'm bragging/being proud...I had nothing to do with it....My mom is more of a meat person, my brother is the same.

Mom says it has to do with me being on my auntie's farm,on and off, from 6 months to 5 years(My bro was very sick, so auntie had me lots of times while they were at docs and spas and such).So, mom reckons I was left wild in the berries lot, in the fruit trees, in the carrots patches and auntie had loads of everything growing- bless her- so she says I made a habit of eating fruits /vegs daily, associate it with good memories from that period and it stuck with me.
Plus we had vineyards and another uncle with farms...so I allways had opportunities to be around this fruit/veg stuff.