10 Super Foods For a Better Diet

These foods were selected and published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. It is a nonprofit group located in Washington, D.C.
The foods are:

1. Sweet Potatoes
One of the best vegetables you can eat. They're loaded with carotenoids,
vitamin C, potassium, and fiber. Mix in unsweetened applesauce or crushed
pineapple for extra moisture and sweetness.

2. Grape Tomatoes
They're sweeter and firmer than other tomatoes, and their bite-size shape
makes them perfct for snacking, dipping, or salads. They are also packed
with Vitamin C and Vitamin A, and you also get some fiber and some
phytochemicals, and (finally) some flavor.

3. Fat-free (Skim) or 1% Milk (not 2%)
Excellent source of calcium, vitamins, and protein with little or no
artery-clogging fat and cholesterol. Soy milk can have just as many
nutrients--if the company adds them.

4. Blueberries (fresh or frozen)
They're rich in fiber, Vitamin C, and antioxidants.

5. Wild Salmon
The omega-3 fish like wild salmon can help reduce the risk of
sudden-death heart attacks. And salmon that is caught wild has less
dioxin that fresh-farmed salmon.

6. Crispbreads
Whole-grain rye crackers, like Wasa, Ry Krisp, and Ryvita--usually called
crispbreads--are loaded with fiber and often fat-free.

7. Microwaveable or "10 minute" Brown Rice
Enriched white rice is nutritionally bankrupt. You lose the fiber,
magnesium, Vitamins E and B-6, copper, zinc, and various phyto-chemicals
that are in the whole grain. Try quick-cooking brown rice instead.

8. Oranges
Great-tasting and rich in Vitamin C, folic acid, and fiber. Perfect for a
snack or dessert.

9. Diced Butternut Squash
A growing number of food stores sell peeled, seeded, cut and ready-to-go
into the oven, into a stir-fry, or into a soup or risotto, that is---
bags of diced butternut squash. Every half cup has 5 grams of fiber and
lots of Vitamin A and C.

10. Pre-washed, Pre-cut Bags of Greens
Greens like kale, spnach, and broccoli are nutritional power houses.
Most are loaded with Vitamin C, carotenoids, calcium, folate, potassium,
and fiber.