Seventeen Plus Best Super Foods

August 15, 2010

Ice breaker video…so cute!

Pay attention to the best super foods list.

Partial list of healthy foods that is good for you inside and out.

  • Spinach
  • Broccoli
  • Ginger
  • Garlic
  • Olive oil
  • Green tea
  • Soy beans, soy foods
  • Cranberry juice
  • Oranges
  • Blueberries
  • Butternut squash
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Salmon
  • Skim, 1% milk
  • Yogurt
  • Oatmeal
  • Whole grain crackers, breads
  • Brown rice
  • Cut out fast foods

{ 355 comments… read them below or add one }

hbranum February 22, 2012 at 10:13 am

The video with the babies was cute. I did not realize that ginger was so beneficial to health. I am a very picky eater but I glad to see that some of the foods I do like to eat are very beneficial you my health.

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thollingshea March 4, 2012 at 6:04 pm

Im a picky eater also and i didnt realize that ginger was so good for us. Im surprised since your so selective with your food that you like ginger.:) It
seems like something that you would have to acquire a taste for.

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Tenyia Taylor February 22, 2012 at 2:13 pm

I was already fully aware of what foods should be ate daily and their benefits. Although I did learn some very interesting new facts to add to these foods and are considering adding green tea and mixing in ginger. Not only would that be yummy but it would lower my cholestorol and help with my heart and settle my stomach.
NUTRITION CLASS

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thollingshea March 4, 2012 at 6:08 pm

Wow, im surprised with your knowledge already. Sounds like this nutrition
class should be easy for you. Good luck with mixing green tea and ginger!
I didnt realize how healthy for us this was. Maybe with this diet you can avoid
any health issues with your heart. Good luck!

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ttaylor February 22, 2012 at 2:20 pm

I am fully aware of what foods are beneficial and should be in anyone’s everyday diet. Although I did learn some new facts to add and are considering adding green tea mixed with ginger to my diet. This combination not only would be yummy but it would lower my cholestorol and settle my stomach.

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sedmonson5702 February 22, 2012 at 2:27 pm

I had a cold a few months back and wanted to stay away from over the counter medicines because I don’t like the jittery feeling they give me. So I googled natural cold remedies and ginger was on almost all of the sites I visited. Every night and morning I drank a cup of hot ginger and water. I was doing this because it helped clear my nasal passages but it was interesting to find out that it does more than that. It was delicious and my cold passed in just a few days.

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kbuchanan February 26, 2012 at 8:33 pm

That ginger sounds good and im with you on not taking over the counter medince because i hate it as well. Maybe i can try the ginger the next time i get a cold.

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Christina Gray February 22, 2012 at 4:06 pm

I wonder if candied ginger has the same benefits as raw ginger. To me it kind of tastes like a sweet treat with a bite. A few nights ago, my little girl was up sick all night long and when she tried to take pepto bismol, she threw it up. Then I tried to give her some Amodium AD and she threw that up too. Since she likes candy, I wonder if she could’ve kept that down?

Also, I think I may start buying olive oil. I’ve tried it before, but its just so expensive! Anyway, maybe the health benefits would outweigh the costs.

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wbooth February 22, 2012 at 8:53 pm

Have you tried ginger ale? I don’t know if it has the same effects of actual ginger, but it’s what we’ve used and use on our kid now. I hear that sprite is ok as well, but it can’t be as good as Ginger ale? maybe?

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Bdavis February 22, 2012 at 5:52 pm

The first video was very cute! I love babies! The second video was very informative! I knew that fast food was bad for you, but I didn’t know that it could effect the look of your skin. Me and my mom love some cherry tomatoes.

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wbooth February 22, 2012 at 8:52 pm

Olive oil is indeed really good for you. I just spent a month in Israel and am now feeling better than I have in a long time. They eat a lot of vegetables and use olive oil for anything and everything. It’s amazing the changes you can make when you are taken out of your rut and mixed into another culture with other cultural habits. The only “fast food” I had there was a falaful pita which was loaded with veggies on top of the falaful.

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dvannoy February 25, 2012 at 2:43 pm

I agree with your comment about the different cultures and how they can open up your eyes to the different ways to eat and enjoy good foods. And even though there are fast food resturants in other countries, the typical family doesn’t frequent them as often as we do in the USA.

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Mmoffett February 22, 2012 at 9:18 pm

I never knew that soybeans had so many nutrients, and that ginger made you sweat.

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Melissa Buckles February 23, 2012 at 6:53 pm

This is a great video, describing food by food, how nutritious each are. I love that there are so many varieties with good food choices which makes it so easy to stay satisfied. I just wished I would have learned earlier how important it was to eat healthy. Bad eating habits are our worst enemy.

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amenjivar February 24, 2012 at 10:18 am

This video was great. I wanted to start eating more healthy but i wasn’t sure what foods i should consume, specially since im a very picky eater. Im glad that majority of the foods that i enjoy are part of this list. Its not only good for my health but it will also help my skin look better.

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wes February 24, 2012 at 4:33 pm

The babies were awesome. Cute video.
The video on the superfoods was nice very informational. Though I love to cook, they are telling me things i already know, and being in the medical field I know the more indepth reasons for the benefits!!

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dvannoy February 25, 2012 at 2:40 pm

I really enjoyed the babies. The other video showed me that there are ways to better your health and still be able to eat really good foods. I was glad to see that the things listed on the super foods list are mostly what I like to eat. Now I have to make a choice to cut out fast foods all together so that my insides are looking and functioning as well as my outsides. I did not know that broccoli actually has calcium in it so when I am not in the mood for milk, then I can enjoy that as a substitute.

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Charles Mattoon February 25, 2012 at 9:27 pm

I really enjoyed the baby video. This was an ingenious marketing approach. I also never knew the good things ginger can do for you. It makes me want to find more ways to use it in my normal diet.

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vmattoon February 25, 2012 at 10:11 pm

I really enjoyed the baby video. This was an ingenious marketing approach. I also never knew the good things ginger can do for you. It makes me want to find more ways to use it in my normal diet.

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Sbuendia February 26, 2012 at 10:47 am

I was aware of most of these foods because I am a vegetarian. I have been a vegetarian for almost my entire life and I enjoy eating most of these foods. Soy products are definitely on my favorites list. I use soy milk and we enjoy tofu and other soy products as well. Brocoli is one of my favorite vegetables and it is high in Calcium. While ginger isn’t on my favorite’s list, whenever we have a nasty cold my mom makes us a tea that contains ginger and it soothes my sore throat and helps get rid of that nasty cough. -
-Sbuendia (nutrition)

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aterauchi February 27, 2012 at 12:37 am

I’ve tried that trick, too, with the tea with ginger in it. My mom did it for me when I was young and it really worked! Plus, ginger is really healthy for you. Plus it actually kind of tastes good, too.

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kbuchanan February 26, 2012 at 8:14 pm

I really enjoyed watching the babies on the roller skates while be educated on the healthiest of water. Also, watching the food video i learned the olive oil is very good to use in your everyday life because it protects against heart disease. I use extra virgin olive oil in my hair regime daily, because it also promotes healthy hair. Cranberry juice will now be a regular in my home now as well because it to protects against heart disease and cancer. Cancer a very known factor in my family and its good to know something that could help your chances of getting cancer

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Casey Martineau February 26, 2012 at 9:54 pm

I enjoy all of these foods..except ginger, can’t seem to choke that down. I hope I’m able to incorporate them into my diet

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Kaylee Burtness February 26, 2012 at 10:58 pm

The baby video was really cute! and i really enjoy learning about what foods can benefit you in different ways. Its very good to know what foods can help improve in your body!

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aterauchi February 27, 2012 at 12:35 am

Evian must really boost your energy and supply a lot of energy to ya to make you do that kind of stuff! Great marketing. Shows how Evian supplies your body with the minerals stored in the water! Plus shows that water is the best drink for you instead of a Coke.

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lyang March 3, 2012 at 10:46 pm

I agreed with your comment! It was exactly what I put up for my comment. Evian does really boost up a person’s energy so you can do crazy things like what the babies were doing! Everyone knows that sodas are not good for the kidneys!

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lyang March 3, 2012 at 10:42 pm

I love the first video of the babies! They were very adorable. Well, this video is mainly about intake of water. Eight cups of water each day can help you lose weight. It is healthy for the body and boost your energy as you can see how energetic the babies were. When one is hot, that person sweat out water to help cool down the body. I have been drinking water for 3 months now. No sodas!

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singmia fofung March 9, 2012 at 11:06 pm

i stopped drinkin sodas 4 yrs ago and my skin is soo much smother.

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thollingshea March 4, 2012 at 6:01 pm

The babies are very adorable. Ive noticed the difference in my overall health and skin appearance since i cut back on fast foods and sweets. I would like to see people become more aware of the use of foods, such as the cranberrys mentioned in the video, to treat illnesses and disease. I think homeopathic medicine should be emphasized more in America. Some of the foods that were mentioned will make a big difference in my familys health if we apply them to our everyday lives.

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Georges March 6, 2012 at 3:38 pm

the first video is funny but provide good hint about the quality of good wter. I really enjoy the second video that help me understand the nutrient value of some food that we are not accustomed with. i liked the comment about garlic, ginger, cramberry juice. Moreover, i had problem to choice oil, but now i know more about olive oil even though it is expensive than other kind of oil in the glocery store.

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singmia fofung March 9, 2012 at 11:03 pm

I feel so proud to see ginger on the list. Growing up in africa was used for everything. We were forced to eat ginger every morning befor breakfast, i hated it then.Now i put a lil bit of ginger in my baby’s food. her doctor said its not going to harm her at all.

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