Superfoods

Many of these foods have been used for their rich nutrients and health benefits for centuries!It’s time to try these 5 new and exotic superfoods.

fruit is filled with fiber, which can keep you feeling full and keep you from indulging in less healthy food items. That’s why experts recommend all of us eat at least two cups of fruit every single day. But which fruits are the best for us?

It would seem that the super food quinoa lives up to it’s health star status. The super grain is actually pretty amazing, but even though it’s a newer feature in North American health food and grocery stores, this super seed derived from the spinach plant has been utilized for thousands of year by Incan cultures. […]

For many reasons, nuts should be a staple of every healthy person’s diet. Put aside your fears of their fat content and focus on the many positive nutritional aspects of these crunchy snacks.

It’s time you lived a little—and tried out the many fewer known yet nutritionally-rich beans that go beyond navy, kidney, and classic canned brown beans in tomato sauce. Sample the unique nutritional benefits, colors, flavors, and textures of these six lesser known beans…

What’s the #1 item on ActiveBeat’s shopping list?  Avocados, of course! And our pal, Tyler, is ushering us all-aboard the avocado train for a nutrition-fuelled ride—which features a rich dose of vitamin K, vitamin B, vitamin C, and vitamin E, and plenty of healthy fats, or monounsaturated fats, which have been linked to lower blood […]