Best Types of Healthy Snack Foods

Berries are one of my favorite superfoods and healthy snacks. Perhaps it’s because I grew up on a little island in Canada, and every summer I would go berry picking right outside our front door. I picked (and gorged on) wild blackberries, thimbleberries, and salal berries — and I loved them all.

When they’re in season, berries are fabulous fresh (if you can forage for them or afford them). Out of season, you can find them, often more affordably, frozen or even dried. Add them to salads, breakfast cereals, or smoothies — or simply eat them by the handful.

And berries aren’t just delicious; they also have a stunning ability to support your brain. In 2012, researchers from Harvard concluded that women who consumed at least one serving of blueberries or two servings of strawberries or blueberries per week showed slower rates of cognitive decline.

Another study published in Annals of Neurology analyzed data from 16,000 women with an average age of 74.  Those with the highest levels of blueberry consumption delayed their cognitive aging by as much as two and a half years.

And they’re good for your heart and your blood sugar balance, too. A 20-year Harvard study of 93,600 women, published in the journal Circulation in 2013, found that those who ate the most berries were significantly less likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes.

Berries of all types bring you critical minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, flavonoids, polyphenols, and a host of other important phytonutrients that are good for your brain, heart, and overall health.

But what if you want something a bit more filling than fruit or berries? What if you want a snack that will give you a sustained lift of energy that can last for days or even weeks without refrigeration — and that you can take anywhere without getting squished? It might be a good time for some…

(Taken from The Food Revolution Network)