the best meals to boost your brainpower
Plus, we’ve got some tasty recipes to try out.
We all get brain fog from time to time, but if you keep finding yourself stuck in an endless cycle of forgetting what you’re about to say or do, remembering at the last minute and then forgetting what you’re doing again, then we reckon that you should treat your noggin to some TLC – in the form of some brain-boosting snacks (that are also pretty yum).
From leafy greens, nuts, seeds, eggs and more, these everyday food items can help restore concentration and even help out with our mood, and most importantly, they also play a major role in some of our favourite meals. Have a read of some of our top picks and recipes down below.
BLUEBERRIES Research from the US suggests that eating blueberries can help reduce short-term memory loss, so there’s no better time than now to include the bite-size fruit into your daily diet. We reckon that blueberries taste the best when they’re in dessert form, so we’ve grabbed this Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Pops recipe from Sprinkle Bakes for you lovely folk to try out and cool down in the upcoming summer heat.
SAGE has had the reputation of improving memory and concentration for yonks now, and it doesn’t hurt that the herb can make almost any meal that much tastier just by being there. Since the holidays are creeping up on us (seriously, when did it become November?) we’ve got this Mushroom and Sage Stuffing recipe by Spoon Fork Bacon for you to add to your Chrissie dinner menu.
TOMATOES The good thing about tomatoes is that they happen to be a main star of some of our most beloved snacks (pasta and pizza anyone?) and they’re also chock-full of lycopene, which is an antioxidant found in tomatoes that protects against the development of dementia. To celebrate, we’ve picked out this rad Tomato Tart recipe by Camille Styles that we bet you’ll love, so give it a try!
SALMON Essential fatty acids that help us manage stress and keep our brains functioning can’t be made by our bodies naturally, so we have to seek them out through food. Salmon is the prime fish of choice when it comes to obtaining these healthy acids, so we’ve got this super-indulgent Salmon Soufflé recipe made by Cooking Melangery to try out if you want to really give your brain (and tummy) some love.