You don’t always have to break the bank or travel across cities to buy power foods. Some people do. Some people buy fruits and vegetables only at farmers’ markets. Other people shop products only at health stores. But if you don’t live near a farmers’ market or a health store, you can just as well source healthy foods from your average grocery retailer because nowadays even small neighborhood shops stock them.
And the best part? They cost less than you think.
Healthy fatty avocados – not everyone likes avocado, mostly because there’re not your usual sweet dessert fruit, but they do say that fruits are not even supposed to be eaten as dessert in the first place.
Avocados do make great desserts though, from pudding to pies and cookies, not to mention you can add them to salads, sandwiches, sauces and morning toast – just a few ideas.
There’s another advantage to avocados: you don’t need to buy them organic because they are among the least contaminated fruits.
Chicken breast – familiar to anyone who’s ever been on a diet and probably the most recommended type of meat from nutritionists, chicken breast is a grocery staple.
It’s not just because the low calories intake that dieticians recommend it, but also because of the protein content. What it means is that when you eat meals high in protein, you tend to eat less afterward, later into the day because the satiety level is stronger.
You do however need to cook chicken breast the healthy way because frying won’t do much good to your weight and the process is going to add unhealthy fats to the meal. Sautéing and grilling are excellent cooking options for healthy chicken breast meals.
Mushrooms – neither fruits nor vegetables, let alone a type of plant, mushrooms are technically fungi. What are fungi? They are organisms more related to animals than to plants but belong to neither family.
Mushrooms are exceptional foods not only in what they contain but regarding the many ways they can be cooked. And they come in different types, each variety with its particular texture and flavor.
Chanterelles blend well with eggs for a hearty breakfast, white mushrooms are perfect to stuff and bake, oysters pair nicely with rice, and together they make very good risotto, and not the least favorite – portobellos make delicious vegetarian burgers.
And these are just 3 super foods commonly found at any average grocery store. The list goes on to include eggs, berries, asparagus, bell peppers, beans, onions, and garlic.
And yes, while you may not think of onions and garlic as super foods, they really are. Not only they contain super good nutrients, but they add flavor to meals and just consider how essential onion is in relation to just about any meal really. Onion is the start of so many meals it’s difficult to imagine cooking without it.