What to replace superfoods with? Options of cheap and healthy alternatives

You’ve probably heard many times that superfoods are very healthy and also very effective for weight loss. Their incredible properties are talked about on every corner, but many people are discouraged from adding them to their diet by their high price. Recently, experts from Roskachevo conducted a study and found out whether these products are really so unique, and whether they can be replaced by something.

The main answer is that they can.

What are superfoods?

This name was given to products with a high concentration of useful substances, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, which in combination helps to lead a healthy lifestyle and protect the body from all sorts of harmful things. Superfoods are not bio-additives created and grown in the laboratory, but berries, roots, seeds, leaves, algae, which have been growing on our planet for hundreds of years and have always existed among us. For a long time the possibility of their use was not even known, until it came to it by raw foodists and vegetarians who were looking for something that would allow them to fully replace products of animal origin.

It is important to know: since 2007, all manufacturers wishing to indicate the labeling “superfood” on the package, must provide the relevant scientific conclusions. That is, you can not start selling an unknown spine and promote it in this category of products without a proof base.

What kind of superfoods are there?

Açai berries. They contain some incredible amount of amino acids, fatty acids, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Berries improve intestinal function, detoxify the body and strengthen the cardiovascular system. They are sold in powder, because it is impossible to deliver them in fresh form: after collecting açai lose their useful properties after a couple of hours.

Goji berries. In one tablespoon of berries 36% of the daily norm of vitamin A, one gram of protein, hundreds of times more vitamin C than in citrus fruits, as well as amino acids necessary for the body. Goji tonifies, rejuvenates, boosts immunity, and the berries are also believed to prevent cancer.

Chia seeds. So many fatty acids contained in chia are found nowhere else in nature. Apart from this, the seeds are rich in potassium, zinc, iron and other minerals. Chia improves gastrointestinal function and reduces hunger.

Spirulina. The algae contains vitamin B12, A, C, D and E, as well as amino acids the body needs. Spirulina is not only good for diets, but it can also rejuvenate the body.

Cocoa beans. A natural substitute for chocolate, but with beneficial properties. Beans contain iron, magnesium and many antioxidants.

What to replace them with?

According to a study by Roskachestvo, acai berries do have beneficial properties and are able to rejuvenate the body, but you can not overeat them because of the large amount of fructose. They can be replaced by cheaper and more accessible, but no less useful analogs: beets, cranberries, cranberries, cranberries, blueberries, bananas, nuts, fish and avocados.

Goji berries, according to researchers, are useful, but only in removing excess fat from the liver. Substitutes for the expensive superfood are orange, blackberries, dried cranberries and dogwood.

Chia seeds, which reduce the feeling of hunger, are very caloric, and their excessive consumption can have the opposite effect – lead not to improve the work of the gastrointestinal tract, but its disorder. You can replace them with nuts, sesame seeds and fish.

Spirulina, according to the researchers, can be replaced by any algae, which are much cheaper.

The researchers also note that bran, ginger, eggs and honey are no less useful than superfoods, and the main secret to losing weight and maintaining youth is a balanced diet and physical activity.