4 evidence-based foods to eat every day
24th Apr 2024
In our quest for superfoods and magic fixes, it’s easy to overlook simple, everyday foods. But the evidence keeps stacking up: eating beans, berries, greens and seeds regularly can support better health.
Key points
Get your daily BBGS
🫘 Beans & lentils
🫐 Berries
🥬 Greens
🌰 Seeds & Nuts
Why
They…
- Provide phytochemicals, such as carotenoids, flavonoids and phenolic acids that show potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.
- Support a healthy gut by helping you reach your fibre needs.
- Contain essential nutrients like folate, magnesium and vitamin K.
- Help prevent chronic diseases, including certain cancers, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cognitive decline.
+ Dive deeper into the unique health benefits of each food.
Ways to eat more BBGS
Add to your shopping list:
- Tinned beans and lentils
- Seasonal greens or frozen spinach/kale
- Frozen berries or other seasonal fruits
- Nuts & seeds (the cheapest tend to be cashews and sunflower seeds)
5 daily habits
- A handful of unsalted nuts or seeds for breakfast or a quick snack.
- Add leafy greens to one meal each day – as a side or mixed into soups, stews, eggs, wraps or sandwiches.
- Whenever you’re having grains like rice or couscous, throw in some beans or lentils to amp up the nutrition. They’re great for soups and stews too.
- Add crispy chickpeas or other bean varieties to your salads and rice bowls.
- Enjoy berries as dessert, alone or mixed with yoghurt and nut butter.
More to come…
Stay tuned for more captivating insights into BBGS, coming soon on YouTube.
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