11 ways to eat the 10 best healthy foods that you aren't eating

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11 ways to eat the 11 best healthy foods that you aren't eating

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When I was a kid, my grandmother never relied upon the classic " Because I said

so! " when

pressed with the ubiquitous " Why? " Instead, she would give very concrete,

inarguable

reasons supporting her statements and if she wasn't quite certain, she'd make

something

up that sounded good. For instance, when she'd encourage me to try a beet, she

said, " It's

good for you. It's good for your blood. " Which is reasonable, right? After all,

blood is

everywhere. And also, almost the same color as a beet. It convinced the

8-year-old me,

anyway, so I tried beets and whaddya know, actually loved them.

Nutritionist Dr. ny Bowden has better, more believable reasons that you

should eat

certain foods and identifies 11 foods that you're probably not eating but

should.

Except...well, that's great and everything, but the thought of a beet, turmeric,

prune and

pumpkin salad is really nauseating. The Times article gives a few ideas (and

Men's Health

published the original list along with some recipes a few months back), but here

are some

more recipes for each of the 11 foods.

Cabbage: Pomegranate seeds, cinnamon and red cabbage all team together to make

one

side dish of awesome.

Swiss Chard: If you're like me, you'll eat just about anything in a pastry

crust. Lace it with

goat cheese and your kids won't even notice the swiss chard and beets hiding in

these

empanadas. And if I ever find a store that carries lime pickle, I'm all over

this.

Cinnamon: Oh, you know how to do this one, but remember, it doesn't have to be

sweet,

like this amazing breakfast cinnamon quinoa from our dream girl Heidi. Please

tell me that

the cinnamon in your spice cupboard is fresh and cost more than 99 cents? The

light

orange-y cheap stuff is totally fake and doesn't have the health properties of

the real deal

from a reputable spice purveyor.

Pomegranate Juice: Use this in anything where you need a touch of acid, like

salad

dressings or vodka drinks or even guacamole. And how decadent is pomegranate and

blueberry ice cream? And good for you too? If we must.

Dried Plums: Okay, so they're really more commonly called prunes but this pantry

staple

isn't just for when you need more fiber. Throw some into your stock pot to lend

a complex

earthiness to your stews, or just chop them up and toss a little sweetness into

your

summer salads.

Pumpkin Seeds. I keep a container of these in my desk drawer for snacking and

they're an

automatic in trail mix or as a replacement for nuts in baked goods,

Turmeric: These Malaysian Turmeric have piqued my interest.

Frozen Blueberries: Another easy peasy. Here's a blueberry cinnamon foccacia,

cinnamon

cakes with blueberry cream and, just to make you groan with deliciousness,

blueberry sour

cream ice cream! And a big hit at a recent cocktail party was sparkling

blueberry juice with

white rum, that one guest exclaimed tasted just like alcoholic blueberry pie.

Yummers.

Canned Pumpkin: Wow, how great is pumpkin if it ended up on the Superfoods list

twice?

Sure, you can throw this into pies, muffins and every sweet thing imaginable (it

adds

amazing moistness to chocolate cake) but isn't it more fun to make dinner out of

it, like

the triple blast of nutrition you get in a pumpkin, black bean and lentil soup?

Beets: Lemon-roasted beet salad is yummy enough to tantalize even the staunchest

beet

hater and again, who can resist this tower of power that looks just like a

Jell-O salad?

Go forth and become super healthy! Don't forget, it's good for your blood!