Foods to Improve Your Mood: Unleashing the Happy Power in Your Meals

Can eating a certain food make you feel happier? According to Elizabeth Somer, author of Eat Your Way to Happiness, yes, it can. Somer told iVillage.com that “eating mood foods 75 percent of the time will help you find more energy, think more clearly and drop additional pounds.” And no, she doesn’t mean noshing on that mega order of cheese nachos or a giant piece of chocolate cake. (Although there’s no denying the happy power there.)

So go to your happy place — here are some mood-boosting foods to stock in your refrigerator now: