Top Ten Antioxident Vegetables and Fruits
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Reader’s Digest posted a list of top 10 Fruits and 10 Vegetables that are the most antioxidant rich. The foods were ranked by researchers at Tufts University Human Nutrition Research Center.
Antioxidants help neutralize the free radicals that can cause cell and tissue damage. Tufts researchers note that free radicals resulting from cellular metabolism in the body, as well as lifestyle and environmental factors, are key in human aging. People who have a high dietary intake of antioxidants vitamins and phytochemicals maintain physiologic function better, and have fewer degenerative diseases.
Here are the top ten fruits and vegetables, as determined by the researchers at Tufts:
Vegetables
1. Kale
2. Spinach
3. Brussels sprouts
4. Alfalfa sprouts
5. Broccoli flowers
6. Beets
7. Red bell peppers
8. Onions
9. Corn
10. Eggplant
Fruits
1. Prunes
2. Raisins
3. Blueberries
4. Blackberries
5. Strawberries
6. Raspberries
7. Plums
8. Oranges
9. Red grapes
10. Cherries
Not too keen on some of these fruits or vegetables? Or maybe you’re just not sure what to do with some of them? No worries. I have provided links for you, for literally thousands of recipes. For many of the top ten antioxidant vegetables and fruits, I have sited AllRecipes.com, RecipeZaar.com and MassRecipes.com. These are huge sites, and often returned hundreds of recipes, to several thousand in some cases. I have linked you to the main search. These sites will allow you to do a search within the main search. So no excuses!
VEGETABLES
1-Kale
2-Spinach
3-Brussels sprouts
4-Alfalfa sprouts
5-Broccoli Recipes
6-Beets
7-Red Bell Peppers
8-Onions
9-Corn
10-Eggplant
Juicer Recipes for Vegetables and Fruits
Most experts recommend 5 servings a day of fruits and vegetables, but recently I have seen recommendations for 9 servings a day. That could be difficult for most of us. Juicing could be the answer for boosting out antioxidant fruit and vegetable consumption.
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FRUITS
1-Prunes
2-Raisins
3-Blueberries
4-Blackberries
5-Strawberries
6-Raspberries
7-Plums
8-Oranges
9-Red grapes
10-Cherries
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Great hub, RM - love the recipe links, nice and comprehensive!
you've got it all here! complete!
Wow! The list, the links, everything. There is no excuse not to eat right with this hub. Thanks so much!
Bookmarked!!!
Great information and resources. Thanks for sharing!
Nice to have recipes attached. Thanks.
Great Info!! Thanks!
Thanks everyone for your supportive comments. And excuse me for not responding individually. I've been swamped writing for the contest!
Excellent hub. I wrote one recently on the growing of usual vegetables in unusual colours. Often things like purple carrots, purple or orange cauliflowers etc are actually higher in antioxidants than 'normal' coloured ones. If you get a chance please take a read of it. I won't link to it here but you can easily find it under my profile if you fancy a bit of interesting info.
Good stuff--as usual! Thanks for reminding us!
misty, I really enjoyed your hub. I linked to it in another of my hubs, Top Ten Antioxidents & Corresponding Antioxident Foods.
Thanks for reading RTalloni.
great information.
I never knew that prunes where a top 10 fruit. Very nice hub.
Thank you vegetable-garden.
All these fruits are good. I like adding raw broccoli to salads.
Thanks for visiting jtrader. I love sauteed spinach with pasta and sauce.
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Produce grown at organic community garden in Santa Clara, Cuba. Most of the workers are retired. Profits are shared based on how much time is worked. blogged at living.morethan.com/2008/01/28/montys-cuban-revolution/#m... - Green Brussel Sprouts on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Green Brussel Sprouts - Kale on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Fresh spinach from the garden.
elayne001 2 years ago
Wow, you have outdone yourself on this hub. Very good information and thanks for the recipe links. I love fruits and vegetables and can never get enough of the ones I love.