Good Mood Super Foods

Super foods aren’t all bulgur wheat and kale. I’m talking about coffee and chocolate. And berries. And almonds…

When you’ve taken a belly flop in life and find yourself swimming in stress, anxiety, or grief – or all of the above – moderation isn’t on the top of your list. At a deep subconscious level, you’re more concerned with survival than salads.

You look for comfort whenever, wherever, and however you can.

While you can’t really “eat yourself happy,” you can choose foods that support – instead of sabotage – your mental states, emotional well-being, and physical energy–even on days when you don’t think you have it in you to slog yourself out of bed.

In fact, I recently found 30 foods that actually boost your mood. They support brain function, boost neurotransmitters, soothe stress, and support your nervous system. When you get in the groove of eating “good mood food,” you…

…set yourself up for a cycle of high energy, natural dopamine, clearer thinking, and healthier choices.

Right now you’re thinking: “Ew, bulgur wheat and kale. Forget it.” Not so fast! I’m talking about coffee and chocolate. And berries. And almonds. Yep. So stay tuned! In the meantime…

I get it. We love our comfort food! Usually chips, pasta, and ice cream, we let ourselves eat mindlessly when we’re sad, hurt, cranky, or otherwise tipped over. For starters, we don’t have to let our moods determine what we eat.

When I’m hurting, for example, I take comfort in chocolate peanut butter ice cream for breakfast and Wavy Lays with ranch dip any time I felt like it. And pasta? Don’t even talk to me about carbs, weight gain, or inflammation. Bring on the cheesy scalloped potatoes! Yeah. No self-discipline whatsoever.

It’s a slippery slope. Carbs beg for more carbs.

But what I really want to do today is give you a Food Heroes Cheat Sheet of food that can literally change the workings of your brain—calming, restoring, boosting, and protecting against cognitive decline.

You can choose foods that influence your moods before you go berserk and break out the Cheetos. So, wait no longer.

And while kale made the list, so did coffee. And dark chocolate. There’s yumminess all over this list and even making one small change (oatmeal for breakfast, or one serving of – yes, I’ll say it – leafy greens a day) can set you on a better path.

Download the Food Heroes Cheat Sheet below, free.