The more cocoa that chocolate contains, the lower it is in sugar and the higher it is in polyphenol antioxidants that have been shown to reduce blood pressure
A healthy wholemeal loaf has 2.8g fiber per slice, but that doesn’t make white bread – with 1g of fiber per slice – bad for you.
Cheerios are fortified with at least 15% of the recommended daily intake of nine vitamins and minerals per small bowl.
Look for a nitrite-free version, like Finnebrogue Naked Ham if you’d rather skip these chemicals linked with colon cancer.
A 30g (golf ball size) serving of peanut butter provides 1.5mg of vitamin E and nearly a quarter of the daily requirement of niacin, vital for energy release, a healthy nervous system and skin.
Well that’s OK, because drinking the brew dials down the risk of contracting endometrial and liver cancers and is associated with less fat around the middle.
The ‘carbs are bad’ message is so widespread you could be forgiven for not realizing that healthy eating guidelines from around the world universally recommend that starchy carbs,
You'll get about 45 more calories from a fried egg than a poached egg. But eggs are rich in protein, B vitamins, vitamin D and selenium and frying doesn’t deplete any of that goodness.
No need to let the salt and sugar warnings put you off: a bowl of cream of tomato is very rich in lycopene – a red pigment linked to lower stroke risk in men.