How the World’s Healthiest Breakfast Found in Costa Rica Could Add Years to Your Life
In a tucked-away corner of Nicoya, Costa Rica, researcher Dan Buettner thinks he may have found the world’s healthiest breakfast. As a longevity researcher, Buettner has spent 20 years studying the habits of individuals who have lived to be 100 years old or more.
The Breakfast of Champions
Every morning at 4:00 a.m., a dozen or so people of the Cooperativa Nicoya wake to prepare a breakfast that has the potential to add years to their lives. Their healthy breakfast consists of corn tortillas, beans, rice, coffee, and chilero, and is packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and other nutrients.
The Healthy Dish
The corn tortillas are made with nixtamal, a corn dough mixed with wood ash that releases niacin, an amino acid that aids in digestion. Meanwhile, the black beans are rich in anthocyanins, and the combination of beans and rice creates a whole protein. This breakfast helps to reduce cholesterol and regulate insulin, all for a cost of just $4.23.
Nixtamal Tortillas
These tortillas provide a whole grain, low-glycemic complex carbohydrate, and are made from corn dough mixed with wood ash. Add baking soda, warm water and wax paper to make the tortillas at home.
Jose Guevara’s Gallo Pinto
It’s often topped with eggs and Salsa Lizano, a bottled condiment that you can find on every restaurant table.
Tender Bean, Potato, and Onion Stew,
This dish is filled with antioxidants and can provide you with essential nutrients.
Costa Rican Goodness
The Costa Rican kitchen consists of meals that are not only easy to make, but also cost less than $1 a serving. This meal will make you feel full, and it is also very nutritious.
Conclusion
Dan Buettner, the explorer and longevity researcher, thinks the secret to longevity might be hidden in Costa Rica. By paying attention to their healthy breakfast and adopting it into our own lives, we might be able to live extraordinarily long lives ourselves. He suggests everyone could begin by making a large batch of bean soup and then enjoying it all week. With the right food, we could live a long and healthy life.
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