BellaOnline Forums Health and Fitness Alternative Medicine Let’s play the ABC game! Food / Drinks for health

Foods and drinks that actually promote, health and well being.

A-- Artichoke Hearts are packed with ingredients that help promote a healthy skin appearance, such as folate, potassium, biotin, and vitamin C.

Who has one for B

B--Bananas-have no sodium, little fat, and no cholesterol. They are high in fiber and contain lots of vitamin C, B6, and folate as well as the minerals potassium and magnesium. The nutrients found in bananas help fight cancer, heart disease and a long list of other ailments.


Anyone have one for C!

C--Cauliflower! Low calories, low fat, good fiber, it fills you up!

Secound Round of this game just started...

A--- APPLE. You've heard, "an apple a day will keep the doctor away." Apples are delicious, easy to carry for snacking, low in calories, a natural mouth freshener, and they are still very inexpensive.

Anyone have one for B!

BROCCOLI - 30 calories in a cup

Broccoli boosts the immune system, lowers the incidence of cataracts, supports cardiovascular health, builds bones, and fights birth defects. Broccoli is one of the most nutrient-dense foods known.

A researcher at Johns Hopkins University discovered a compound in broccoli that not only prevents the development of tumors by 60 percent but also reduced the size of tumors that did develop by 75 percent.

(Wouldn't you like to play this game with the WHOLE alphabet? There's salmon, tomatoes, walnuts, etc. There's alot of great foods that are wonderful for us, and I'd love to play!)

Trish

Trish, I agree, we should try to play the WHOLE alphabet (smiles & laughs).

A--Apples
B--Broccoli

Suthernbella had a good one for C --Cauliflower! Low calories, low fat, good fiber, it fills you up!

D- Dandelion leaf tea - aids in detoxification and has a beneficial effect on those suffering from cystitis and urinary tract infections

Anyone have one for E!

E- Enzyme s (for better digestion of carbs, fars, proteins, lactose and such)

But I guess that is a suppliment...does that count?:)

F - Figs chewy, sweet fruit with crunchy seeds; a good source of manganese, potassium that helps lower blood pressure; a good source of dietary fiber which gives a sweet way to lose weight, bone density promoter as a fruit source of calcium; lowers triglycerides; protects against macular degeneration.

Wow! Figs cookies are powerful little things that we all should acquire tastes for with ALL THESE BENEFITS!

Trish

G
Garlic -- good stuff!

H--
Honey