7 February Superfoods

The new year is now in full-swing, and those hopeful resolutions we made last month are but a fading memory for many of us. They shouldn't be, of course, particularly if those plans for 2012 centered around eating better in an effort to maximize energy and wellness.

Fortunately, hot on the heels of January is February, a month full of healthy superfoods -- rich in both nutrients and taste -- that make excellent additions to any healthy eating plan.

Here, we compiled a list of seven superfoods you've just got to try this month. Think we forgot any? Let us know.

Comments

[RachaelSailors]

11:39 AM on 02/13/2012

There’s another superfood you should know about called the Aroniaberry (chokeberry). It is native to North America and contains one of the highest levels of antioxidants – anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins of any fruit. These powerful berries have been utilized for years because of their overall health and wellness benefits. Learn more at www.superberries.com.

[Chuck Bluestein]

11:39 PM on 02/06/2012

If you are eating certain foods for health, then people should try to get those foods that are organically grown. The organic versions are usually higher in certain nutrients and lower in pesticides. Also they are not irradiated or genetically modified (GMO). http://bit.ly/rr9FaK The lecithin in soy has amazing effects on arterial health but some experts say that if it is GMO then those benefits are severely reduced.

[Gregory A Buford]

03:10 PM on 02/06/2012

Nice article! This topic is becoming very popular as more people look to nutrient-dense foods which will can positively impact their health. We recently interviewed Chef Julie Morris on this topic and encourage you to check out her views on this very popular topic: http://beforliving.com/the-real-secret-to-super-foods-with-julie-morris

Gregory A. Buford, MD FACS
www.beforliving.com

[CASnyder]

12:13 AM on 02/05/2012

Only the brusell sprouts is a February food from the N. Midwest area where we live & grow our food. When I think of February foods, I think of Kale & Collards, too. Also sprouts, dried rose hips & apples & raisins, apples & pears, green tomatoes, canned fruits & various homemade tomato sauces, winter squash, potatoes & sweet potatoes, leeks, onions & garlic, carrots & red beets, turnips, jerusalem artichokes, kolrabi, soups & stews with dried legumes & whole grains, pasta & breads & even baked deserts that help heat the house, too. So much good local foods available, so little time to prep them all...

[Dubagee]

10:46 PM on 02/03/2012

Cauliflower!! Brussels Sprouts!! Both so delicious but... don't eat too much... IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN! AH HA HA HA HA!

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[nana4g]

11:38 AM on 02/04/2012

I guess we should eat some fennel afterwards.... I have a question: I have read that heat destroys Vitamin C. When we cook veggies rich in Vit C, do we destroy that Vit?

[CASnyder]

12:20 AM on 02/05/2012

Much of the vitamin C is destroyed by cooking, yes. Try cooking everything else in a recipe according to the instructions, chop the vitamin C veggies fine and mix them into the dish just before you pull it off the heat. The heat in the rest of the food will cook the C veggies a bit, but not as badly as if you keep them over the active heat. Having foods be a little "Au dente" / crispy is okay, if the pieces are small enough that they aren't a challenge to chew or digest. The same thing should be done with very volatile seasonings like basil pesto & garlic for the strongest flavors & best nutrition.

[K2inSR]

06:48 PM on 02/03/2012

It isn't a superfood if you can't choke it down! If asked for my short list of foods I will never eat, both fennel and brussel sprouts make the list. Ugh!

[jgarma]

05:47 PM on 02/03/2012

Enough already with these food lists!!

Nearly every other day, another one pops up on HuffPost. I say, just aggregate all the good foods on one list, the bad foods on another and have them permanently reside in (linked to) the navigation banner.

And I have one -- the good food list - to submit as a candidate.

This one came from millions of research dollars that billionaire David Murdock put into his health research organization. There are 33 foods on the list. Every week, I endeavor to add one that I don't regularly use. So, someday I'll be super from all the superfoods I've eaten. : -)

Review Murdock's list in the post, "86 Year-old Billionaire’s Recipe for Longevity" here:
http://wp.me/pA04z-at

[EricProgDem]

05:17 PM on 02/03/2012

Great, I spend an hour at Whole Foods and miss all of these!

[ddanimal]

12:54 PM on 02/03/2012

Liver is the superest of superfoods. But its never on these idiotic superfood lists.

I guess thats because most people dont like to eat liver.

[Alox]

06:35 PM on 02/03/2012

That is way debatable. Since the toxins from the body run through the LIVER...some studies do not favor eating this organ.

[ddanimal]

09:45 PM on 02/03/2012

Its not debatable at all. its a fact: the liver is the most nutritious food there is.

[nana4g]

11:53 AM on 02/04/2012

Maybe because it is reportedly high, very high, in cholesterol. However, one does not pig out on liver or eat it every week or so, It is good for you, and I like it very much, breaded and baked.

[captobvious1980]

11:42 AM on 02/03/2012

How the hell is dark chocolate only a February food? Really can't you make it ANY time of the year. Epic fail of a filler post.

[mendodnem]

01:46 PM on 02/03/2012

I try to eat some every day - for my good health. Works.....

[h jablome]

10:37 AM on 02/03/2012

only dark chocolate? racist.

[satanlite]

09:46 AM on 02/03/2012

Stealth advertising.

[Spartacle12]

09:26 AM on 02/03/2012

The only thing is that for a lot of people - especially those who have problems staying warm - you are better off eating what's locally in season. Here in NY, brussel sprouts & cauliflower, yes! But something tropical like a kiwi which just cools your digestion, not very good for you.

[TheIpsoFactory]

09:08 AM on 02/03/2012

What? Laphroaig whisky not on the list? Bah, humbug....

[homer winslow]

09:53 AM on 02/03/2012

Ah, Laphroig. The best smokiest peatiest scotch I have ever tasted. I got a bottle of 20 year old for Christmas and am savoring it slowly. I hope to make it last until the end of February, but with the big snowstorm we are having now, I know that tonight, sitting in front of the fireplace a lot of it will disappear.

[Modaphne]

09:59 AM on 02/04/2012

To each his own...I'm not a big fan of peat in my whiskey, but am right there with you on hoarding it. I've got a bottle I picked up on the Isle of Arran that I am nursing along. Good luck with the snow, here in the Northeast we've got bare ground.

[duhtruth]

12:40 PM on 02/03/2012

Jack Daniels was a recent addition for the lower 50% income group. After the first three, no one knows the difference.

[HRH]

08:45 AM on 02/03/2012

Braised Brussels sprouts prepared following the recipes in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" are delicious. At table, a sprinkling of Parmesan is lovely. And the chopped sprouts simmered in cream is out of this world.

One wry commenter once said the only proof he'd ever found for the existence of God is chocolate. I'm assuming he meant the dark variety.

[duhtruth]

12:41 PM on 02/03/2012

Definitely the lighter variety with almonds.