Healthy and regional

Goodbye avocado: reach for local “superfoods”

A wonderful regional food with a positive effect on our health: blueberries.(Bild: Ramona Heim)

Who hasn't heard of them, the "superfoods": foods that are touted to the public - often depending on the trend - as extremely beneficial to health. However, most of what is hyped as such is not native to us. Yet we also have some really great health "power packs"! What exactly? We found out for you! 

Even if "superfood" itself is not a scientific term, but comes from marketing and has established itself, not least thanks to social media, there is still a core truth: "'Superfoods' are known to be particularly rich in nutrients and beneficial to health," explains dietician Caroline Prammer: "These foods are characterized by their high content of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other important nutrients."