The Healthiest Foods

We used to think that healthy foods are not tasty at all.

You usually don't like healthy foods. But that is wrong!

You can eat healthy and enjoy your meals at once! So here I've picked some of my favorite healthy tasty foods!

No other fruit says summer like the subtly crunchy, thirst quenching watermelon. Sweet, juicy watermelon is actually packed with some of the most important antioxidants in nature. Watermelon is an excellent source of vitamin C and a very good source of vitamin A, notably through its concentration of beta-carotene. It's rich in the B vitamins - that gives you energy!

Recent studies have suggested that cocoa or dark chocolate may possess certain beneficial effects on human health. Dark chocolate, with its high cocoa content, is a rich source of the flavonoids and gallic acid, which are thought to possess cardioprotective properties.

Cocoa possesses a significant antioxidant action, perhaps more than other antioxidant-rich foods and beverages. Processing cocoa with alkali destroys most of the flavonoids. So there won't be health benefits in choco-wine mix.

But chocolate is still a calorie-rich food with a high fat content, so daily intake of chocolate also requires reducing caloric intake of other foods.

Grapefruit is an excellent source of vitamin C, a vitamin that helps to support the immune system.

Grapefruit can reduce blood levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol. By eating half a grapefruit with each meal, you will lose nearly 3.6 pounds and those who consume grapefruit juice for three times in a day will lose 3.3 pounds in a week. This has the ability to recharge your metabolism and also supplies a nutritional boost.

Apples are my favorite fruits!

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away," is fact, not just folklore. The nutritional stars in apples-fiber, flavonoids, and fructose-translate into apples' ability to keep us healthy. One medium (5 ounces) unpeeled apple provides over 3 grams of fiber, more than 10% of the daily fiber intake recommended by experts.

Apples have long been touted as an excellent source of flavonoids that act as antioxidants.

If you want to get the most benefits of apples it's better to choose the whole fruits than apple juice.

Walnuts are a delicious way to add extra nutrition, flavor and crunch to a meal.

Walnuts contain the most Omega 3 fatty acids in the nut family. Add to this the fact that they contain lots of cholesterol reducing plant sterols and is the nut with the highest anti-oxidant levels.

Nuts are a quick, easy snack when you are on the go and in addition to all the healthy fats they provide, they also have a fair amount of fibre, protein and low glycemic carbs to make them an ideal tasty healthy snack.

The last but not the least!

I love these sweet juicy red berries!

They are not just the sexiest berries but they are among the healthiest ones!

Strawberries emerged from our food ranking system as an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese. They also qualified as a very good source of dietary fiber and iodine as well as a good source of potassium, folate, riboflavin, vitamin B5, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B6, vitamin K, magnesium, and copper.

So you can see that all these delicious foods are also "delicious" for your health!

To find more about delicious healthy eating you may visit "Healthy is Tasty or Some Ideas about the Healthiest Foods for Life"

Enjoy your eating! And stay healthy!