#32 The Best and Worst Foods for Nutrient Density (Part 2 of 2)

Short Summary
This is episode 32 and it's part 2 of our series on nutrient density. Last week, we explained why nutrient density matters. It impacts your appetite, your bodyweight, and your long term health. In this episode you'll learn much more about superfoods. Not only will we give you an in depth food list of the most nutrient dense and budget friendly foods out there...we'll also discuss things like bioavailability, dietary toxins and the thermic effect of foods.

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Disclaimer: Consult with your doctor or functional medicine practitioner before trying any of the remedies or protocols mentioned in this episode. Jessica Dogert and Marisa Moon are not physicians or medical practitioners, and this information is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Points of Discussion:
Nutrient Density definition
Conventional nutrition vs ancestral health
- whole grains, legumes, and fat-free dairy products vs full fat dairy, fatty meats, and organ meats
- low nutrients with too many calories, and little satisfaction vs proper nutrient status and high satisfaction
Bioavailability
- how many nutrients you can absorb
Anti-nutrients
- Whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds contain Phytates
*Soak, sprout, ferment these foods to better digest
Nutrient-dense superfood master list
- Superfoods worth the splurge
- Superfoods when you're on a budget
- Head over to MarisaMoon.com/blog/32 to download the lists for free
Superfoods
- Strengthen your immune system
- Burn more calories
*Thermic Effect
- Reduce stress on the body
*Dietary sources of stress include toxins like: sugar, alcohol, MSG, and trans fats.
Essential nutrients
- Macronutrients, micronutrients, and water

Honorable Mentions
- Chris Kresser, a functional medicine trail blazer & myth buster says that “If the United States were to receive a report card rating the quality of the Standard American Diet, it would get a solid “F” for nutrient density. Despite being high in calories, the Standard American Diet (SAD) is nutrient poor. Vegetable oils and sugar, which together comprise 36 percent of the SAD diet, are virtually devoid of nutrients.”

Dr. Sarah Ballantyne: “How Much Meat versus Veggies.”
“It’s not a competition between these two kingdoms, where one is “better” or “worse” than the other; both plants and animals play a distinct but equally valuable role! The fact is that there’s nutrients we can only get from plants and nutrients we can only get from animal foods: we need both to get the full complement of nutrients that our bodies need to be healthy. Instead of fighting about whether bacon rules and vegetables suck (or vice versa), we should be celebrating the fact that the plant and animal kingdoms are both totally awesome and necessary for health!”

Takeaway: Consume real, whole, unprocessed, anti-inflammatory, NUTRIENT DENSE superfoods You’ll gain control over cravings, rev up your metabolism, ward off disease, improve your energy, and allow your body to be the fat-burning machine it was designed to be.

>> Free Download (Superfood Masterlist): https://www.MarisaMoon.com/blog/32

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