When we hear the term “super foods” we tend to throw out reason and embrace mystery. The term sounds so compelling because the effect of these foods are so powerful. We automatically classify them as exotic fruits, like acai berries or greens from sea kelp. While these more arcane types of foodstuffs qualify for that designation, the real definition is much broader and more approachable. And that’s good because it turns out that getting this important classification of food into your diet does not have to be complicated. Super foods are actually everywhere, we just have been defining them incorrectly.
Chef Julie Morris began her journey to understand what these foods really are and why the are so beneficial about 10 years ago. Her passion for healthful eating led her to develop recipes, write a cookbook, and host a web based TV show all on this important and commonly misunderstood topic.
We are kicking off the nutrition track for our ongoing Be Your Best 365 series with this special be Expert Interview. Julie enlightens us with her extensive knowledge by discussing:
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A meaningful definition of a superfood – it’s less complicated then you think (3m51s)
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Easy ways to get these high nutrient foods into your diet (7m06s)
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The secret Vitamin C super berry you’ve never heard of (8m05s)
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Why you don’t need to make radical change in your diet to eat more healthfully (9m25s)
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Super foods you should seek out and why your mom’s “chia pet” is making a comeback (10m16s)
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The importance of “going local” in getting super, high nutrient foods into your diet (12m29s)
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A super delicious “super brownie” recipe you have to try (14m48s)
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The “Smoothment” mission Julie and Super Foods producer Navitas Naturals are on to help the world eat more healthfully (16m38s)
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Julie’s No Bake Brownie Recipe she mentioned in the interview can be found here.
Julie Morris is a Los Angeles-based natural food chef and author of Superfood Cuisine: Cooking with Nature’s Most Amazing Foods. An active advocate for whole, plant-based foods and super foods for optimal health, Julie has worked within the natural food industry for close to a decade as a recipe developer, writer, and cooking show host. Her mission is simple: to share recipes and nutrition tips that make a vibrantly healthy lifestyle both easy to achieve and simply delicious to follow. You can follow her on Twitter @greenjules.
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