Maintaining a healthy diet amid skyrocketing food prices doesn't have to break the bank. The following strategies will help you spend less on your food bill and, at the same time, maintain a nutrient-packed diet that will help keep your brain – and whole body – healthy.supply many brain-friendly nutrients, including folate, a B vitamin that, some research suggests, boosts brainpower. Folate helps break down homocysteine, an amino acid that can impair brain function.
Frozen berries are considerably less expensive than imported fresh berries. Frozen produce can actually be higher in nutrients than fresh because it's flash-frozen right after picking., in particular salad greens, slows cognitive decline in older adults. It isn’t clear which nutrients in leafy greens help keep the mind sharp.
Many experts recommend eating leafy greens at least six days a week, including Dr. Carol Greenwood who advises her patients to eat them every day. “If you’re going to spend more on vegetables,” she says “do so for salad greens, like lettuce, spinach and arugula.” Romaine, green leaf, butterhead and red leaf lettuces have more vitamins, minerals and antioxidants per serving than iceberg. Consider buying other leafy greens, such as kale, collards and Swiss chard, frozen instead of fresh.Eating less red meat will help reduce your grocery bill and it’s good for your brain.
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