Name your favorite superfood

Southkillah
Southkillah Posts: 14 Member
edited November 21 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
    Pizza.

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

    They're super.

    Poptarts :s
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.
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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    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
    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: 9,149 Member
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  • Southkillah
    Southkillah Posts: 14 Member
    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
    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: 49,029 Member
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Bacon.
    Dark chocolate.
    Pinot Grigio.
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  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Donuts, cookies, cakes, brownies, etc. ;)
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited July 2015
    I'm guessing many of the responses are sarcastic, but am not sure.

    What are the superfoods? Is there a list or is it a thing everyone makes up for themselves?

    If raspberries are one, I'll pick those.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
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    Seriously, variety is king.
  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    Southkillah wrote: »
    What are the perceived benefits of them on your body etc.

    Ice cream!
  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
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    Seriously, variety is king.

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  • Furbuster
    Furbuster Posts: 254 Member
    I'm not really a fan of the term superfood either but I understand what you mean, which is what is important.

    For me it's red berries every time. Love them all!
  • Fitdoge
    Fitdoge Posts: 52 Member
    This thread dissolved into a pizza-loving disaster pretty quickly. I'll throw my hat into the ring anyway, though. I actually love to eat apples. They make me feel so freshened up, and they're so tasty and crisp and refreshing, gosh. Apples. I have no idea what super foods are from a technical aspect but apples should be one of them.
  • miriamtob
    miriamtob Posts: 436 Member
    Lacto-fermented vegetables, such as sauerkraut in a salt brine. Why? They are are full of probiotics and fiber, which is preboitic. It helps restore a happy gut biome. With optimal gut flora, you will better absorb the nutrients from other foods. It is very easy to make lacto-fermented vegetables yourself. All you need is vegetables and salt.
  • Southkillah
    Southkillah Posts: 14 Member
    edited July 2015
    miriamtob wrote: »
    Lacto-fermented vegetables, such as sauerkraut in a salt brine. Why? They are are full of probiotics and fiber, which is preboitic. It helps restore a happy gut biome. With optimal gut flora, you will better absorb the nutrients from other foods. It is very easy to make lacto-fermented vegetables yourself. All you need is vegetables and salt.

    this is very interesting, thanks. found a site that sell stuff that can help you with this lacto-fermentation process - pickl-it, do you use this or you do this all by yourself with what you have at home?
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