Brain-Power Foods

If you are feeling good, you can eat just about anything – so why not add the foods that increase brain-power.

Take a look at this list of brain-power foods from the ADD/ADHD Help Center


Blueberries
Add at least 1 cup of fresh or frozen blueberries or other berries a day to your diet.

Wild Salmon
Add a 4-ounce serving of the natural brain food salmon or other Omega-3 rich fish to your diet two to three times a week.

Nuts and Seeds
Add an ounce of nuts or seeds to your daily diet. Be careful that you do not overdo this brain-booster. Too much of this higher calorie food will add to your waistline.

Avocados
This is another high calorie "Less is More" food. Just 1/4 to 1/2 of an avocado daily will do the trick.

Whole Grains
Add three slices of whole grain bread, a 1/2 cup of oatmeal or other whole-grain cereal, or two tablespoons of wheat germ to your daily diet.

Beans
Add at least a 1/2 cup of beans or other legumes to your diet every day.

Citrus Fruits and Colorful Vegetables
As many colorful vegetables as you can, with an absolute minimum of five servings daily. Since colorful fruits are higher in calories, add two to four servings daily to your diet.

Freshly Brewed Tea
Two to three cups a day of freshly brewed tea. Note that bottled or powdered teas don't count.

Olive Oil
Replace regular oil in recipes with olive oil. 2 Tablespoons of olive oil is recommended.

Dark Chocolate
Enjoy 1/2 ounce of dark chocolate daily. Note that the more processed chocolate varieties such as milk chocolate and white chocolate do not provide the same amount of benefit as dark chocolate.

Water
Drink pure water and plenty of it - at least eight glasses daily. The two to three recommended cups of fresh-brewed tea count toward this brain hydration requirement. Higher activity levels will increase this requirement, as will hot and humid weather, illness, pregnancy and breastfeeding.