What food do you believe to be THE superfood?

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  • Jul158
    Jul158 Posts: 481 Member
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    Love this thread! Not really a food but I think green tea does no wrong.
  • JanSmelly
    JanSmelly Posts: 143 Member
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    Making a big pot of black beans now.

    Last night we had a ton of garlic.

    We're a fun family.
  • Goal_Line
    Goal_Line Posts: 474 Member
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    Cod
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
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    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

    Sorry, that's not proof. I call bull$hit.

    You don't find proof in a sentence ending in "duh"? :laugh:
  • callikia
    callikia Posts: 226 Member
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    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. :)
  • tappae
    tappae Posts: 568 Member
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    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.
  • monipie
    monipie Posts: 280 Member
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    meat, meat is a superfood. humans are supposed to eat it. i would rather look like a lion than a cow.
  • tappae
    tappae Posts: 568 Member
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    Oh, and sweet potatoes!
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    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/
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
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    Breast milk.
  • tappae
    tappae Posts: 568 Member
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    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
    stonerdude Posts: 103
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    I.) Gogi berry
    2.) Spirulina
    3.) Wheatgrass
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
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    You don't find proof in a sentence ending in "duh"? :laugh:

    :laugh:

    :flowerforyou:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
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    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
    EllaKnows Posts: 19
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    DRIED KALE, Bitter Melon & figs! :D
  • Meg_78
    Meg_78 Posts: 998 Member
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    Milk is absolutely MY superfood! YUMMM!
  • Cookie_Monster_69
    Cookie_Monster_69 Posts: 29
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    EGGS!!!!
  • ajohn252
    ajohn252 Posts: 158
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    Pomegranates! Fun to eat and sooo good for you.
  • mzcruise
    mzcruise Posts: 24 Member
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    Broccoli because I love it. :heart:
  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
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    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

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