What food do you believe to be THE superfood?

tappae

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/09/19/paleo-diet-solution/

Thanks! I'll give that a read later. I hope it explains how vegetarians in India have been able to live without "modern" diseases for so long.

stonerdude

I.) Gogi berry
2.) Spirulina
3.) Wheatgrass

WendyTerry420

You don't find proof in a sentence ending in "duh"? :laugh:

:laugh:

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WendyTerry420

A superfood for me is a food that self regulates. In other words - eat this and I either:
- will stay fuller longer.
- can't seem to overeat it.

This week my superfoods are cinnamon almonds, dates, and spaghetti squash.

That's a great way to look at it!

EllaKnows

DRIED KALE, Bitter Melon & figs!

Meg_78

Milk is absolutely MY superfood! YUMMM!

Cookie_Monster_69

EGGS!!!!

ajohn252

Pomegranates! Fun to eat and sooo good for you.

mzcruise

Broccoli because I love it.

Hendrix7

I don't think anything is THE superfood, but I'd also go with beans because there is such a variety and they are so versatile.

Legumes are partially responsible for every modern disease, so I hope you reconsider

^^^ Doubtful

Truth, along with dairy and grains

If that's true, then why do we have longer life spans than ever?

Please provide proof, then maybe I won't doubt. Until then, I call bull$hit!

Modern medicine, duh

Please. If I had relied on Modern Medicine, I'd be dead. Misdiagnosed at 21 and put on potent, life-altering medicine. 10 years later, the doctors realized they made a mistake. Good thing I stopped taking the medicine on my own or I'd be on dialysis right now instead of disease-free and perfectly healthy. Not to mention the last three times a doctor has prescribed an antibiotic that I was allergic to because he didn't take the time to read my chart.

N=1 but I guess you're right, modern medicine has done zilch for increasing life expectancy.

loolololol

1SlimShaylee

salmon!
the filet's that i buy are only 272 calories and have 40g of protein! nom nom nom

AprilRenewed

Bananas!!! They always perk me up when I'm sleepy.

FrankWorsley

Wheat

ickybella

The one wearing the cape

Silverkittycat

Frozen bananas covered in dark chocolate, wine, ice cream.

Rae6503

Sweet Potatoes

_the_feniks_

Kale.

LorinaLynn

It's in the name!

YumemiruJin

Wheatberries. They're insanely good with every meal, but the only downside is that the raw ones can be hard to find. I have them in oatmeal in the morning for added texture and chew, mixed with hummus for lunch (again, for taste and texture), or in a salad with honey-based dressing.

gigiangelique

All fruits/veggies nuts beans .

monicalord

KALE. Also Nopales (cactus).

mamamudbug

The one wearing the cape

baby spinach (and other greens with bacon)

doughnutwretch

Gyros, sushi, sweet potatoes, steak, beer, and chocolate.

yogagirl1111

beans and 70%+ chocolate

edit*** also, salmon sashimi

BrianSharpe

I don't think anything is THE superfood, but I'd also go with beans because there is such a variety and they are so versatile.

Legumes are partially responsible for every modern disease, so I hope you reconsider

^^^ Doubtful

Truth, along with dairy and grains

Huh? I would love to know if you had something with which to back that up. People in India have long lived off of primarily lentils, with a fair bit of rice and bread (and some paneer, right?) and have not had a high incidence of "modern" disease. Now that they are eating more meat in the cities, they are seeing increases in heart disease.

Also, modern medicine doesn't tend to increase life expectancy by extending the length of healthy lives. That's a misconception. Life expectancy is an average that includes infant deaths. Let's say you have 30% infant mortality and people mostly live to be about 70, life expectancy is 49 years. If you cut that infant mortality down to 10% without increasing anyone's life at the other end, you've raised life expectancy to 63.

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/09/19/paleo-diet-solution/

I'm glad to see blogs have replace peer reviewed research..........

Spanaval

I don't think anything is THE superfood, but I'd also go with beans because there is such a variety and they are so versatile.

Legumes are partially responsible for every modern disease, so I hope you reconsider

^^^ Doubtful

Truth, along with dairy and grains

Huh? I would love to know if you had something with which to back that up. People in India have long lived off of primarily lentils, with a fair bit of rice and bread (and some paneer, right?) and have not had a high incidence of "modern" disease. Now that they are eating more meat in the cities, they are seeing increases in heart disease.

Also, modern medicine doesn't tend to increase life expectancy by extending the length of healthy lives. That's a misconception. Life expectancy is an average that includes infant deaths. Let's say you have 30% infant mortality and people mostly live to be about 70, life expectancy is 49 years. If you cut that infant mortality down to 10% without increasing anyone's life at the other end, you've raised life expectancy to 63.

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/09/19/paleo-diet-solution/

People just don't know when you're screwing with their heads.

BrianSharpe

I don't believe in superfood. All food are made equal. It's the person ingesting the food. Everyone is different and everyone's need is different. It's up to you to decide what you need and how much is needed.

Really? So you're going to suggest that there is no nutritional advantage to eating a variety of fruits and vegetables, nuts, fish etc vs eating nothing but meat and potatoes?

At the most basic level we are all far more similar than people like to acknowledge, yes there are allergies and sensitivities and disease but absent any of those our nutritional needs (micro & macro nutrients) are almost identical.

manderson27

Roast Unicorn, in rainbow sauce :laugh:

staps065

Oats / Oatmeal or Tequila. You decide!

Pimpmonkey

My Chia seeds!