If you want to be truly healthy, there are five key things every woman should always have in her fridge. These five foods provide a rich source of the key vitamins, minerals, protein, fiber, calcium, and antioxidants women need to stay healthy all their lives.
1. Got Milk? All those billboards, magazine ads, and television commercials promoting the consumption of milk were not for nothing. If you want to prevent the onset of diseases like osteoporosis, then you must take in the recommended amounts of calcium and vitamin d on a daily basis. Osteoporosis is a serious disease affecting some 8 million people a year according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, and is can cause some serious bone issues.
Milk is available almost everywhere, and now they offer it in a Vitamin D fortified version which has even more calcium, Vitamin D, riboflavin, and protein than ever before. Dairy products are also great sources of Vitamin A, iodine, magnesium, molybdenum, zinc, and selium which are great for your overall health.
If you drink one 8 oz glass of skim milk a day, you will receive approximately 8 grams of protein and 28 percent of the necessary amount of calcium a day.
2. Yogurt You must read the label on yogurts because not all have live and active cultures. These help your digestive system, help to prevent constipation and diarrhea, and help prevent vaginal issues like yeast infections.
Yogurt comes in all different flavors including cheesecake, chocolate mousse, key lime pie, vanilla, strawberry, and many more. A small 8 oz cup of plain, skim milk, yogurt contains 14 grams of protein, and 49 percent of the recommended daily amount of calcium. It’s a wonderful source of potassium, vitamin a, iodine, magnesium, zinc, and selium.
3. Broccoli It is often said that dark green and leafy vegetables are good in particular for women. Broccoli is high in all kinds of vitamins and nutrients including vitamins C and A and is just great for you.
Just 1 cup of chopped broccoli provides 135 percent of the recommended daily allowance for Vitamin C and 11 percent for Vitamin A all for only 31 calories.
4. Lego my eggo Eggs are an essential part of a good daily diet and are best eaten in the mornings when your energy level is low because they give you so much of it. This is largely due to the fact that they are high in protein.
One large egg provides 6 grams of protein and is only 71 calories. Eggs are a great source of thiamin, vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, and copper.
5. Good Old Fashioned Oatmeal Oatmeal has been around a long time and for good reason: it is so very healthy and good for you and is a great source of protein and fiber. Oatmeal is great for cancer prevention, good for digestion, great for keeping off extra weight, and lowering cholesterol levels. If you add raisins and nut and berries, you will find that your oatmeal is even tastier than you remember and that will give you a little variety.
Five Fabulous Foods Taken as a group, these five fabulous foods provide excellent sources of protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, calcium, and antioxidants all of the key ingredients women need to maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
