8 colourful superfood recipes
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Eat the rainbow
Antioxidant-stuffed
These personal kale and spinach hand pies are so tasty, they're sure to be entered into the regular rotation for lunch and dinner (and maybe breakfast too!).
Superfood: Kale. Antioxidant-rich, this green contains calcium, potassium and vitamins A, C and K. Research shows it helps fight age-related diseases too!
Protein blast
Stuffed with a cottage cheese and honey-yogurt filling, this blueberry and cottage blintzes recipe is a perfect, and guilt-free, dessert.
Superfood: Blueberries. With more disease-fighting antioxidants than almost any other fruit, they strengthen mind, muscles and bones.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Bone-building
Take a spin over to north-east Asia with this colourful Korean rice-bowl.
Superfoods Brown rice With over five times more fibre than white, it's full of B vitamins, iron, selenium and lysine, a bone-boosting amino acid. Sweet potato This smart starch has bone-building vitamin A and 100 percent of your daily dose of heart-friendly beta-carotene.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Brain-boosting
Packed with four different superfoods, this salmon and lentil dish is loaded with all the goods!
Superfoods
Lentils
They have double the fibre of an apple and almost 30 percent more folate than spinach. These low-fat legumes promote weight loss and build healthy bones.
Salmon A three-ounce serving of this brain-friendly fish has half your daily vitamin D and fills 99 percent of your B12 requirements.
Red bell peppers They have more than double the immunity-boosting vitamin C of an orange and are a rich source of heart-healthy beta-carotene.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Iron-rich
Tonight, you can indulge in this sweet chia and coconut pudding.
Superfood: Chia. A perfect protein, with essential muscle-building amino acids, it increases energy, has more calcium than milk and is loaded with mood-enhancing magnesium.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Friendly fats
Give dinner a boost! This vegetarian pistachio almond couscous recipe is rich in friendly fats, and packs a lot of flavour (and protein, to boot).
Superfood: Pistachios. A handful is a smart snack, with just as much protein as an egg and nearly a quarter of our daily dose of iron.
Fibre-filled
Serve this gorgeous avocado pound cake recipe for dessert — everyone will be diving in (or fighting) for seconds.
Superfood: Avocado. Just half has more potassium than a banana, plus good fats and brain-protecting folate.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Heart smart
Add a bit of French flair to dinner by serving a roasted garlic and sweet potato clafouti that's baked and sprinkled with thyme. Savoury and delicious!
Superfood: Sweet potato. This smart starch has bone-building vitamin A and 100 percent of your daily dose of heart-friendly beta-carotene.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
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