Waging War! Battle of the Foods...

The Battle of the Foods! As a health-savvy consumer, you try to toss nutrient-packed foods into your grocery cart. But when you're deciding between similar-seeming nutritious items (say, strawberries or blueberries?), you may not know the superior choice.

"Food is your fuel," says Mitzi Dulan, R.D., co-author of The All-Pro Diet. "Selecting the most nutritious options will improve your diet and give you a competitive edge." While you can't go wrong eating both quinoa and brown rice, choosing the nutritional champ may give you the boost it needs. In a healthy-food smackdown, here are some of our winning picks.

Quinoa beats brown rice, oranges beat apples, red pepper beats green pepper, flaxseed beats flaxseed oil, rye bread beats wheat bread, green tea beats sweet tea, almond butter beats peanut butter and kale beats spinach to name a few...