Fall Superfood Recipes for Brain Health from Mason Assisted Living

Delicious recipes that will support and nourish your brain!

Fall is here, and with it comes some incredibly delicious produce and festive fall flavors. While many fall flavors are rich, creamy, and not foods to be indulged in frequently, there are some amazing fall superfoods that are excellent at supporting brain health!

At Central Parke Memory Care and Transitional Assisted Living in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, we provide our residents with delicious meals that adhere to the MIND diet. These recipes focus on brain health through prioritizing whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats like olive oil. Protein is found primarily through fish, beans, and the occasional serving of poultry. We see a huge impact of this diet in the lives of our community members and wanted to share some of our favorite fall recipes for you to try at home! Check them out below!

Cranberry Chicken

Harvested in the autumn months, the bright red, tart cranberry is found in many a holiday dish and mostly known as a side dish for a Thanksgiving meal. However, cranberries are an antioxidant rich superfood that should absolutely be used more often. We love this rosemary cranberry chicken recipe from The Mediterranean Dish. Melding the flavors of the holidays into one stunning dish, this recipe combines several high-nutrient foods into one power-dish, including olive oil, garlic, lemon, and rosemary – a powerful antioxidant!

Lentil Avocado Soup

Two superfoods combine to create a deliciously creamy and good for you soup that sticks to the MIND diet. This lentil avocado soup recipe from Avocados From Mexico is a nutrient-dense soup that is as tasty as it is healthy. With ginger, cumin, onion, apple, cilantro, shallots, mint, and so much more, the aromatics of this soup are sure to please. Filling, packed with fiber, healthy fats, and huge amounts of flavor bursting from every spoonful, this recipe is sure to be a favorite you come back to multiple times this fall.

Apple Spinach Salad

Yes, salads can be a bit boring, but that’s definitely not the case with this delectable dish. Gimme Some Oven’s simple fall salad gives you a huge serving of leafy greens, which are a fall superfood vital for brain health. Spinach itself is rich in iron, vitamins, potassium, and magnesium, and the vitamins in particular are excellent for your brain health. Not only does this salad recipe feature spinach, but it also calls for a previously mentioned superfood, the cranberry, and another superfood – the walnut! Apple cider vinegar and red onion give it a bit of bite, and the goat cheese offers a bit of tang and creaminess that will have you singing this salad’s praises long after the last bite is finished.

Turmeric Quinoa

Known for its bright yellow color, turmeric is a phytonutrient rich superfood and a powerful antioxidant. We love this simple recipe for lemon-turmeric quinoa from simply quinoa. Easy to make and store for leftovers, this dish is packed with flavor and is extremely nutritious. Use it as a side to some fish, or as a base to pour a hearty stew or daal over. We do caution that turmeric in high doses can thin the blood, so please use caution and check with your doctor before trying to add turmeric to your diet.

With so many delicious fall recipes out there, it can be hard to know where to begin in finding a recipe that is tasty but also good for you. We hope our choices give you a great place to start!

If you are interested in learning more about our wonderful residences at Central Parke and how our staff supports your loved one with the MIND diet, please give our friendly team a call today!