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Most people eat to lose weight, get healthy and build muscle. There are some people, however, who snack correctly in order to enhance their productivity. The following is a list of 20 foods you can eat to improve your eye-sight, improve your performance, energize your brain and keep your day on track.
- Avocados. These keep you from bloating up after a big lunch and are tasty either on their own, with sugar or salt on top, or with your salad.
- Almonds. Great for brainpower. Read more here.
- Raisins. Want more energy? Grab a pack of raisins. They are high in energy and antioxidants, and low in fat and calories.
- Figs. They help maintain high energy levels while keeping your appetite far away. Whether you find fresh figs or a pack of dried fruit, enjoy its natural sweetness.
- Olives. These are anti-inflammatory and they reduce symptoms to arthritis, asthma and menopause.
- Walnuts. These are full of omega 3 fatty acids to help you think more clearly and keep you focused. Excellent source of protein, but be sure to chew well.
- Carrots. I love carrots and have at least six carrots in a big glass of juice every morning. They are also good for other times too. Snacking on one cup of chopped carrots will give you six times your recommended daily value of Vitamin A. They improve eyesight, especially in the dark.
- Strawberries. As with carrots and flaxseeds, strawberries surprisingly aid in better eye sight. Eating strawberries has also been linked to preventing cancer.
- Flaxseeds. If you’ve been working hard all day, have some flaxseeds. They are great for your eyes to stop them feeling a little dried out, and allowing you to feel fresh even after a hard day.
- Water. Nothing beats water, the healthiest drink on the planet. It speeds up your metabolism, makes you feel fuller instead of eating junk and keeps you hydrated.
- Sunflower seeds. A popular way to beat fatigue. Chew properly as it can take some time.
- Papaya. The colorful fruit helps protect you against the potential damages of secondhand smoke, rheumatoid arthritis, and even the common cold.
- Pear. Usually only available during the pear season and when they come out, I always get them. They taste good, they’re cool in the mouth and they are hypo-allergenic.
- Green tea. So this is probably one of the trendiest tea’s out there, but it’s also very healthy for your body. They are full of antioxidants and strengthens your immune system.
- Ginger. Great for beating nausea and stomach gas. Have it as ginger tea, ginger in your stomach or as low fat ginger cookies. Also helps ease stomach tummy muscles.
- Peppermint. If you have a stomach bug or just need to perk up a bit, have a peppermint drink. It’s a great muscle relaxant and helps you clean up your nasal passages and breathe easily.
- Watermelon. There is nothing like cool, red sweet watermelon that gives you great energy and nutrients without any calories. It’s a great energy booster.
- Low fat yoghurt. Yoghurt is refreshing and cool when you put it in your mouth so it’s a great, tasteful wake up call for your mind.
- Dark chocolate. Having one small bar a day will satisfy your cravings for sweets and give you a load of antioxidants.
- Raspberries. These beautiful fruits are a great source of antioxidants which are great to neutralize your free radicals which can affect your cells.
There you have it, my 20 ways to enhance productivity. What do you snack on in between work that increases your quality of work? Please share…
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And I’m glad that dark chocolate is in your list!! ;)
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Eating well changed my life. I was probably eating only 3 times a day, a bad breakfast, good lunch, and a so so dinner. Right now I am eating 6 times a day focusing on items like the list you gave and I just feel more energized, its fantastic, I can’t express how important it is to eat well
This is a great list. I can personally attest to the flax seeds helping with dry eyes. I used to put either grounded flax seed or flax seed oil into my morning cup of OJ, and the problem went away. Before I would apply artificial tears, but that only addressed the symptoms. The flax seed somehow helped to solve the problem.
Hello all,
Markus – Yes, dark choc is good, but in moderation of course.
Zuggu – Wow, you are great testimony to how well this stuff works. Thanks for sharing.
Al – I don’t like artificial tears, never used it and don’t like the sound if it. and anyway, flax seeds proves you don’t need them. Good stuff.
All the best,
Kavit
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I do consume many of these items as a snack, but ginger causes a weird feeling in my throat – as if I am choking. Does anyone else have a similar experience?
Be judicious with the figs and raisins, as they can have certain undesirable gastro-intestinal side effects. Like wicked runs.
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Hi, thank you for the great list! I am a converted health freak from a few years back and even I didn’t know about some of these (eg. that olives help inflammation, but google agrees.)
One thing though: how can raisins be high on energy and low on calories, when energy and calories are the same thing? ;-)
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Raisins are not low in calories…but good for you nonetheless.
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Svemir Brkic, that choking sensation could be an indicator of either a mild systemic allergy, or an oral allergy (ie an allergy that affects your mouth and throat, but not the rest of your body, although it can become systemic over time). Or a sensitivity to ginger for that matter.
It’s worth checking out with a doctor… a choking or itching sensation when you eat a certain food is usually not a good sign.
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Yoghurt?
I just made a smoothie with some of the foods from this list–and it was delicious! A very good start to my morning.
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My bet is on walnuts.. nothing boots your energy level and sharpens your brainpower like good ol’ walnuts.
A good list! I like Bianca’s add-in about walnuts (yay, walnuts!) and I have to lodge a disagreement with Sean on the figs/raisins issue. I eat figs and raisins like they’re going out of style and I’ve *never* had an intestinal issue with ‘em.
Just one caveat on flax: flax seeds make a nice mix-in to granola or whatever, but it’s *really* difficult to just toss a bunch in your mouth as a snack. Those suckers are really small and really slippery.
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carrots do not improve eyesight
RE: Ginger
The first time I had a real, fresh ginger ale, my throat got so inflamed and itched like crazy. I found out it’s not an allergy, but a symptom of the amount of ginger. I liken it to hot sauce. I love hot sauce and consume large amounts whereas my husband can barely handle it. So not necessarily an allergy but ginger is just really strong. Awesome list! My contribution would be a list I compiled of organic necessities: http://www.mydailypeace.com/2007/12/04/organic-food-just-tastes-better/
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Amazing list .. a few tweaks
Almonds: best to blanch them overnight , remove skins and mix with another one of your excellent choices: rasins .. the reason for this is the skin of the almond is high in the element of air ( and has a bitter taste, while the sweetness of the rasins will help kerb sugar cravings .)
Flaxseeds: Also be sure to chew or crush the tiny buggers up , to release the Omegas living inside .. the outer casing of linseeds ( flaxseed same plant) survives the entire gastointestanal track, as evidinced by the many intact seeds you may obsverve at the end of the journey . breaking this seal prior to swallowing allows all the goodness into your body . Soaking them overnight in water or Natural ( no added anything) juice will soften them up , also releasing souluable fiber and giving the liquid a slimy feel :) you can offset this by adding rice bran , rolled oats , and a bit of fruit , heating a few tablespoons with your favorite milk in the morning will really maximise your day with slow released , l energy .. Lovley site by the way
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where is coffe? :P
Thank you for your suggestions. I hope they’ll help me :)
Raisins are high in energy but low in calories? What is that supposed to mean?
Pretty great list, but while I’m a fan of flaxseeds, I can’t imagine eating them as a snack. As the previous commenter said, you need to really grind them up in order to get their benefit. I do this by adding them to cereal or putting flax oil on salads. But to chew them as a snack? Does anyone really do this???
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In regard to the walnuts, which are great nutritive food, please soak them at least 24 hours in purified water to leach the bitter tannins and acids out of them. This is why most people who don’t like walnuts don’t like them – because of the acrid backbeat. It also makes walnuts really difficult on the digestive system. You get much more mileage out of soaked walnuts. I like mine soaked 3 days and I change the water every day so they don’t reabsorb the bitter principles.
Also, one of the nutri-power foods I really love are Goji berries from Tibet. They come dried, are a dusty red and pretty little fruit and taste a little like caramel. They are suitable for diabetics as they are quite low in sugar, contain anti-oxidants and are implicated in Tibetan people’s longevity. I like them because they’re a quick and very even hit of energy that doesn’t leave you zooming during or flat afterwards like chocolate, caffeine or sugar.
I also don’t think anyone has mentioned blueberries. Great anti-oxidants and packed full of vitamins, taste great in smoothies, baked goods and even blueberry soup! Cold blueberry soup – puree your berries, with a little yogurt and brown sugar, blue agave syrup or honey.
Going gluten-free is another good way to nourish yourself, though it’s taking away rather than adding in. Just stop eating any grain with gluten – wheat, barley, rye, corn, spelt, kamut etc. Most Westerners are mildly to seriously allergic to gluten, a large percentage have a disease called celiac sprue caused by gluten intolerance. I don’t have that but am moderately intolerant. The symptoms are *not* pleasant. Suffice to say I lost 4″ of bloat off my abdomen, lost fat and gained an amazing amount of energy when I went g-free. Google “gluten free” and “gluten intolerance” for more info on this growing lifestyle choice.
Cranberry water is something else, from Ann Louise Gittelman’s “Fat Flush Cookbook”. 1 tbsp of unsweetened cranberry juice in 12 – 16 oz water for one serving. Or 8 oz cranberry to 64 oz water – this is the amount Gittleman suggests those who want to cleanse their bodies out should drink daily. This is about two quarts, the amount of water one should have on a daily basis. Most of us have acidic bodies due to our consumption of the wrong kinds of foods and stressful lifestyles. The cranberry, which can be sweetened naturally and non-glycemically with stevia, alkalinizes the blood.
On flax: you can get a seed grinder at most healthfood stores for cheap. Buy stainless steel, not plastic, as the plastic ones break easily. Ground flax seed can be added to anything: smoothies, yogurt, cottage cheese, puddings, stews and etc. Watch your proportions – more than 2tbsp a day will cause loose bowels. Gittleman suggests having a tablespoon of ground flax in one’s daily cranberry water, but I’ve found this impossible to get down without choking on fragments. Thick liquids are best.
Excellent list, hope these tips help. ;-)
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Cranberry juice has a pH of 2.3-2.52
Considering that cranberry juice is a relatively strong acid, that would be a miracle that it would ‘alkalinize’ anything.
It is certainly good for you, but no, it doesn’t ‘alkalinize’ your body.
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Al – I don’t like artificial tears, never used it and don’t like the sound if it. and anyway, flax seeds proves you don’t need them. Good stuff.
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I like pear,green tea,but I have never see a avocads,Thanks for the list.
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I’m going to have to point out some inconsistent fallacies here with your list.
1) Antioxidants may fight free-radicals, but new medical evidence is showing that free-radicals may keep our cell’s in check, or in shape by attacking them, making them stronger and destroying the weak ones. Antioxidants are the new “super cure” for all that ailes you lately, and a lot of snake oil is being sold in hopes that people think that they’re eating healthy.
Goji berries, green tea and all of the antioxidant magical “superfruits” still don’t have more antioxidants that blueberries or even a simple apple for that matter.
2) Avocado’s are 63% fat, although the good fats, still fats. They won’t be giving you “energy” as you call it.
3)Figs have super high sugar content and should be eaten in moderation, and would again give you a sugar crash if a lot were eaten, say… 10 whole grain fig newtons.
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Dark chocolate … gets me some trader joes bars every week.
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I love dark chocolate and figs,olives and avocados. Of course, water has been my drink ever since and I do believe in water therapy. Quite effective really. Thanks for sharing this list.
Apples and green tea are good alternatives to coffee. Don’t just eat healthy but exercise as well. Even if you supply your body with these healthy food and yet you don’t find time to exercise, all your efforts will be useless. Experts say that allowing yourself to do physical activities will improve heart rate and promote blood circulation. One common eyesight problem is farsightedness or nearsightedness as caused by the poor blood transmission in the brain.
Great post! Really informative, I agree eating certain foods like the ones listed above can really help you improve your life by improving your productivity. Having a balanced diet can also help us keep a healthy brain and an improved memory. Thanks for this post is really informative and helpful.
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Frying foods may contain acrylamide results that trigger cancer. Read tips to prevent the formation of acrylamide in agricultural products during the frying at: http://fats-and-oils.blogspot.com/ or http://fats-and-oils.blogspot.com/2011/07/tips-to-reduce-acrylamide-formation-in.html
Thanks. I could care less about weight (if anything I’m more concerned about gaining weight than loosing the scarce amount I actually have). This list was interesting.. and though I’m skeptical about some of the items (directly) pertaining to increased productivity, I’ve definitely added some items to my grocery list. :]
Yogurt w/ gronola works between meals keeps you full and focussed until your main daily meals. And is easy to get your hands on.
Tomatos, in the morning tomatos keep you more full longer and don’t give you that tired feeling after you eat.
A very good article. Thanks
I ate all 20 of these and it didn’t help. I just started vomiting everywhere.
You gathered very nutritious and healthy snack in this list. This list is proving mouthful for me.