Some of my favorite super foods
Superfoods. Every time I go through the gauntlet of health and lifestyle magazines at the grocery store checkout these days, I see cover lines about "superfoods." One of my favorite offenders is "Men's Health," (recently exposed for recycling cover lines) which seems to take an almost cynical approach to the superfood topic. One of their lists actually includes hot dogs, beef and beer. Yes, hot dogs. Because the onions you put on your hot dog have some benefit.
As the old saying goes, people love to hear good news about their bad habits. The truth is, many foods, probably even hot dogs, contain at least one compound or nutrient that is good for you. Unfortunately, writers of these lists often forget that it's the total package that matters. Hundred-dollar bills are pretty super; but if somebody tosses you a hundred dollar-bill wrapped around a lit stick of dynamite... Well, not so super. So when you read a list of superfoods, read with a critical eye.
With that disclaimer, here is my own list of superfoods. Are these the top 5 best foods in the world? Probably not. But I chose them because they don't often appear on other lists, and I think they deserve a place in your pantry.
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