Biggest Nutrition Bang for your Buck: 15 More Superfoods

Beet Greens

Superfood Recipes Beet Greens

Most of us don't think to use the greens when we're cooking beets, tossing them into the trash or compost, but they're actually even more nutritious than the beets themselves with lots of fiber, protein, phosphorous, zinc and magnesium. Try them baked – White on Rice Couple has an intriguing recipe for beet green chips.

 

Kohlrabi

Superfood Recipes Kohlrabi

This once-popular veggie can now be hard to find in standard supermarkets, and that's a shame, because a cup of it packs in 84 milligrams of vitamin C and just 36 calories. It also contains 14% of your RDA of potassium. If you're not familiar with it and want to ease it into your diet, try the kohlrabi home fries recipe at The New York Times.

 

Pumpkin

Superfood Recipes Pumpkin

Both the flesh and seeds of this squash variety have worthy health benefits, but in that creamy orange flesh is the crucial antioxidant beta-carotene as well as impressive levels of magnesium, potassium, folate, vitamin A and vitamin E. There's nothing quite like a bowl of roasted pumpkin soup in cool weather. 

 

Lemons

Superfood Recipes Lemon

Not only do lemons bring out the flavor of a dazzling variety of foods, they also help prevent kidney stones, support weight loss and aid in digestion. Studies have shown that compounds called citrus liminoids help protect cells from damage that can lead to the growth of cancer cells. While you can make yourself gallons of fresh-squeezed lemonade or add the juice to your cooking, preserved lemons are another way to enjoy this fruit.

 

Rutabaga

Superfood Recipes Rutabaga

A hearty root vegetable with a mild, sweet flavor, rutabaga looks like a turnip but contains even more vitamins C and A as well as fiber and potassium. Eat it boiled, roasted, steamed, baked, fried or raw. Wine and Plum has a recipe for a comforting curry carrot rutabaga soup.