Last week at the library I picked up this book: 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth - the surprising, unbiased truth about what you should eat and why by Jonny Bowden.

It is absolutely gorgeous.  I have left it lying around on the coffee table and it has been nice to see my children browsing through it.

It is well researched, and talks about the various properties of these 150 foods.  Cancer preventing, fat busting, antioxidants, cleansing, heart-disease prevention.  At first glance many of the foods were a bit beyond our reach, and some I have never heard of.  But many of the foods are those we eat everyday, and have been enjoying for some time. 

It has been a great read for me.  Admittedly, it is only one persons opinion, but the research is there to back up the various claims.

Some changes I can realistically do:

Eat more nuts - they are a bit expensive but don't need to eat many at all to benefit from them.

Not worry so much about eating frozen foods, like peas and blueberries, they are just about as good.

Add more onions and garlic to our cooking, I already buy bulk onions at the local market and add them to most meals.

Do some more sprouting, I have dabbled with sprouting seeds from time to time, but reading about the incredible health benefits has got me motivated to get a bit more serious.

Eat more beans, we used to eat them more often but I have got a bit slack.

Increase my intake of green tea, and make ginger tea for an alternative.

Eat more fish, canned sardines are a superfood!!

Encourage the kids to eat snacks of seeds, peppers, carrots and other veges.


Hey, there's heaps more.  But these are a few of the more realistic changes I can make NOW. 

I recommend the book, it seems to be easily available in libraries.  And its also on Amazon or Fishpond.