For anybody with an IQ above that of a biscuit, the perfect superfood is the bacon sandwich.
The "health trend" plays on consumers' anxieties; one day pomegranate juice is the "superfood" of the moment, the next it is chia seeds, now found on restaurant menus up and down the land.Passionate about his subject, Mr Sax goes on to explore how these trends spread.
Enthusiasts say that the unpasteurised stuff tastes better, and some of them even claim that raw milk is a sort of superfood, chock-full of nutrients and enzymes that the pasteurisation process, which involves a short burst of high heat, destroys.Raw milk certainly tastes good.
Little wonder, then, that in November 2010 Solazyme teamed up with Roquette, the second largest starch supplier in Europe and the fourth largest in the world, to bring this new superfood to the market.This may yet prove a tough sell.
Hailed as a "superfood," blueberries are an excellent source of dietary fibre, vitamin C, vitamin K, manganese, iron, and a number of antioxidants.
The plant has long been valued commercially for its high-quality hearts of palm, and its fruits, touted as a superfood, grew in popularity worldwide in the early 21st century.
Since its promotion by American entrepreneurs David Cusack, Steve Gorad, and Don McKinley and by agricultural researcher Duane Johnson in the late 1970s, quinoa has been hailed as a "superfood" and has grown in popularity around the world.
Fried breakfast lovers faced are rejoicing as black pudding has reportedly joined the ranks of kale, blueberries and pomegranate as a superfood.
She is also a keen health addict, so it's surprising that she wouldn't be a fan of the delicious leafy superfood kale.
It's been labelled as a "superfood" because it is high in antioxidants, which are supposed to protect against heart disease and cancer.
Well, whether or not blueberries are a superfood, they're most certainly a super thing to serve in both sweet and savoury dishes, and there are countless delicious ways to work them in to your dinner-party menus.
