eHealth Connection | Cooper University Hospital

What makes a food a “superfood”? To get a better idea, compare a doughnut to a handful of blueberries. A doughnut is as far from healthy as you can get. Loaded with saturated and trans fat and calories, that delectable delight ranks a zero for your good health. Blueberries are quite the opposite. Packed with cancer-fighting and heart-healthy nutrients, blueberries are what you would consider a superfood.

“Superfoods help fight chronic disease, such as cancer and heart disease, and make you healthier. I consider a superfood to be anything with very little packaging and usually without a Nutrition Facts label,” says Lindsey Stromberg, a registered dietitian at Cooper University Hospital. “Eating these foods on a regular basis helps increase your lifespan, keeps your immune system healthy and improves your energy.”

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Here’s a recipe for Maryland-style crab cakes with a tropical twist. Ginger and lime lend “Island appeal” to these succulent, jumbo-lump-meat crab cakes, which can be made either entrée-size for dinner or smaller for party hors d’oeuvres. Replacing the usual high-fat mayo and breadcrumb filler, this recipe combines Panko, a Japanese breadcrumb that doesn’t absorb cooking oil the way traditional breadcrumbs do, with whole-grain mustard, diced veggies, and aromatic seasonings and herbs.

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Here’s an easy salmon and egg scramble that’s high on taste and nutrition and low in fat and calories. Combine gg substitute, low-fat cream cheese, smoked salmon and fresh chives on toasted whole-wheat baguette for a hearty and healthful meal that’s quick to fix and perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

This recipe is diabetes friendly.

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Physicians at Cooper University Hospital remind you that the food choices you make today – and every day – affect your health and how you feel now and in the future. Eating right and being physically active are keys to a healthy lifestyle.

In accordance with the American Dietetic Association, Cooper physicians offer these dietary guidelines that can help pave the way for a healthier, happier you. Just be sure to stay within your daily calorie needs to enjoy the benefits of balanced nutrition every day. Read the full story