Thursday, 02 April 2009
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Top Ten Good Mood Foods
I feel good, like I know that I should.
And eating certain foods can make you feel even better.
Here’s some suggestions from registered dietician Keri Glassman of KKG Body Fuel in New York City.
For more energy
1. Water
Water is essential to all of your functions, particularly converting food into energy. The most important food – drink lots of it.
2. Pineapple
The manganese and thiamin in pineapple helps to metabolize carbohydrates. Carbs are energy so pineapple is like a turbocharger.
3. Almonds
Like pineapple, almonds have lots of magnesium, which will turn those carbs into energy.
These will relax you and relieve stress
4. Milk
Milk (like all dairy products) has whey protein, which decreases anxiety and frustration.
5. Avocados
Avocados have lots of “good” fat. The monosaturated fats in avocados help keep the receptors in your brain sensitive to serotonin. Plus these fats lower your blood pressure.
6. Oatmeal
The carbs in oatmeal trigger the release of serotonin, a hormone that relaxes you.
7. Folic Acid
Foods like spinach, lentils and whole-grain cereals contain folic acid which helps maintain normal levels of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin makes you feel relaxed and happy. Popeye was a happy guy, right?
These will make you smarter
8. Omega-3s
These fatty acids are found in fish like salmon and nuts like walnuts. Your brain needs Omega-3s for memory and cognitive performance.
9. Eggs
Eggs have been linked to memory and recall. People who eat eggs regularly have been shown to have superior memories.
10. Whole Grains
These grains feed glucose, which is basic sugar, to your brain and your brain needs it to function. Forget the sugar you get from processed food like cookies. That stuff breaks down rapidly causing your blood sugar to spike. The glucose in whole grains breaks down slowly giving your brain a steady supply. That can improve alertness, concentration and memory.
Bonus good mood food
Chocolate
Chocolate should make anyone happy even if it’s physiological. But it, in fact,
contains caffeine, a stimulant that triggers the release of serotonin and endorphins.
Are there any foods you eat in particular that are good mood foods? How often do you eat the foods listed above?
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Comments (43)
chocolate and water!
All of these are in my fridge. I'm on the right track :3
This post is excellent. It's nice to have all of the "good" foods listed on a page. Thank you!
BTW, I make an attempt to eat everything on the list as much as possible...I fail quite a bit, though.
AWESOME post! I love this! :D
i eat most of the foods and still happen to act like a bitch every now and then :P maybe it's cause i'm getting like 4 hours of sleep each night
This is very interesting
I thought milk was bad. ^^a hmm~
Great post!
avocados + milk =)
(and also avocado milkshakeee)
Heh... dairy won't decrease anxiety and frustration if you're lactose intolerant. Quite the opposite, in fact! (Lactose intolerant folks will know what I mean.)
i actually eat many of those food listed :P
& i eat egg regularly, you dont see my memory any better :(
Some studies have shown that bananas make you happier.
Coffee makes me happy. Does that count?
No wonder why I like milk so much!
@storiesandsinker@xanga - I have no idea about the bananas, but I eat them like crazy. Maybe it works. My mom might say they make you ditzy.
@kristentsuii@xanga - Maybe you eat too many eggs and it suppresses your brain. Yeah, that might be it.
perfect! Im going to print this out and post it at work!
i love these foods...i eat most of them on a regular basis.
@Got_Takoyaki@xanga - milk is one of the best foods on earth. literally, almost any person could survive on milk alone. i am not talking about what is sold in the stores though...i'm talking about milk straight from the cow and unpasteurized :) 'raw' milk has all the proper nutrients and bacteria that gets killed off when pasteurized...and without those it causes all sorts of health problems, especially lactose intolerance.
@jL1025@xanga - that sounds grand...do you put anything else in it?
@storiesandsinker@xanga - coffee definitely makes me happy. actually it really should be on this list, something about the aroma was proven to lift moods...not even necessarily the coffee itself.
hmm...i tend to eat like that when im in a good mood. minus the almonds and the chocolate. minus the milk too lmao. but add gum and fruit candy to the list and dont forget mangoes!!!
i love BREAD!!! haha i love all these foods i should eat more of it
banana makes you happy too!!!!
peaches and cheese!
Mmm, I can't drink milk... it makes my stomach hurt, and almonds... only in ice cream for some reason. But all of the above else... they're all in my fridge.
Ice cream/frozen yogurt... it makes me happy, AND apple juice, and and I occasionally like to sit down and eat the centers of cucumbers :3
If I can't concentrate or I'm frustrated when working on homework, I eat a little bit of chocolate and it helps relax me so I can focus on what I need to get done.
Also, I looove pineapple. And I should drink more water than I do now...