Winter Superfoods You're Probably Already Eating (Gallery)

Off the top of your head, how many superfoods do you think you eat a day? Faced with the question, you might try to recall how many goji berry snack bars you manage to choke down or count the salads you bought made with vegetables you've never heard of.

But adding more superfoods to your diet is a lot easier than you'd think. You don't have to break the bank buying the latest super-grain to hit the shelves. You don't have to get 90 percent of your meals from that trendy juice shop that opened downtown.

In fact, chances are you're eating a whole bunch of seasonal superfoods already. A superfood is just any food that's filled with nutrients. There's no "National Superfoods Council" deeming some foods super and others not; and if there were, all nutritious foods would get their coveted seal of approval.

Winter seems barren and dull, but it actually offers a good amount of healthful produce you'll find marked down in the colder months. It's completely okay to nourish yourself with cozy winter classics like macaroni and cheese and pecan pie, so long as you're also getting the vitamins and minerals your body craves. In-season superfoods, like the ones on this list, could help you feel your best all season.

Here are 15 winter superfoods so common you're probably already eating them.

There's so much more to these fruits than healthy fats. In addition to the monounsaturated fats in their squishy interior, you'll get vitamin K, copper, folate, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin C. Not that they're bragging or anything. Ever since the avocado toast craze began, these plump pieces of produce have been flying off the shelves.

Whether they're paired with hummus, dipped in ranch, or shredded over salad, these crunchy orange vegetables are an inexpensive and colorful way to add nourishment to your plate. Carrots are known for being great for your eyesight — and they are. But they offer a lot more benefits than that. Carrots have biotin, making them very good for your skin and hair. They're also lush with minerals like potassium.

These miniature fruits are a classic after Christmastime. They make colorful centerpieces in a fruit basket and can be cheaply bought in bulk. Consider picking up a crate on your next grocery run for the calcium, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorous bursting inside.

Luckily, you probably get this superfood at almost every meal. It might make you smell bad, but this flavor booster is a huge mood-booster as well — the vitamin B6 helps gives your body energy during this sun-deprived season. From garlic, you'll also get phosphorous, calcium, potassium, iron, copper, and even the rare nutrient selenium.

You don't have to start biting these sour fruits whole. But squirt some lemon juice in your water or cook a zesty recipe with the citrus fruit to reap some of the many benefits. Of course, drinking lemon water has perks of its own, but any method of consuming the fruit could give you at least a dozen vitamins and minerals like potassium and vitamin C.

Nicknamed the "skinny nut" for their low calorie count, there's more to pistachios than just ease of snacking. In each 50-kernel serving, you get a large dose of antioxidants, copper, and vitamin B6.

If you're not a fan of kale, don't fret — spinach has your back. Packed with similar benefits to the crunchy vegetable, spinach makes an apt replacement to kale or any other leafy green. Blend some into a green smoothie, make a crisp spinach salad, or cook some up any way you like. The sky is the limit with this versatile green!