There are a plethora of food items available in the market; however, choices are just two ‘Healthy’ or ‘Unhealthy’. Keeping unhealthy option in the dumping box, let’s concentrate to the healthy ones, food items that make you day by giving you all those required nutrients to stay active across the day.
In this article, we have tried to enlist the top 10 food items that can make your day alive and healthy. You can try to add these food items to your platter and can feel the difference in your metabolism, energy, level, and overall wellness.
1. Eggs:
First thing first, Eggs should be the very first thing that you should break everyday morning. Just start with 1-2 eggs and see the difference in your level of energy. Eggs are the great and the cheapest source of Protein. Besides, protein eggs also provide vitamins, zinc, iron and calcium.
2. Chicken breast :
Chicken breast is the most sought-after post workout muscle-building food item worked muscle. Packed with 30 grams of protein in every 100 grams of chicken breast, the food item can be a great thing to add in your lunch or dinner.
3. Sweet Potatoes:
A great source of carbohydrates, Sweet potatoes are yet another superfood to fuel up your body after a workout. After an intense exercise, your body needs carbs in addition to protein to rebuilding and repairing muscles. Now, consuming carbs into your system helps to replace stored energy (glycogen) that was lost during exercise.
4. Wild salmon:
Salmon is a great source of Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids help you to add healthy fats to your daily diet besides giving you a great source of lean muscle. Salmon also boost up your metabolism
5. Greek Yogurt:
According to the website Fit Day, low-fat Greek yogurt is one of the best post-workout foods to add to your diet. In contrast to most regular yogurts, Greek yogurt contains nearly double the protein of regular protein, depending on the brand type, and has a thicker, denser texture to help fill you up. It is also a source of carbohydrates, which helps to restore depleted energy reserves and provide you with a steady stream of energy. Besides Greek yogurt, several other yogurts can meet your dietary needs. Avoid yogurts with added sugars and fats because those contribute to increased caloric intake and might leave you feeling fatigued and sluggish. Opt for plain, low-fat varieties and read nutrition and ingredient labels carefully. Add your own berries and granola to increase the number of healthful carbs.
6. Cottage Cheese :
Again a dairy product, Cottage cheese is yet another protein-rich breakfast item that we have enlisted to this list. To serve cottage cheese, one can always experiment in it by mixing the slices of your favorite fruit including strawberries, apple slices which will deliver one instant source along with fibrous carbs. Other carbs sources like one bowl of oats, whole wheat brown bread can be added to this bowl of cheese, making it a powerhouse of energy for the whole day of work.
7. Pineapple:
Pineapple contains bromein, a protein-digesting enzyme that subsequently helps in decreasing muscle inflammation and it can be consumed as a post-workout meal. Despite, its load of benefits coming with loads of benefits, people ignore the fruit for no reason, which is a bad thing that people should consider.
8. Vegies and Egg Scramble:
Finally some good news for Vegetarian, a veg egg scramble can give you a power pack breakfast options. If you have some extra minutes before you head to your work then you have a delicious breakfast option in which you can add your favorite fresh vegetables in it. The recipes are planned [for those who want to get a fully loaded breakfast option without having extra calories to it. The process starts with scrambling 3 extra-large eggs and adding 1/4 cup of low-fat cheese with some of your favorite vegetables like spinach, sliced tomatoes peppers, mushrooms, and onion. To add some additional tastes to it add some salt, pepper to this instant muscle gaining food.
9. Coconut:
There are many ways of consuming coconut. Starting with its water, coconut water is a fat-free beverage that has high ascorbic acid, proteins and vitamin B. Owing to its amazing fat cutting attributes; it is recommended to drink coconut water just before heading to the gym. In summer you can also drink the water of coconut to cool yourself. Concentrating to other parts of this amazing superfood, one can eat coconut, use it as moisturizers and can also use it for cooking different delicacies.
10. Curd:
A dairy product, the curd is yet another entity of this list of Indian Superfoods. Curd provides 20% of the calcium required by the body daily. Curd improves digestion and helps a lot to boost the immunity of the body. Being Indian, Curd poses as an integral part of our daily meal and we cherish having it by adding a pinch of sugar on it. Being a carminative, curd also helps to strengthen bones and muscles.
Disclaimer:
The information contained in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a health advice. We would ask you to consult a qualified professional or medical expert to gain additional knowledge before you choose to consume any product or perform any exercise.
