Seeds with Antioxidants - Superfood Seeds
Proof that good things come in teeny, tiny packages.
By Jessica Girdwain
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the March 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine 
Photo: Mauricio Alejo
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The flaky center of wheat kernels. Perks This classic health food deserves its reputation: Wheat germ is packed with 23 nutrients, including many essential minerals and more antiaging tocopherols (a type of E vitamin) than any other plant. Two tablespoons supply about 12 percent of your daily value of folate, the B vitamin believed to protect against colon cancer, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and dementia. Prep Sprinkle it on cereal, or use Boyle's recipe for a zesty chicken salad dressing: 1 Tbsp. wheat germ, 1 Tbsp. curry powder, 1 tsp. cumin, 1 tsp. mustard powder, and 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt. Next: 6 new superfoods you definitely haven't tried before |
