What is the cheapest way to get all the daily antioxidants a person needs?

Question

When it comes to eating healthy I am a beginner. I'm looking for some help to get me on track within a budget of around $40-50 a week($160-$200 a month) of healthy food. I just started reading about eating healthy and only got to read about antioxidants. If theres more than antioxidants that I need to eat to have a healthy diet please let me know. I guess sticking to a routine is also important, which I don't have right now. My goal is to improve my health and physical appearance. I'm not overweight, but I am young. I am tired most of the day and I have a hard time waking/getting up since I always feel out of energy. My appearance looks like I am about 15 years older than what I really am probably because of unhealty eating habits. I would like to get on track today with some healthy foods

So, I need a shopping list. What are some things I should start buying today when I go to the grocery store. And what are some ways should I prepare what I purchase

Answer 1

When it comes to antioxidents in this day and age it is hard to get enough without supplementing your diet. Our foods don't have the same properties that they used to have ( soil over used, chemicals ect. ) So you really need to find a good quality supplement for that. The other thing that I would strongly suggest would be Vit C. People don't pay attention to its importance any more. If you smoke, you want to take at least 2000 mg a day( I take over 2500 a day and have for years, people think that I am nuts but I rarely get sick and the research backs me up. ). As far as eating healthy goes its really not that difficult. Avoid proccessed foods, and anything with high trans fat. Choose whole grains, vegtables, fish ( especially wild salmon ) some red meat. I personally try to buy organic as often as possible. It can be expensive however, you may be able to find a grocery store that has a large enough customer base for organic items that they are able to keep there prices reasonable. I particularily prefer organic fruit because you eat the outer layer that has come in direct contact with chemicals. After very little reserch, you will get overwhelmed with the list of things that you are told you need to take. Stick to the basics, A good multi vitamin and some minerals as well as CoQ10 and essential fatty acids ( such as salmon oil ) What you want to watch for is that the quality of whatever you take is proven and high. There are many supplements out there that are of such poor quality that you are wasting your money. Ask in a well respected health food store, they will tell you what to avoid.
Make roasted buckwheat groats like rice instead of potatoes, or wild/ brown mixed rice ( white rice is no good )
Olive oil or butter instead of margerine. I do all my frying in olive oil. plus it makes a great dressing.
Poach or roast wild salmon with honey and garlic
nuts and cranberries are great snacks
fry ground turkey, make a gravy right in frying pan.
Check out recipe sites, you'll find all kinds of great ideas. God luck!

Answer 2

until eventually you have an enormously undesirable weight loss plan there is not any reason to take supplements or supplementations. each and all of the supplements you like would be cutting-edge on your 3 food. Any greater beneficial you will in basic terms urinate it out of your equipment. Now i do no longer know what the toxicity point for nutrition E is yet there are toxicity ranges for each nutrition and supplement. I`d Google it or seek the Merck Index for the stages. you've greater beneficial than a hundred% of your daily intake via fact something after that's in basic terms waste.

Answer 3

blue berries have been know to have the highest in antioxidants. read up on that I'm sure I'm right. read more on healthy eating and exercise that will help you on this site

Answer 4

Rat at least 4 servings of fruit or vegetables per day.

Answer 5

eat raw veggies. tomatoes etc.