Thursday, May 23, 2013

What is a Superfood? A HealthCentral Explainer

By SSuchy, Editor Friday, June 15, 2012

 

Foods containing protein will often provide a few of these amino acids. But there are some foods that provide all nine essential amino acids.  Those are the “complete proteins.” 

 

Dishes such as quinoa, beans and rice, soybeans, seafood and spirulina are all complete proteins.  They’re the foods you should try to make a regular part of your diet.

  

 

Works cited:

 

Interview with Dr. John E. Swartzberg, M.D., F.A.C.P.  June 14, 2012. 

 

National Institutes of Health, Amino Acids (2012). Retrieved from website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002222.htm

 

Zeratsky, Katherine, R.N., Nutrition and healthy eating. Retrieved from website: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/acai/AN01836

 

By SSuchy, Editor— Last Modified: 07/13/12, First Published: 06/15/12