Name your favorite superfood

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Southkillah
Southkillah Posts: 14 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What are the perceived benefits of them on your body etc.
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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    edited July 2015
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    Pizza.

    It's super tasty.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
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    flyingtanuki wrote: »
    Chocolate fudge pop-tarts

    They're super.

    Poptarts :s
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
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    Ice cream with protein powder. Plenty of carbs, protein, fat, and taste.

    My perceived benefits are plenty of carbs, protein, fat, and taste.
  • Southkillah
    Southkillah Posts: 14 Member
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    Was expecting some nutritional powerhouses but y'all railed me of the tracks lol.
    I feel bad I don't know what pop-tarts are or how do they taste like, heard a lot about them tho.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    edited July 2015
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    Southkillah wrote: »
    Was expecting some nutritional powerhouses but y'all railed me of the tracks lol.
    I feel bad I don't know what pop-tarts are or how do they taste like, heard a lot about them tho.

    They're an American thing, found some in the UK so I thought I'd try them. It's 2 pastry crusts with a filling and on top there is icing.

    Just tastes of bleurgh to me.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
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    Southkillah wrote: »
    Was expecting some nutritional powerhouses but y'all railed me of the tracks lol.

    Most of what was listed here is nutritionally powerful.

  • Southkillah
    Southkillah Posts: 14 Member
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    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    Southkillah wrote: »
    Was expecting some nutritional powerhouses but y'all railed me of the tracks lol.

    Most of what was listed here is nutritionally powerful.

    true true, but I think of micro's too though. that's what I initially thought of.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
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    Southkillah wrote: »
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    Southkillah wrote: »
    Was expecting some nutritional powerhouses but y'all railed me of the tracks lol.

    Most of what was listed here is nutritionally powerful.

    true true, but I think of micro's too though. that's what I initially thought of.

    Nah, the 4 macronutrients are carbs, fats, proteins and tastiness. Tastiness is the most important.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
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    Southkillah wrote: »
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    Southkillah wrote: »
    Was expecting some nutritional powerhouses but y'all railed me of the tracks lol.

    Most of what was listed here is nutritionally powerful.

    true true, but I think of micro's too though. that's what I initially thought of.
    Centrum Silver.

  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,135 Member
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  • Southkillah
    Southkillah Posts: 14 Member
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    UltimateRBF wrote: »
    Southkillah wrote: »
    Was expecting some nutritional powerhouses but y'all railed me of the tracks lol.
    I feel bad I don't know what pop-tarts are or how do they taste like, heard a lot about them tho.

    That's because "superfoods" aren't really a thing. It's another marketing term. Plenty of foods out there are nutritionally powerful, as you put it.

    If you put this the hype-way yeah, however there are some foods that nutritionally stand out more than the other ones, hence the term - superfoods. People just pust too much emphasis on this word, that's the problem.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    Soylent.

    But really, only charlatans endorse any particular superfood, because they earn money from doing so, not because any food is miraculous.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,663 Member
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    Whole foods overall are more nutritionally dense than packaged/processed foods. As mentioned there are no real "superfoods" out there, just difference in nutrient density.

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  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
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    Southkillah wrote: »
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    Southkillah wrote: »
    Was expecting some nutritional powerhouses but y'all railed me of the tracks lol.

    Most of what was listed here is nutritionally powerful.

    true true, but I think of micro's too though. that's what I initially thought of.

    Most of those have tons of micronutrients.

    What exactly are you asking for...?
  • Southkillah
    Southkillah Posts: 14 Member
    edited July 2015
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    and when I think about it more thoroughly, it's not much about the nutritional density then it is about the benefits I like about certain foods. there are some " foods " that I would spend most of my day writing praises about like for example garlic, ginger, cinnamon, chilli and such. I know these are not proper foods, but you know what I mean. However I agree with the whole unprocessed food thing above.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
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    Oh, well, yeah, I like garlic, ginger, and cinnamon, but I don't think they're anything around which I'd arrange my eating.

    My protein powder is substantially processed. It's also very nearly 100% protein. That's pretty nutritionally dense.
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
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    Bacon.
    Dark chocolate.
    Pinot Grigio.

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