Essay On Superfoods

Superfood your way to health

LIKE mushrooms after a rainfall, food-related accounts have been sprouting up on Instagram and other social media platforms. However, these accounts are not your average, run-of-the-mill foodie lovers sharing reviews on the latest brunch spot in town or chic photos of latte art. Instead, utilising terms like “eat clean”, this group of social media users have sparked a revolution of natural, organic, green and, most importantly, healthy eating.

Apart from the staple of fruit and vegetables, healthy eats also incorporates the use of superfoods into the daily diet. With all the recipes and information out there, it can sometimes be confusing to keep track of what superfoods are, their benefits and how to go about using them. Here’s a brief introduction and guide on superfoods.

What are superfoods?

To put it simply, superfood is a term used to describe foods that pack in a lot of nutrition and goodness in them, and have strong health

Chia Seeds

My favourite out of all the superfoods, these tiny, tasteless seeds are bursting with nutrition and are extremely versatile. The black, white and dark brown seeds are packed full with omega-3 fatty acid, calcium, protein and fibre. Among other things, these nutrients are essential to healthy brain and nerve function and stabilise blood sugar levels, thus keeping you full for a longer period of time. As the saying goes, “good things come in small packages”!

Usage: Because they are tasteless, you can pretty much add chia seeds to any food, without drastically changing the taste. This includes baking them them into breads and cakes and sprinkling them on top of porridges, oatmeals, smoothies, juices and salads.

Tip: Before using, soak the required amount of chia seeds in room temperature water for approximately five minutes or until the seeds expand and start to stick to each other.

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