Good Things Come in Omega-3s
Omega-3
fatty acids keep your heart, brain, and eyes healthy, unkink your
joints, help fight some cancers, relieve depression, calm monthly
cramps, and glam up your skin and hair. No wonder these wonder fats are
turning up everywhere from OJ to chips. Best natural sources are fatty
fish, flax, and walnuts, but for a change of pace try these value-added
foods:
- Salba Organic Tortilla Chips pack 400 mg of omega-3s into just 12 chips -- the next best thing to salmon tacos.
- Tropicana Healthy Heart and Omega-3 Orange Juice isn't fishy-tasting even though it gives you 50 mg of anchovy-based omega-3s per serving.
- Kashi GoLean Crunch Honey Almond Flax cereal (try saying that fast three times) has a whopping 500 mg omega-3s (and just 200 calories) per cup.
- Iam's Smart Puppy kibble includes omega-3s for your new best friend.
Probi-what?
Probiotics
are friendly bacteria that are thought to boost immunity, help ward off
stomach woes caused by antibiotics, sooth irritable bowels, and maybe
fight flab. Most yogurt contains some probiotics, but not always enough
of the right kind. These do, and if you don't like yogurt, the
nutrition sneaks have been there too.
- Stonyfield Farms churns out yogurt supercharged with six different healthy bacteria, proving you can't get too much of a good thing.
- Dannon features specialized designer bacteria meant to keep you, uh, regular in its Activia brand.
- Attune's wellness bar, which claims to have five times more friendly bacteria than yogurt does, is good for the dairy-averse. Comes in Chocolate Crisp too, and only has 100 calories.
Antioxidants: The anti-additive
Fruits,
vegetables and, happily, chocolate are naturally rich in
free-radical-destroying antioxidants. Now, thanks to the wonders of
science, so are lots of other foods. Here's a look at some of them:
- Kellogg's Smart Start Antioxidants Cereal boasts tried-and-true antioxidants like vitamins A, C, E and zinc.
- Glaceau Vitamin Water XXX sounds sexed up but it's actually a wholesome blend of H20 and three super antioxidants -- hence the 3 Xs-from acai, blueberry, and pomegranate.
- Whole-wheat pizza dough could soon be an even healthier crust, as food scientist have just figured out how to bring out its natural antioxidants.


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