We all need minerals, as they are essential for all the chemical processes required for the human body to function properly. In fact, minerals play a more important role in our good health than vitamins! Without minerals, vitamins are useless.
One way to ensure adequate daily amounts of trace and other minerals is by eating the following foods:
Calcium – Milk, yogurt, hard cheeses, fortified cereals, spinach
Chromium – Meats, poultry, fish, whole-grain breads
Copper – Seafood, nuts, seeds, wheat-bran cereals, whole grains
Iron – Beans, lentils, beef, eggs, fortified cereals
Magnesium – Green leafy vegetables, Brazil nuts, almonds, soybeans, halibut, quinoa
Phosphorus – Dairy products, peas, meat, eggs
Potassium – Sweet potatoes, bananas, yogurt, yellow fin tuna, soybeans
Selenium – Organ meats, seafood, Brazil nuts
Zinc – Red meats, some seafood, fortified cereals
