Super foods

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  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Maca Root - increased blood flow - good for lifting and sex

    Studies have identified four alkaloids present in maca known to nourish the endocrine system. Maca root has been used as a stress-fighting adaptogen to increase stamina, boost libido and combat fatigue. Maca is a nutrient-dense whole food packed with vitamins, plant sterols as well as many essential minerals, fatty and amino acids. Our maca is cultivated on the Junin Plateau of the Peruvian Andes.

    http://www.iherb.com/tr/cb?pcodes=NAV-00056&rcode=THQ873

    I have it at home, tried adding to foods but it instantly makes everything taste disgusting! lol. I really need to work out another way to eat it. I think it sounds like a beneficial thing to incorporate into my diet...definitely if it does help to reduce pms, regulate hormones, and improve mood and energy.

    It's alright in a post workout smoothie with some yogurt, almond milk, raw honey, banana and chia seeds (seems to pair well together) and thats about all I can tolerate.


    Either
    1. Make it into a tea and have a chaser ready (beer, cranberry juice, etc.) Any strong-tasting drink that fills your palate can be used.
    2. Smash it into a powder and fill a gelatin capsule, then swallow with water

    Back in the day, I tried both methods to consume Ma Huanggen, which is the root of what we commonly call the ephedra plant. It is absolutely disgusting to eat, but I would add green tea and raspberry leaves and it was ok. For my husband, I would fill gel capsules with powder (spirulina and chlorella at the time) for him to take with his pills. I tried adding them to smoothies and different things, and he couldn't drink it because of the smell/taste.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Chocolate brownies are super... and a food...
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Blueberries, spinach, kale and quinoa are sometimes referred to as superfoods. We eat those pretty regularly.

    Personally, I don't see what makes spinach or kale superior to collard greens, which we also eat regularly.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Chocolate brownies are super... and a food...

    Blonde brownies are more super! IMO, of course.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Chocolate brownies are super... and a food...

    Blonde brownies are more super! IMO, of course.

    some people like blondies, some people like brownies... i am off to a restaurant next week that serves blondies, brownies and gingeries...
  • mzbek24
    mzbek24 Posts: 436 Member
    Maca Root - increased blood flow - good for lifting and sex

    Studies have identified four alkaloids present in maca known to nourish the endocrine system. Maca root has been used as a stress-fighting adaptogen to increase stamina, boost libido and combat fatigue. Maca is a nutrient-dense whole food packed with vitamins, plant sterols as well as many essential minerals, fatty and amino acids. Our maca is cultivated on the Junin Plateau of the Peruvian Andes.

    http://www.iherb.com/tr/cb?pcodes=NAV-00056&rcode=THQ873

    I have it at home, tried adding to foods but it instantly makes everything taste disgusting! lol. I really need to work out another way to eat it. I think it sounds like a beneficial thing to incorporate into my diet...definitely if it does help to reduce pms, regulate hormones, and improve mood and energy.

    It's alright in a post workout smoothie with some yogurt, almond milk, raw honey, banana and chia seeds (seems to pair well together) and thats about all I can tolerate.

    It does have a distinct taste. I mix mine with water in the morning and chug.

    Cheezus, you're hardcore lol. I tried that and there were all these bits in it, so gross!
  • mzbek24
    mzbek24 Posts: 436 Member
    Superfood is a word that escaped the land of 2am informercials into the real world. Why this was allowed to happen, I do not know.

    Haha so true. It's such a *kitten* term.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    I don't view some of those so called "super foods" as anything more than a gimmick, unless you are talking about a whole, fresh food. Some people say "super foods" and they mean blueberries or broccoli, and that i get. But a powder is not a super food. Maybe fresh spirulina, chlolera, goji berries, or hemp seeds are good for you, but by the time it's dried out and powdered, it's no longer a fresh food. I think the true "super" foods are fresh, local, in-season produce.

    But where do the nutrients go?
    Mexico. They go to Mexico.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I don't view some of those so called "super foods" as anything more than a gimmick, unless you are talking about a whole, fresh food. Some people say "super foods" and they mean blueberries or broccoli, and that i get. But a powder is not a super food. Maybe fresh spirulina, chlolera, goji berries, or hemp seeds are good for you, but by the time it's dried out and powdered, it's no longer a fresh food. I think the true "super" foods are fresh, local, in-season produce.

    But where do the nutrients go?
    Mexico. They go to Mexico.

    Thank God. That's where my veggies come from anyway. :laugh:
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Chocolate brownies are super... and a food...

    Blonde brownies are more super! IMO, of course.

    some people like blondies, some people like brownies... i am off to a restaurant next week that serves blondies, brownies and gingeries...

    Blondie brownie Ben & jerry's is super :)
  • MagnumBurrito
    MagnumBurrito Posts: 1,070 Member
    Maca Root - increased blood flow - good for lifting and sex

    Studies have identified four alkaloids present in maca known to nourish the endocrine system. Maca root has been used as a stress-fighting adaptogen to increase stamina, boost libido and combat fatigue. Maca is a nutrient-dense whole food packed with vitamins, plant sterols as well as many essential minerals, fatty and amino acids. Our maca is cultivated on the Junin Plateau of the Peruvian Andes.

    http://www.iherb.com/tr/cb?pcodes=NAV-00056&rcode=THQ873

    I have it at home, tried adding to foods but it instantly makes everything taste disgusting! lol. I really need to work out another way to eat it. I think it sounds like a beneficial thing to incorporate into my diet...definitely if it does help to reduce pms, regulate hormones, and improve mood and energy.

    It's alright in a post workout smoothie with some yogurt, almond milk, raw honey, banana and chia seeds (seems to pair well together) and thats about all I can tolerate.

    It does have a distinct taste. I mix mine with water in the morning and chug.

    Cheezus, you're hardcore lol. I tried that and there were all these bits in it, so gross!

    It is gelatinized, not raw.

    I'd deal with raw probably your way.
  • suremeansyes
    suremeansyes Posts: 962 Member
    some people like blondies, some people like brownies... i am off to a restaurant next week that serves blondies, brownies and gingeries...

    I could use some of those.
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    lol yes I think you're right. And so much of it is going on about the 'Antioxidants' I don't think most people even know what they are, they just think it has to be good so I'll eat it lol.

    Some I have heard of that are gaining popularity are:


    Raw Cacao powder
    Cacao nibs
    Coconut oil
    Spirulina
    Chlorophyll
    Acai berries/powder/tablets etc
    Goji berries
    Maqui berries
    Maca
    Chia seeds
    Oats
    Flax seeds
    'Activated' nuts


    Some more here: http://www.doctoroz.com/slideshow/dr-ozs-10-favorite-superfoods?gallery=true

    Can't think of any others but I'm sure theres more!

    man, I remember the days when spinach, blueberries, and avocados were "superfoods"....guess I'm out of touch...maybe I should stop eating those and start eating some chia or something....

    ETA: sarcasm aside, don't worry about whether something is a "superfood" or not...they seem to be ever changing. Just rock your nutrition and rock your fitness and everything else just tends to fall into place accordingly...

    Yeah, I was going to say how much I loved sweet potatoes, but I guess they're off the list because .... sugar? ... no clue.

    They still taste great. Same with avocado and blueberries.
  • aklove907
    aklove907 Posts: 118 Member
    I have been using Ground Flax seeds and Chia seeds in my green smoothies. I have also done chia seeds in water with ice and lots of fresh squeezed lime juice. I don't really notice a direct effect other than energy from the Chia. =)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,970 Member
    "Super foods" are usually foods that are nutrient dense. If they used the term "Nutrient dense foods", it would have less appeal for many because it's associated with going on a diet. And who wants to do that?

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  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    lol yes I think you're right. And so much of it is going on about the 'Antioxidants' I don't think most people even know what they are, they just think it has to be good so I'll eat it lol.

    Some I have heard of that are gaining popularity are:


    Raw Cacao powder
    Cacao nibs
    Coconut oil
    Spirulina
    Chlorophyll
    Acai berries/powder/tablets etc
    Goji berries
    Maqui berries
    Maca
    Chia seeds
    Oats
    Flax seeds
    'Activated' nuts


    Some more here: http://www.doctoroz.com/slideshow/dr-ozs-10-favorite-superfoods?gallery=true

    Can't think of any others but I'm sure theres more!

    man, I remember the days when spinach, blueberries, and avocados were "superfoods"....guess I'm out of touch...maybe I should stop eating those and start eating some chia or something....

    ETA: sarcasm aside, don't worry about whether something is a "superfood" or not...they seem to be ever changing. Just rock your nutrition and rock your fitness and everything else just tends to fall into place accordingly...

    Yeah, I was going to say how much I loved sweet potatoes, but I guess they're off the list because .... sugar? ... no clue.

    They still taste great. Same with avocado and blueberries.

    Sweet potatoes or yams? As far as I know, yams are still super, because lots of vitamin A and fiber. Sweet potatoes are just a white potato that is sweeter than normal (more evil sugars).
  • fredgiblet
    fredgiblet Posts: 241 Member
    From The Wiki:

    Superfood is a marketing term used to describe foods with supposed health benefits.

    The term is not in common use by dietitians and nutrition scientists, many of whom dispute that particular foodstuffs have the health benefits often claimed by advocates of particular superfoods.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfood

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