Below you will find all the past MuscleTalker articles about specific foods
Alfalfa Sprouts
The sprouting seeds of the Medicago sativa, also known as Chilean clover in goldrush California, are little known and nutrient packed
Asparagus
This vegetable has a long history, having been cultivated for over 2000 years, starting with the Roman's and Greeks who recognised its nutritional and medicinal uses
Avocado
The avocado has a long and chequered past; in Aztec times it was regarded to have aphrodisiac qualities
Beef
Beef really needs no introduction; however, it has been much maligned and for many health conscious bodybuilders its gone the way of liver tablets
Broccoli
Broccoli, nearly as traumatic for some as the thought of cabbage, is in fact a nutritional powerhouse of a vegetable
Brussel Sprouts
Brussel Sprouts are a traditional Christmas vegetable, so much so it's like it's almost compulsory to eat them!
Chocolate
I wish chocolate was a health food, but honestly, it isn't really. However, if you stick to the dark cocoa rich varieties it has a few little surprises
Garlic
This relative of the onion, shallot and leek has been around a very long time
Grapefruit
High in vitamin C and potassium. A good source of folate, iron, calcium and other minerals
Liver
Liver is a love it or hate it food, and often gets neglected. However if you are looking for a powerful nutrient punch then liver delivers!
Oats
Oats, or avina sativa, are a highly nutritious grain which provide good amounts of slow released carbohydrate for sustained energy
Pineapple
Ananas comosus, or to give it its English name the pineapple, came to attention in 1493 with the second voyage of Columbus
Sea Bass
Not a giant sea bass ready to mount a laser, which you will find of the coast of California, but the European Sea Bass, Dicentrarchus labrax or Morone labraxm
Strawberry
AKA Fragaria x ananassa
Tomato
Let's answer the ultimate question first; the tomato is actually a fruit, not a vegetable!
Vitargo
Vitargo is a synthetic carbohydrate which has some unique properties that make it of particular interest to athletes of all kinds