6 antioxidant foods & drinks for you to try

There’s food, and there’s antioxidant food. Know what we mean? Don’t worry, you’ll know all there is to know about antioxidant foods come the end of this article. So, let’s get started!

They’re essentially molecules that are produced in our body. You can also find them in certain types of food too, i.e. antioxidant food. They’re good for us because they help protect the body from a set of potentially harmful molecules that go by the name of free radicals. When we have too much free radical activity going on in our body, it can trigger something to occur that’s referred to as oxidative stress. When our body’s in this state, it’s possible for our DNA and other important cells to become damaged.¹

Blueberries are beautiful things because they’re juicy and tasty, low in calories and full of nutrients and antioxidants. Studies have found that blueberries contain the highest amount of antioxidants among all commonly consumed fruits and vegetables. Meanwhile, there’s one antioxidant in particular that’s present in blueberries, anthocyanins. Nutritional details – at a glance:^3,4

Nuts are good for providing a helping of healthy fats, as well as some protein and carbohydrate. Different types of nuts contain different levels of goodness, e.g. minerals and phytochemicals. However, most nuts contain phytochemicals, such as resveratrol and plant sterols, that can help lower cholesterol.⁵

Tea happens to contain powerful phytochemicals - anthocyanin and pro anthocyanin. It also contains catechin antioxidants too, which are believed to be able to help block some of the free radical cell damage we mentioned up above.

Artichokes are a vegetable that happens to be a fabulous source of dietary fibre, minerals and antioxidants. When it comes to their FRAP score, they contain up to 4.7 mmol of antioxidants per 100g. (A little tip for you…boiling artichokes can increase their antioxidant level by up to 8 times. And if you steam them, it can increase the level by up to 15 times).10 Nutritional details – at a glance:11

Goji berries may have a bit of an unusual name, and not many people may have heard of them as much as they’ve heard of mainstream berries, such as your strawberries, blueberries and blackberries etc, but they aren’t to be overlooked.

The beauty of broccoli is that it’s packed full of phenolics, which is a type of chemical that plants create to help protect them against oxidative stress. But that’s not all, broccoli also happens to contain lutein, which is a compound antioxidant, and sulforaphane, which has been described by some as being a potent antioxidant. Nutritional details – at a glance:¹³