What is a superfood?
Superfood is essentially a marketing term describing foods with exceptional nutrient density. These foods are considered especially beneficial to health and wellbeing, but often the ones touted as 'super' are hard to find, come from some faraway land, or leave your bank balance a little worse for wear. Truth is, there’s no scientific definition for the term, and no single food is a magic bullet. There are however, plenty of foods that contain a wide variety of nutrients, and adding these to your balanced daily meals will help supercharge your overall diet. Here are 40 everyday supermarket buys that are superfoods in their own right — but without a heft price tag.
FRUIT
Naturally sweet and easy to incorporate into your diet with little to no preparation. Aim for two serves a day.
1 APPLES offer a hearty dose of both soluble and insoluble fibre, which is why they are rated as one of the most filling foods you can eat.
2 They may be small, but all berries — including strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries — are packed with immune-strengthening vitamin C and gut-loving fibre. Frozen berries are an affordable choice when fresh berries are out of season.
