How to Get More Antioxidants into Your Diet

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This isn't a textbook, so here's a short explanation: antioxidants make you healthier, so here's how to arrange your diet accordingly.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Black or green tea
Coffee
Vegetables
Fruits
Nuts
Dark chocolate
An appetite

Step 1: Drink tea

Start your morning with a cup of tea. Black and green versions contain flavanoids—a type of antioxidant which has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Step 2: Drink coffee

If tea isn't your cup of, well, tea, then have coffee instead. It's America's most common source of antioxidants.

Step 3: Snack on nuts, fruits and veggies

Snack on nuts and increase your fruit and vegetable intake. There are several forms of antioxidants in these food groups.

Tip: Vitamins A, C and E aren't just vitamins; they're antioxidants as well.

Step 4: Eat specific foods for specific antioxidants

Eat specific foods for specific antioxidants: carrots for beta-carotene, spinach for lutein, tomatoes for lycopene and berries for anthocyanidin.

Step 5: Try other foods for more types

Try other foods for their antioxidants: onions and apples for flavonols, grapes for proanthocyanidins, pears for phenols and broccoli for dithiolthiones and sulforphane.

Tip: These were just a few examples. Visit health and diet websites for complete listings of foods and antioxidants.

Step 6: Nibble on dark chocolate

Lastly, nibble on some dark chocolate; it's heavy on antioxidants, which should remove some of the typical guilt.

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