superfood powder

Superfood powder granules are essentially "replenishing nutritional supplements." They are neither magical medicines that can cure diseases and beautify the body, nor are they worthless IQ taxes. Whether they work depends on whether you know how to choose and use them. If you mix them correctly with your daily diet, you can save a lot of trouble. Buying and drinking them indiscriminately may be a waste of money or even burden your body.

I worked on projects for three weeks in the past two years. I vomited all the cold rice balls in the convenience store downstairs. I couldn't even touch the green leafy vegetables. When I was reading Xiaohongshu, I was planted with kale powder, acai berry powder, and wheat seedling powder. I bought 7 cans in one go, and the pit I stepped on was more than the powder I drank. There are too many - 3 cans are so sweet that they are too sweet to drink. The first ingredient list is maltodextrin. The amount of kale powder added is less than 10%. Some of them are not ground finely enough. When you drink it, it is full of caked dregs. Drinking it is like chewing on an unwashed straw mat. After drinking it once, you throw it all away.

The two factions currently quarreling fiercely on the Internet actually have a point: Those who criticize the IQ tax say that a box of kale powder that costs 10 yuan is worse than spending 5 yuan to buy half a catty of spinach. It has more dietary fiber. Many powders also add non-dairy creamer and flavors, which will make you gain weight after drinking. This is really true.； A die-hard fan said that after three months of drinking it, his constipation was cured and his face was no longer yellow. He is not making it up. There is a programmer around me who eats takeout every day. He relies on a spoonful of pure kale powder every day to ensure his fiber intake. During the six months of physical examination, his blood lipids dropped a little.

In fact, the two sides have been arguing like this, but the core point of the discussion has not been reached: the quality of the can of powder in your hand is the core that determines whether it is useful or not. It is also acai berry powder, and some use freeze-dried fruits imported from Brazil and ground directly into powder. The ingredient list only contains acai berries, and the anthocyanin content in 100g can reach 2.3g. One spoonful a day is almost equivalent to the anthocyanin content of eating 3 boxes of ordinary strawberries. It is really trouble-free for people who sit in the office every day and want to supplement some antioxidants, but do not have time to wash blueberries and strawberries every day. ； However, some acai berry powder is mixed with more than half of apple powder and maltodextrin, and the anthocyanin content is not as good as that of a grape. Of course, it will not be effective if you drink it for two months.

To be honest, I used to think that this thing was all about IQ tax, until I went to the desert for a team building trip and brought two packages of individually packaged mixed fruit and vegetable powder. I didn’t eat fresh vegetables for 3 days. I relied on it to avoid constipation, and I instantly changed my mind. I have a friend who is a fitness instructor, and one of his members is a girl from an investment bank. He flies to different cities every day and has no time to wash fruits and mix salads. He has people carry two bags of pure fruit and vegetable powder with him and drink mineral water on the plane. At least he ensures that he gets enough phytochemicals and dietary fiber every day. It is much better than the refined carbohydrates of eating airplane meals every day. Of course, there are negative examples. My cousin eats milk tea and fried chicken every day. She bought acai berry powder to whiten her skin and mixed it with full-sugar milk tea every day. After drinking it for two months, she gained 3 pounds. She came to me and told me that this product is useless. Can you blame the powder?

At present, the attitude of the nutrition community is divided into two groups: one group insists that natural food is always the best solution. During the processing of super food powder, some heat-sensitive vitamins C and B are lost, and it also lacks the active enzymes and complete dietary fiber structure in fresh food. If you can eat fresh food, avoid powder.； The other group believes that the pace of modern people's survival has long since changed. If you tell someone who works overtime until 10 o'clock every day and doesn't even have time to cook noodles, "You have to eat one pound of vegetables and half a pound of fruits every day," the essence is that you can stand and talk without back pain. Qualified superfood powder is to provide nutritional support for these people, which is better than being completely lacking. To be honest, there is nothing wrong with both sides, it's just that the applicable scenarios are different.

I always have two or three kinds of flour at home now. When choosing, I don’t even need to read the fancy propaganda. I just pay attention to a few key points: First, look through the ingredient list. Only the ingredients themselves are kept. Anything with added sugar, non-dairy creamer, flavors, and maltodextrin can be put directly back on the shelf.； Then look at the nutrition facts table. When buying kale, look at the dietary fiber content. If it’s less than 30g/100g, don’t buy it. When buying acai berry powder, look at the anthocyanin content. If it’s less than 2g/100g, it’s basically useless. ； The most important thing is not to believe those who claim that they can "lose weight, fight cancer, and whiten skin in 7 days." Anyone who promotes specific effects is either false or violates the rules, so just treat it as a nutritional supplement. If you eat three meals a day regularly and can eat enough vegetables and fruits, there is no need to spend this money.

In fact, there are no real "super foods". They are just foods with high nutritional density made into portable forms. What is truly super is not the few cans of powder in the cabinet, but your own habit of taking good care of your body.