The Big 10: Meet your new best food friends
Posted: May 4th 2008 8:00AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Food and Nutrition, General Health
In the market for some new best friends?
Women's Health suggests you hand over your loyalty to these 10 friendly foods. They're trustworthy, good for you, and they'll always be there when you need them. These non-toxic friends will never do you wrong.
- Baby Carrots -- Buy them washed and bagged and use them for their vision-improving beta-carotene.
- Black beans -- Buy them canned, low in sodium, and dark and you'll enjoy the benefits of antioxidants, fiber, folate, and magnesium.
- Broccoli florets -- Buy these washed and bagged too and loads of vitamin C, fiber, and cancer-fighting supernutrients are what you'll get.
- Brown rice -- Make it instant and lower your blood pressure.
- Feta cheese -- Go crumbled on this one and you'll enjoy 370 milligrams of bone-building calcium in one four-ounce serving of this low-fat treat.
- Kale -- Choose washed, bagged, and tough stems removed and this leafy green will help protect against breast and ovarian cancers. It'll also reduce the risk of cataracts.
- Pork tenderloin -- With just 140 calories for three ounces, pork is a great lean protein with thiamin, vitamin B6, niacin, and phosphorous.
- Red onions -- These friends may make you cry, but they'll be tears of joy as you realize you're warding off diabetes and cancer.
- Tilapia -- Stock up on skinless fillets and you'll have an excellent source of phosphorous and niacin, which keeps your digestive system, skin, and nerves healthy.
- Turkey breast tenders --With half the saturated fat of beef, this meaty friend is rich in selenium, a cancer-preventing mineral and antioxidant.
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