Superfoods

Every month, it seems, a new food is discovered that will make you 'super' healthy! Here are four of them:

• Quinoa is a grain that was first grown in South America and was eaten as long ago as 2000 BC. It's a 'complete protein' -in other words, like meat, it has all the protein you need.
• Apparently, watercress, which is full of vitamins and minerals, is the most nutritious vegetable there is. As the name suggests, it's grown in or near water and is found all over the world. It's possible that it can fight cancer.
• Scientists found that the Kuna Indians in the San Blas Islands, who drank more than five cups of cocoa a day, had much less heart disease and cancer than other people. When the Indians moved to big cities their health got worse. Interestingly, they had stopped drinking cocoa. But more research is needed before scientists can say that cocoa is definitely good for the heart.
• And finally, there really is evidence that oily fish, for example, salmon, may prevent heart disease and the advice is to eat it at least once a week. It is also thought that fish oils may help prevent an eye disease in older people.