How to Increase Antioxidants in Your Diet

With cancer fighting and preventing properties, and anti-aging elements, antioxidants can make us healthier on many levels. Increase the antioxidants in your diet to create vitality and health.

Instructions

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  Understand that antioxidants are concentrated in fruits and vegetables. Increasing antioxidants in your diet means more of the good stuff in place of the bad.

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  Aim to include at least one fruit and vegetable serving at each meal. Meals should be low in fat and carbs, with fruits and veggies making up a substantial portion of calories. Swap a traditional side dish for a fruit or vegetable. The rule of thumb is that the more colorful the fruit, the richer in antioxidants it is.

• 3

  Snack on these healthy staples. Switch snacks to fresh fruit such as apples, bananas, kiwis and berries or crunchy raw veggies with dip. Blend a fruit smoothie rather than reaching for a milkshake. Have a glass of pomegranate juice rather than a bottle of cola.

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  Trade starches for veggies. Eat less bread and starches such as potatoes and rice to save room for fruits and vegetables.

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  Choose canned, dried or frozen fruit if you can't get fresh. Eat the fruit alone or incorporate it into dishes to create more ways to eat the good stuff.

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  Shop the farmer's markets for great deals on fresh, seasonal produce.