Super Foods for Super Health

Choosing foods rich in nutrients leads to long-term health benefits. Eating right is one of the best ways to get antioxidants, protein, fiber, and also to better your immune system.

Here are some foods that will not only make you feel good, but keep you looking good as well:

• Almonds

• Apples

• Avocados

• Blueberries

• Buckwheat Pasta

• Chiles

• Chocolate

• Curry Powder

• Eggs

• Goji Berries

• Lentils

• Oats

• Olive Oil

• Pomegranates

• Quinoa

• Spinach & Kale

• Strawberries

• Tarragon

• Tomatoes

• Wild Salmon

• Yogurt

Choose these over foods like red meat or full-fat dairy. You should also avoid heavy fat foods and most packaged food. Eating healthy is the way to keep your health in great shape. Follow these steps and more as a part of The Fittest Loser Challenge sponsored by Assurance.

• Jill Micklow is the Wellness Consultant on the Employee Benefits team at Assurance, a proud sponsor of the Daily Herald Fittest Loser Challenge. She brings Assurance's passion for minimizing risk and maximizing health to clients nationwide, helping them identify specific health and wellness goals and tailoring programs that help them achieve success. Through education, motivation and engagement, Assurance clients and their employees see an improvement in overall health, morale and productivity thanks to Jill's efforts.