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The Huffington Post addresses foods that don’t seem “all that nutritional” but are actually worth eating:

Mushrooms- at 20 calories per cup, mushrooms are a good “meat” replacement because of their flavor (think Lent when you want red meat but can’t eat it…add mushrooms!)

Unsweetened Iced Tea- drinking tea regularly may help you reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s and Diabetes

Parsley- “Before you dismiss parsley as a purely decorative garnish on the side of your plate, consider this: just two tablespoons of parsley contains 156 percent of the daily value (DV) for bone-building vitamin K, 17 percent of the DV for vitamin C and 13 percent of the DV for vitamin A… and all for a mere 3 calories.” (Huffington Post)

Whey- in reality you probably DO know that Whey is good for you (the term is often associated with weight loss supplements- it’s a type of protein) but what you probably DIDN’T know is that watery substance when you first open a yogurt- THAT’S whey as well. So next time don’t pour it off! mix it back in

Celery- 16 calories per cup, it’s full of Vitamin K and luteolin which can help with your memory

Radishes- a radish has just ONE calorie, but in addition to that, “Radishes are rich in naturally occurring nitrates — which, unlike unhealthy artificial nitrates found in processed meat, may be beneficial. In a study published in the Jan. 2011 issue of the journal Nitric Oxide, older adults who ate a nitrate-rich diet got a boost in blood flow to the frontal lobe of their brains — an area commonly associated with dementia. Poor blood flow contributes to age-related cognitive decline” (Huffington Post)

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