Bananas for Brain Foods
Written by Corinne Dobbas, MS, RD // September 3, 2010 // Nutrition // 3 Comments
If you haven’t already noticed, I’m quite a fan of the Today Show. Yet, I rarely see it due to the simple fact that I’m at work. Thus, being the Today Show loving nerd that I am, I watch some of the segments online … okay well, only the food, health, and cooking segments. What can I say? I’m also a total health foodie nerd.
During my health and food segment-watching rampage, I saw a fabulous piece on brain-promoting foods by fellow Dietitian, Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD. In this segment, Tanya gives awesome legit info on exactly why you should be enjoying spinach, salmon, olive oil, coffee, dark chocolate, spices, apples, and blueberries. All DELISH!
So, take a moment and press play. Then, get on the brain-food bandwagon and start adding these healthy eats to your foodie repertoire, that is, if they’re not already there. For example, swap lettuce for spinach on your sandwich or in your salads every once in a while, bake wild salmon with lemon slices and a dash of salt and pepper for a zesty punch, make sautés with a touch of evoo, savor a square of rich dark chocolate as a daily treat (perhaps with that neuron-promoting coffee 
), add blueberries and cinnamon to oatmeal or quinoa for a hearty healthful breakfast, and embrace that daily apple—enjoy as a snack, with your sandwich, or bake one with a touch of brown sugar and cinnamon for a fiber-filled, nutrient-packed sweet!
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How do you incorporate these super brain foods into your day?
I say goodbye to fad diets, bogus "fat-burning" pills, and processed, non-food food. And, I smile hello to a healthifying lifestyle full of fruits, veggies, and whole grains, sweaty workouts, the occasional "chocolate fix," sleep, family and friend time, and quality "me time" with a focus on health. I look forward to your comments and thoughts as the posts healthify on by!
3 Comments on " Bananas for Brain Foods "
I actually happened to watch this segment. Right now I’m taking omega 3′s, but I want to add more seafood to my diet soon!
I am obsessed with the Today Show. I always love watching their cooking and nutrition segments.
Like the above comment, I do not eat too much seafood so I make sure to take Omega 3′s. Everything else on the video, I think I cover pretty well.
I love the Today Show, too…missed that one, though! Such a hot topic! And I had salmon tonight…ironic