By Sara Novak, Planet GreenSometimes we get caught up in the routine of eating the same foods over and over again. Often times its not that healthful eating isnt tasty, but rather its the lack of variety. Adding a variety of super nutrient dense foods to our diet ensures that were getting the laundry list of vitamins and minerals that the body needs to thrive.Most aspects of a healthy diet are quite obvious. We know that fruits and vegetables are healthy and processed foods are not healthy. Too much meat and fried foods are also not healthy. There are, however, those foods that we should be eating but for one reason or another we tend to overlook. Consider superfoods that you havent yet added to your diet along with some ideas about how to put them to work in your favorite recipes.
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1. Spirulina
Spirulina is a blue green algae thats a wonderful food especially for those that avoid meat products. Though this is certainly true of everyone, a deficiency in B12 is more common in vegans and some vegetarians because B12 is found in animal products. If youre feeling really tired and rundown, you might not be getting enough. There is no whole food source of B12 for vegans, except for spirulina. Whats more, spirulina has iron. A deficiency of iron, also called anemia, is a very common ailment in our population. Add spirulina to shakes and smoothies by the spoonful.
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