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今日话题：Superfoods

最近流行的超级食物到底是什么呢？超级食物有哪些呢？快来和Andy 一起用英语聊聊superfoods吧！

1.LEAFY GREENS  绿色蔬菜

What’s so amazing about the leafys is that calorie for calorie, they deliver more nutrients（营养素） than just about any other food on the planet. Loaded with fiber（纤维素）, vitamins（维生素）, minerals（矿物质）, and phytochemicals（植物化学元素）, leafy greens stock your body with the artillery needed nutrients （动脉所需要的营养素）to fight off （抵抗）potential killers like heart disease（心脏病） and cancer（癌症）. Simply put: leafys benefit virtually every cell（细胞） you’ve got! My favorite leafy greens are kale（羽衣甘蓝）, spinach（菠菜）, Swiss chard（瑞士君达菜), mustard (芥菜）, and dandelion greens（蒲公英嫩叶菜） because they’re both nutritious AND delicious. You can toss them into virtually anything to boost nutrition, but be sure to give them a good rinse（清洗） first. Raw or cooked, on their own or added to smoothies（思慕雪）, omelets（煎蛋） and sauces（酱料）, leafys add health-sustaining doses of vitamins A, C, K, folate（叶酸）, potassium（钾）, and calcium（钙） to every meal.

2. CHIA SEEDS 奇亚籽

Chia seeds are tiny, nutritional dynamos（炸弹） – in fact, they’re the single richest source of plant-based omega-3 fatty acids （哦米伽3脂肪酸）you can buy. They’re also loaded with antioxidants（抗氧化剂）, protein（蛋白质） and minerals（矿物质）, plus soluble （可溶性）and insoluble fiber（不可溶性纤维素） to help keep your digestion（消化） moving in the right direction. What’s more, chia seeds have an unusual property – they swell（膨胀） to more than 5 times their weight in liquid, so adding a spoonful or two to meals will help you feel fuller faster. How to eat them? They’re virtually tasteless（无味的）, so you can drop a spoonful or two into just about anything, including smoothies, sauces, soups and salads. But my favorite way to take advantage of this unusual superfood is to combine it with another superfood, i.e. chocolate, dig into a serving of Chocolate Chia Pudding.（巧克力奇亚籽布丁）�

3.Quinoa 藜麦

If you have never heard of quinoa (pronounced keen-wah), you may soon discover a new favorite staple（主食）.  Although quinoa looks like a grain（谷物） and has similar cooking characteristics, it’s actually the seed of a plant that is related to spinach（菠菜）, chard （甜菜）and beets（甜菜根）.

Regarded by the ancient Aztecs（南美洲阿兹特克人） as the “mother grain”（母亲谷物）, the seeds are rich in protein（蛋白质）, calcium（钙） , iron（铁） and are a relatively good source of Vitamin E and some of the B vitamins. Since the protein in quinoa includes all 8 essential amino acids（8种必要氨基酸）, it is considered a complete protein, making it a great choice for vegans（纯素主义者） who may not have enough protein in their diets.

You can make it into a breakfast cereal, quinoa salad, smoothies and so much more!

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Andy, 资深原新东方口语名师，主教托福，雅思口语，公共演讲辩论以及美式发音课程。对英语口语教学有多年研究，拥有一套独特的口语教学方法，多次带出高分学员甚至满分学员。因获得集团教师大赛第三名，被送至伦敦International House 作为访问学者。上课内容丰富生动，多样的教学法和互动方式让学生在开心地学习中获得必要的技能。

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