Beans
Beans such as red beans, black bleans, pinto beans and kidney beans
all contain high-levels of antioxidants. According to a recent study
one-half cup of red beans yields 13,727 antioxidants; red kidney beans
have 13,259; pinto beans, 11,864; and black beans, 4,191. Since beans
are inexpensive and easy to use in a wide variety of foods such as
soups, burritos, rice and beans etc it can easily be added to a diet.
Berries
Berries also contain high levels of antioxidants. Choices available
here are blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries,
cranberries and red currants. Berries are also easily added to your
daily diet as they can be used as snacks, in smoothies, in salads, for
breakfast in yoghurts or for deserts etc.
Fruits
Studies of fruits and their antioxidant power have showed the
following choices to be especially good; prunes, raisins, blueberries,
blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, plums, oranges, red grapes and
cherries. Fruits are just like berries easily added to your diet in
breakfasts, as snacks or for deserts.
Cruciferous vegetables
Kale, spinach, brussels sprouts, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli flowers,
beets, red bell peppers, onions, corn and eggplant all contain
antioxidant vitamins and minerals as well as valuable fibers.
Other vegetables
Colorful red, orange and purple vegetables contain a wide range of
antioxidants, especially tomatoes, red bell peppers, beets, sweet
potato, eggplant and carrots. Leafy greens, especially spinach, are good
sources of antioxidant vegetables.
Seasoning
Cloves, Ginger, Cinnamon, Oregano, Turmeric, Parsley, Basil, Mustard seads, and Cumin. See here for details.
Tea, red wine and chocolate
Green tea, black tea and oolong tea contains high levels of
antioxidants. According to some, even higher than fruits and berries.
Red wine, in moderation, is generally considered heart healthy. Just
like red grapes it will reduce free radical damage. Chocolate, the
darker the better, are high in antioxidants predominantly due to cocoa
having super high levels of the antioxidant flavanols.
Whole grains
Try to eat whole grain whenever you can instead of white pasta,
cereals etc. Whole grains contain high levels of antioxidants that help
to rid your body of harmful free radicals, highly reactive molecules and
ions that can damage your cells.
Nuts
Walnuts are according to research the top nut to eat for fighting
free radicals that can damage our body’s cells and cause disease.
Walnuts have almost twice as many antioxidant polyphenols as almonds,
peanuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, macadamias and
pecans.
Oils
Olive oil, walnut oil, wheat germ oil and other vegetable oils not
only contain antioxidants themselves, but they also help you absorb
oil-soluble antioxidant vitamins in other foods.
The top 20 antioxidant-rich foods are:
1. Small red beans (dried)
2. Blueberries (wild)
3. Red kidney beans
4. Pinto beans
5. Blueberries (cultivated)
6. Cranberries
7. Artichokes (cooked)
8. Blackberries
9. Prunes
10. Raspberries.
11. Strawberries
12. Red Delicious apples
13. Granny Smith apples
14. Pecans
15. Sweet cherries
16. Black plums
17. Cooked russet potatoes
18. Dried black beans
19. Plums
20. Gala apples
Extracted from getdryeyetreatment.com
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