Superfoods

You have probably heard a lot about superfoods in recent years, but it can be difficult to pin down exactly what makes a food super. 

Genuine superfoods have high levels of nutrients that can offer healthy benefits. 

Definitely! Adding superfoods into your daily diet is a delicious and natural way to get all the vitamins and minerals you need for a healthy mind and body. 

Knowing which ones contain what can help you to blend the right superfoods for the best benefits. 

Or you can make it easy on yourself and choose a superfood, or green, powder.

Green powders blend all the natural nutrients from certain superfoods into one, creating an easy to use powder that aids wellbeing.

Some of these powders are created with certain outcomes in mind – supporting energy yielding metabolism, healthy skin and much more – while others are based around the potential benefits of a single superfood such as turmeric or spirulina powder.

With so many superfood and blends to choose from it can be tough to choose. 

Extremely popular, spirulina benefits bodies with its plentiful vitamin B12 and antioxidants, helping to fight free radical damage 

As delicious as it is beneficial, cacao powder is a natural source of protein, magnesium and copper. This blend of nutrients is a must for energy, psychological function and iron distribution.

One of the most nutrient-rich foods out there, moringa powder contains plentiful calcium, vitamin A and iron while maca, a Peruvian root vegetable, offers high levels of iron and potassium, aiding energy levels to keep exhaustion at bay.

These powders can be blended into your smoothie, latte or porridge for easy intake and many people choose to use them in baking, substituting a small amount of flour or cocoa powder for their powder of choice.

Those powders with a more savoury flavour may be better sprinkled over a soup or whisked into a salad dressing.

Their ability to easily blend into your favourite meals and treats makes these powders highly palatable and more enjoyable than taking pills.

Enjoying foods in their raw state is sometimes the ideal way to get the best from them. Some are genuinely delicious too.

Many superfoods, such as acai berry, goji berry, chia seeds and linseeds are easy to use and highly palatable. 

These powerful foodstuffs are just as high in nutrients as their powdered counterparts and just as adaptable too.

Try mixing with other nuts and dried fruits for a delicious, vitamin rich trail mix or granola or work them into your favourite bakes. 

Added to yoghurt or ice cream for an extra hit of nutrients with a sweet flavour, superfoods like cacao nibs or hemp seeds can turn getting your daily vitamins into a treat.