Super Foods: The Top 10 Healthiest Foods

Saying I have put together a list of the top 10 healthiest foods may seem like I am telling you there are magic foods. We all know there are no real magic foods.

The road to total health is not in a pill or any one magical food. Still, there are foods whose nutritional content is so powerful and the benefits of eating them so amazing, that they are often referred to as "super foods".

This healthy food list consists of foods that are exceptionally nutrient dense. That is, they have more nutrients per calorie than most other foods. They have also been proven to contain vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that prevent disease: from cancer and heart disease to arthritis, eye diseases and many more.

These super foods are perfect for low fat heart healthy cooking and most make excellent low carb cooking choices as well, if you are going the low carb route.

Below you will find CookingNook.com's list of the top 10 healthiest foods, arranged alphabetically, with a brief note about the health benefits of each.

The 10 healthiest foods are foods that are so amazingly good for us that we really should include them in our diets on a regular basis for optimal health. I have included tips on how to add more of these wonderful foods to your every day menus on each food's health benefits page. Have a look and see if there are ways to add these healthy food choices to your table more often.

Just click on the first link for each food listed to read why each of these "super" foods is so good for us and how they help to create health.

The delicious recipes that are listed in the second link after each super food description feature our top 10 healthiest foods and show you how easy it can be to make healthy food choices while enjoying the great flavor these super foods bring to the table.

The Top 10 Healthiest Foods

1. Berries

The nutritional content of raspberries, blueberries and strawberries make these sweet little jewels a must have in every diet. High in antioxidants, berries are a great source of health giving nutrition.

Find out more about the health benefits of blueberries, strawberries and raspberries.

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2. Broccoli

This low calorie nutritional powerhouse is high on the list of top 10 healthiest foods. It helps prevent cancer, heart disease and much much more.

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3. Citrus Fruits

The vitamin C in citrus fruits alone is enough reason to include these juicy fruits as a must have in our diets, but you'll find other health benefits to eating these luscious treats.

Orange, grapefruit, lime and lemon facts reveal the amazing health giving properties of citrus fruits.

Get lemon recipes and more to help you add citrus fruits to your everyday food menu.

4. Garlic

The health and medicinal benefits of even one clove of garlic a day are astounding and include help with heart disease, diabetes, cancer and much more.

5. Nuts

Thinking that nuts are a high fat no no for a healthy diet? You'll think again when you read the cholesterol lowering, heart disease preventing and other amazing health giving properties of these tasty little treats.

6. Oats

High in fiber and protein and low in fat, oats reduce the risk of heart disease, lower cholesterol and much more. A great grain for diabetics.

7. Salmon

Very deserving of a spot on the list of top 10 healthiest foods, salmon is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and other health giving nutrients that help prevent heart disease and much much more.

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8. Spinach

Loaded with Vitamin C, fiber, calcium and much more, spinach is the best food you can eat to prevent macular degeneration (poor eyesight leading to blindness).

9. Tomatoes

These luscious red gems are actually powerful fighters against cancer and heart disease. Not just for BLT's any more.

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10. Turkey

An excellent source of low fat, low calorie protein and other nutrients, turkey is not just for the holidays.

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