Submitted by: Whole Foods Market
With each year comes more information on living a healthy life, more specifically, eating well. 2017 is the year to work smarter, not harder when it comes to healthy diet; enter, superfoods.
By integrating superfoods from Whole Foods Market into your diet, you can make small, incremental changes toward better health. According to an article by Harvard Health Publications, it’s not enough to have a goal. You also need practical ways to reach it. For example, replacing staple ingredients in your kitchen with healthy alternatives such as white cane sugar with coconut sugar and vegetable oil with avocado oil.
Super Boosters
By adding a “booster” to your smoothies, teas, soups and salads, you can harness the power of inflammation fighters, immune boosters and more.
- Turmeric contains curcumin, which provides powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Find some ways to cook with turmeric here.
- Spirulina is a seaweed derivative and great smoothie booster! Just one tablespoon of dried spirulina contains four grams of protein and two grams of iron. Find more smoothie boosters, here.
- Goji Berries contain lots of vitamins and minerals, such as iron and vitamins A, C and B2. Find some great Goji Berry snacks, here.
- Chia Seeds are packed with antioxidants, fiber, protein, Omega-3 fatty acids and micronutrients.
Wellness Tonics
From golden milks with Turmeric to drinking apple cider vinegar, these nutrient packed drinks are center stage in 2017. Try to cut out caffeinated or sugary drinks by replacing that soda with a wellness tonic. Not only are they nutrient rich, but many aid in digestion and increase energy.
- Kevita Sparkling Priobiotic Drinks and Kevita Cleansing Sparkling Probiotic Apple Cider Vinegar Tonics
- Suja Drinking Vinegars
- Golden milks at Whole Foods Market, Allegro® coffee bars and Whole Body departments.
- Whip a wellness tonic up at home with one of these recipes: Rose and Elderberry Tonic, Ginger-Baobab Tonic or Turmeric-Cider Tonic.
Probiotic Rich Foods
A happy, healthy gut is key when it comes to digestion and building a strong immune system. Due to our reliance on pasteurized foods, many people are missing healthy bacteria in their system that helps keep the gut functioning well. Probiotics are healthy bacteria prominent in fermented foods. As with everything, balance is key. At Whole Foods Market, look for products labeled “live” or “contain live cultures” to start adding a diverse mix of probiotics into your diet.
- Live cultured pickles, sauerkraut, vegetables and kimchi (you’ll find these in the refrigerated case)
- Unpasteurized miso (which has not been heated)
- Tempeh, made from fermented soybeans
- Fermented drinks and tea such as kombucha
- Yogurt and kefir made with live cultures (not all commercially sold yogurt or frozen yogurt contains live cultures). Non-dairy yogurt varieties may also contain live cultures.
- Probiotic supplements – we’ve got a large selection in our Whole Body Department
Whole Foods Market in Bellingham is located at the corner of Lakeway and Lincoln. The store is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sales, coupons, events and more are available at wfm.com/bellinghamlakeway.
For personalized recommendations pertaining to your diet and health, please see a licensed physician or health specialist.
Written by: Olivia Yates
