10 Ways To Increase Antioxidant Intake

First understand where antioxidants come from and read up if you have to. Fruits, vegetables as well as nuts and legumes are all rich in antioxidants so look to adds these foods to your diet as quickly as you can.

Change the way your lifestyle. Adding foods rich in antioxidants are great but if you are still smoking you are not helping yourself. Smoking creates free radicals and the higher the level of free radicals you have counteract the amount of free radicals entering your blood stream.

Start adding antioxidants to your diet right at the beginning of the day, breakfast. Have some cereal but add some fresh fruit to it. Cereal cold or hot is always better with berries or other fruits that you may like.

If you have some room in your yard grow some of your own fruits and vegetables. Starting a garden is pretty simple and you don’t need a lot of land.

Change your drinking habits. Soda is a popular and often quick drink to have with lunch instead replace it with coffee or tea which are high in antioxidants. With dinner by all means have some wine which is also high in antioxidants.

Snacks are quick and easy and usually very sweet. Raisins are a great source of antioxidants, other great snacks are red grapes, strawberries and some whip cream or some baby carrots.

Vegetables are a great source of antioxidants so adding to your dinner and lunch is as simple as adding a salad. You do not always have to rely on the greens for your salad. Legumes are a wonderful source of antioxidants so consider having a bean salad instead.

Everyone loves Dessert but just like a snack do not think you cant get your antioxidants from dessert. Berries in a yogurt parfait or mixed with whipped cream or chocolate so you still have the sweet taste you expect from dessert

Nuts are a great source of antioxidants so buy a package of mixed nuts. Choose the mixed nuts with less salt so you don’t add to your overall sodium levels.

Finally squeeze a little lemon or oranges on it. Orange and lemon juice are high in vitamin c and a great source of antioxidants that you can quickly add to your diet.