8 Practical Food Tips on Antioxidant Intakes

1. Try spreading half avocado on bread or toast as a Vitamin E -rich alternative to butter or margarine

2. Try a peanut sandwich as a high carbohydrates/protein snack after a training session - also rich in Vitamin E - rich.

3. Add organic 3-4 dried apricots to a low GI breakfast cereal in the morning to boost Vitamin A.

4. Chop 1-2 Brazil nuts into muesli or include in a handful of mixed nuts and seeds including almonds and sunflower seeds, as a good source of selenium and zinc.

4. Eat 2-3 servings of fruits a day. Fresh is best as the Vitamin C content will be higher. Blackcurrants, strawberries and kiwi fruits are all great sources of Vitamin C not just oranges.

5. Adding garlic to food will add the antioxidants properties of several phytonutrients, the minerals Selenium and Manganese and Vitamin C.

6. Chopping up onions into tomato salad is an antioxidant rich side dish to high carbohydrates pasta meals!

7. Use nut oils in dressing as a source of Vitamin C.

8. Make green leafy salads interesting - try spinach leaves, grated carrots and red peppers for a free- radical boosting side dish.

By Jabu Elite Pt