Top 10 Healthiest Foods

Saying I have put together a list of the top 10 healthiest foods may seem like I am telling you there are magic foods. We all know there are no real magic foods.

The road to total health is not in a pill or any one magical food.

Still, there are foods whose nutritional content is so powerful and the benefits of eating them so amazing, that they are often referred to as "super foods".

This healthy food list consists of foods that are exceptionally nutrient dense. That is, they have more nutrients per calorie than most other foods.

They have also been proven to contain vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that prevent disease: from cancer and heart disease to arthritis, eye diseases and many more.

These super foods are perfect for low fat heart healthy cooking and most make excellent low carb cooking choices as well, if you are going the low carb route.

Below you will find CookingNook.com's list of the top 10 healthiest foods, arranged alphabetically, with a brief note about the health benefits of each.

The 10 healthiest foods are foods that are so amazingly good for us that we really should include them in our diets on a regular basis for optimal health. I have included tips on how to add more of these wonderful foods to your every day menus on each food's health benefits page. Have a look and see if there are ways to add these healthy food choices to your table more often.

Just click on the first link for each food listed to read why each of these "super" foods is so good for us and how they help to create health.

The delicious recipes that are listed in the second link after each super food description feature our top 10 healthiest foods and show you how easy it can be to make healthy food choices while enjoying the great flavor these super foods bring to the table.