Top five foods for good health

When you walk into a grocery store with your shopping list in hand, are you buying foods that are really good for you and your family?

Dr. Mehmet Oz, cardiac surgeon and host of "Dr. Oz", says we all need to start shopping for better health. In fact, he has a list of the top five foods to put in your shopping cart.

"When I walk in to a grocery store, I don't see food, I see drugs," Dr. Oz said recently.

When he walks through a grocery store, he makes sure everything he puts in his grocery cart contributes to good health. "I call them the Fighting Five Foods," he added.

#1 "Vegetables"

Mom said they were good for you and Dr. Oz agrees that vegetables top the list. "I love brocolli. It detoxifies the liver," Dr. Oz recommended. "Broccoli three times a week will reduce breast cancer risk by 75-percent."

Don't forget carrots, citrus and leafy greens. Pick up some tomatoes, too. "Cook tomato and oil, you have pasta sauce!" Dr. Oz suggested.

Next on the list are foods that fill the intestinal tract with bulk.

#2 "Tumor Torpedoes"

"They are whole grains they can be quinoa, wheat grain, wholesome foods in our intestinal tract that pull away toxic ingredients in our intestinal tract," Dr. Oz explained before moving on to the next aisle in the grocery store.

#3 "Cell Commanders: Proteins"

"The major protein we get is animal based. I think we should get plant based protein, soy in part, fish are useful." Another fighting food to make sure you add to the grocery cart:

#4 "Nuts and Oils

"I take walnuts and soak them in water to get rid of that bitter taste."

The final fighting food is in your cupboard or garden.

#5 "Spices and Herbs"

Dr. Oz says herbs provide big benefits in small doses. "One of the big tips is to find herbs that give foods zestiness."

Good food which will make families healthier, Dr. Oz says, starting with children.

"What we need to do in America is to allow our children to evolve their taste buds so they crave wholesome foods."

Remember the names of the two new "magic" foods: quinoa and agave. Dr. Oz suggests you start adding these to your diet, along with the old standby - broccoli - and other dark leafy greens.