A roundup of 7 superfoods that LOOK like the parts of your body that they BENEFIT!
Healthy, whole foods straight from the earth.
The best things for your body, your mind, and YOUR BELLY! But did you know that nature had a plan in mind when some of these foods were created?
Some foods were ‘perfectly designed’. What I mean is that they LOOK like the parts of your body that they benefit. It’s not a coincidence that almonds resemble our eyes AND are good for our vision. Same goes for walnuts and our brain, ginger root and the stomach, and a host of other peculiar looking foods that look like the area of the body where they do their jobs.
Today I am sharing 7 Perfectly Designed Foods. Mother Nature had big plans for these superfoods when she decided to include them on Earth! 😉
Walnuts | Brain
Walnuts have always been known as BRAIN FOOD, and not just because they look like the cerebral organ! They’re high in omega-3 fatty acids, healthy mono- and polyunsaturated fats…both of which boost brain function. Our brains are mostly made of fats anyways, so it’s crucial that we EAT fat to bolster our brain’s power. Walnuts are also known to help ward off atrophy in the brain of elderly people and possibly prevent dementia. Their many nutrients, phytochemicals, and vitamins encourage the growth of new brain cells and facilitate messaging links in this important part of the body.
Try my Chocolate Cherry Brownie Bites!
Avocado | Uterus
Oval-shaped of avocados resemble the structure of a woman’s uterus and they also aid reproductive health. Avocados are rich in folic acid, which contains folate, and has been shown to reduce the risk of cancer in the reproductive organs. Eating at least one avocado a week helps with hormone regulation, helps women maintain a normal weight, and reduces the risk of cervical diseases. Just like a baby, an avocado takes 9 months to grow from seed to fully formed fruit! How cool is that!?
Try my Healthy Avocado Toast Two Ways!
Beans | Kidneys
Kidney beans get their name because of their resemblance to the human kidney! Believe it or not, they actually help maintain kidney function too. They have been used since ancient times to reduce the pain caused by kidney stones and also contain many of the nutritional properties that lead to good kidney health. For example, they are high in soluble and insoluble fiber for regulating blood sugar, low in fat, and high in protein. Deficiencies in magnesium and potassium can lead to kidney stones to begin with, and kidney beans happen to be rich in both of these essential nutrients.
Try my Light n’ Easy Chili Mac n’ Cheese!
Orange | Breasts
Oranges look like the spindly mammary glands that make up the breasts. They bolster breast health by facilitating the movement of lymph nodes in and out of the breasts. Citrus fruits contain chemicals called limonoids which reduce the production of cancerous cells in human and animal breast tissue. Studies have shown that due to the high amounts of β-cryptoxanthin (carotenoid), β-carotene, folate, vitamin C, and Quercetin (flavonoid) found in oranges, increased intake of them can decrease breast cancer risk. In further evidence of this, places in the world that consume the most citrus fruits also have the lowest incidence of breast cancer.
Try my Healthy Chocolate Orange Scones!
Ginger | Stomach
Did your mom every give you Ginger Ale for indigestion? Ginger candies for a sour stomach? Well it turns out she was on to something! Ginger root’s twisted odd shape looks just like the stomach and also has incredible digestion aiding properties. It’s been used in eastern cultures for thousands of years to calm stomach troubles, ease nausea, and lessen discomfort triggered by motion. The herb not only LOOKS like the important digestive organ, but it’s pretty beneficial for it too! Gingerol is the phytochemical in ginger root that boosts its stomach-healing powers.
Try my Coconut Ginger Amaretto Bites!
Wine | Blood
Where my wine lovers at?! 🙂 Red wine specifically is high in antioxidants and polyphenols, including resveratrol. Of course wine resembles blood but it also helps protect the blood (and the heart for that matter!) from harmful substances like LDL cholesterol. It also acts as a blood thinner which can reduce the risk of stroke and heart attacks by lessening the chance of blood clot formation.
Bananas | Smile (mood)
Not only do they LOOK like a smile (and they’re taste will make you smile!), but bananas can actually help lift your spirits! They contain a hormone called tryptophan and when it is digested in the body it converts to serotonin. If you’re unfamiliar with serotonin, it’s known as the FEEL GOOD chemical. Helpful for mood-regulation, many anti-depressant drugs are used to boost the manufacturing of it by the body. Do it naturally with bananas!
Try my Gluten-Free Mocha Banana Bread!
Isn’t nature amazing? I am pretty in awe of it when I discover interested info like this! Hope you found this as interesting and useful as I do!
Do you include any of these foods in your diet regularly?
Do you eat to boost certain organs in your body?
What’s your favorite ‘funny looking’ food?
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I think EGG too!! It’s a high quality fat & protein! 🙂
Oh and then of course, can’t forget about my beloved SALMON! haha!
Yes! Eggs are right up there! They have so many amazing health benefits!
Wow, I had no idea that avocados took nine months to ‘grow’. That’s amazingly ironic. 🙂
Right!? So crazy!!!
You know I love this!:) I am always chatting about this at home, and my fanily thinks I am nuts! Beets alone are one sign from nature that we’re meant to eat them because they look like vessels of blood going to the heart, and in return, they provide oxygen to the body! I could go on and on, but I have learned so much about this over the years and think it is great you did a post on it!:)
Ooooh beets would have been a great one to add to this list!!
I really love this post. Goes to show that we are creatures of nature and thus rely on the foods nature gives us. Now you have me thinking which other foods resemble the organ they benefit!
Haha! Right!? There are probably so many other ones!
Great post – I’d never thought about food looking like the body part they are good for!
Right?! I hadn’t either before I did this research!
Wow, the perfect design of each of these foods is SO perfect and such a testimony to God’s awesome and beautiful hand in our world. Isn’t it amazing how none of the nutritional supplements we could make could quite rival the nutritional elements of normal, delicious food.
So interesting! The universe and everything in it was made for a purpose! 🙂
I LOVE all these foods. I always find it amazing when I read about how perfectly designed and beneficial whole foods are.m
Food is so cool, isn’t it!?
Ooooh I love this stuff, it’s freaky but awesome! The whole world is so connected it just blows my mind 😮 I actually don’t eat very many of these except that last one of course!
So cool right?! I loooove all these foods!
What a fun post! Nature has a great way of reminding us what to eat, doesn’t it?
YES! The universe knows.
Yeah, learning about this stuff in school was really neat. Just goes to show how good real food is 🙂
You learned about this in school?! Jeez I wish I went to your school! Ha!
Love love love this! My acupuncturist told me that avocadoes take 9 months to grow and I thought that was such an awesome coincidence (Godincidence? Perhaps he was trying to tell us something as they look a bit like a pregnant woman’s shape too, haha!)
Parsley is another great food for women as it’s great for reproductive health and fertility!
I didn’t know that about parsley!! So cool! I need to eat more parsley apparently! LOL
Really interesting read, love that fact about avocados taking nine months to grow! #cookblogshare
Yes! I thought that was so cool.
What a lovely list of foods and their benefits! I’ve recently started making my own ginger ale and can testify that it does indeed settle the stomach. Thanks for sharing at the Healthy Living Link Party.
Blessings, Leigh
That is so cool! I didn’t even know that was possible! I’d love to try making some.
Allergies keep me from having a majority of these foods but I am ALL about the ginger! Ginger is my jam 😉
Isn’t it amazing!? Such good flavor and so many uses!
Hi Kaila,
Good article and very interesting. I love how you did you comparison to food and organs of the body. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned
Thank you!
Very much agreed with all those tasty-lookin’ foods! :D!! I can’t drink wine, but I’d replace that with eggs and/or salmon! 😛
Haha! Totally acceptable! I love both!
This is such a cute post! I never think of the shapes of food in connection with the human body, but it totally makes sense. I regularly enjoy all of these!!! (except the wine as I’m sensitive).
Thanks Kimmy!
I did enjoy your post and it gives us a new way to look at these foods. I am sure you could easily do another 7!
I should! It was fun to write!
What a great list of food and its health benefits. I love the comparison between the food and the human body. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday.
So welcome! It was fun to write!
Pinned and stumbled…this is excellent information. I have always thought that it was kind of neat that walnuts look like brains. I include almost all of these in my diet. #LinkLove
Done! 🙂
Great post… I eat these foods (walnuts in small amounts due to eczema). I love ginger’s effectiveness and taste! I cannot have wine or any alcohol for medical purposes, so what do you recommend to reap similar benefits? Grape juice?
I would go with grape juice or pure cranberry juice!
Sorry, short comments today. Migraine. Thank you for sharing. Yummed!
Feel better!
Ginger is my favorite out of all of those. I love it! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Savoring Saturdays gluten free linky party.
Love ginger too! Especially in stir-frys!
Great Post, very intriguing!
Thank you Angela!
I had never considered how these foods resemble body parts before! Thanks for sharing with Merry Monday this week 🙂
Thanks for stopping by Emily!