Table 1 Components of MIND diet
Brain healthy foods | |
|---|---|
Green leafy vegetables | Greens, lettuce |
Other vegetables | Cabbage, raw carrot, potato, peas or lima beans, green/red peppers, eggplant, onion, cucumber, tomatoes, tomato sauce |
Berries | Strawberries (strawberry, fresh berries) |
Nuts | Walnuts, almonds, peanuts, pistachios, hazelnuts |
Whole grains | Dark bread (Iranian) |
Fish (not fried) | Fish |
Beans | Beans, mung bean, peas, lentils, chickpea |
Poultry (not fried) | Chicken |
Brain unhealthy foods | |
|---|---|
Butter, margarine | Butter, margarine, animal fats |
Cheese | Cheese |
Red meat and products | Red meat, hamburger, sausages |
Fast fried foods | French fries, pizza |
Pastries and sweets | Biscuit, ice cream, cake, confections, cocoa, Gaz (an Iranian confectionery made of sugar, nuts and tamarisk), chocolate |