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Four Ways to Enhance Your Diet

At the speed of this life, it is hard to get all of the nutrients you need. Every modern human needs a few tricks up their sleeve to boost or better the food they choose. Here is your cheat sheet of four foods that you can add to whatever you are eating and improve every spoon.
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At the speed of this life, it is hard to get all of the nutrients you need. Every modern human needs a few tricks up their sleeve to boost or better the food they choose. In nutrition circles "nutrient density" is the name of the game which means making every mouthful count by choosing unprocessed, fresh, raw vegetables and whole grains every single time. Who can do that?

Here is your cheat sheet of four foods that you can add to whatever you are eating and improve every spoon:

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Cocoa Nibs

Four Ways to Enhance Your Diet

Cocoa nibs

Tastes like: Bitter, crunchy chocolate chips

Contains potassium and magnesium (two nutrients often missing from processed food)

How to use: Add to yogurt, baking, salads

Tastes like: No taste, texture only

Good for: Excellent fibre (soluble and insoluble)

How to use: Add to smoothies, salads, soups, baked goods, sprinkle on convenience foods

Tastes like: Sunflower seeds

Good for: High in plant source protein

Contains good fat GLA needed to make hormones

How to use: Grind into a nut free "nut" spread, add to vegetarian dishes like lasagne, pasta...

Cinnamon

Tastes like: Christmas

How to use: Add to any sweet food

Include a pinch in any sauce or curry

Flaxseed Or Flaxseed Oil

Vegetarian Sources Of Omega-3s

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