KTK-Nutrition

This week my daughter asked me to do some research on the benefits of sugar free wine.  I had not even heard that this was a new thing.   Seems odd as who ever heard of wine having a lot of sugar?   Curious, I did do some research on the subject.   If you Google “sugar free wine” you will find a lot of topics coming up including:            Dry Farm Wine – Sugar Free Organic Wine   Keto Friendly-Zero Sugar Wine   Sugar Free Wines     If you enjoy drinking some wine, should you even be concerned about the sugar in wine?   Do some wines have added sugar? Those interested in a more detailed explanation of “sugar” in wines, can read the full article, Don’t Trust ‘Sugar-Free’ Wine   which provides an excellent explanation of the natural sugar in wines and the added sugar in some wines. Natural sugar in wines .   Most people know wine is made from grapes.   All grapes contain the natur...

The “C” for cancer is a word that people don’t want to hear.   Are there foods you can add to your day that may help fight cancer?   WebMD and others have good articles on cancer-fighting foods .   As WebMD notes, there isn’t one food that can prevent cancer.   But eating a combination of cancer-fighting foods might make a difference.   What are some foods you can add to your diet that might lower your risk of getting cancer? Color – yes, add some color to your diet and the more colorful the better.   Why?   Fruits and vegetables “are rich in cancer-fighting nutrients – and the more colorful, the more nutrients they contain”.   (See:   Enjoy a longer life by adding some “disease-fighting foods to your” day .)   By adding a rainbow of fruits and vegetables to your day, you are adding those healthy antioxidants that fruits and vegetables provide.   Did you know each color provides different antioxidants?   Eating more fruits ...

Who isn’t interested in upping their immune system and boosting their health during this COVID-19 pandemic?   One way to do so is to boost your intake of foods rich in antioxidants.   Everyone has heard of our need for vitamins and minerals, but for good health we also need the oh so important antioxidants.   MSN has a good article this month, Why antioxidants are so important to your overall health .   What are antioxidants?      NIH notes “Antioxidants are man-made or natural substances that may prevent or delay some types of cell damage.”   Some vitamins and minerals have antioxidant properties like Vitamins C and E and the mineral, selenium.   But there are other antioxidants naturally present in foods like carotenoids (think orange like carrots, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe) that include beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin.   No need to remember the chemical names, but what is important to know is which foods are ric...

Are there foods that promote healthier skin?   Students in my class often ask what foods they can eat for healthier skin.   As it turns out there are lots of foods that promote skin health.   Environmental Nutrition recently had an article, “Eat to Glow” and they outlined many foods for eating to glow.   WebMD and other sites also provide guidance on eating for healthy skin.   What are some of their recommendations? 1. Fruits and Vegetables – “eat the rainbow”.   Many people know that fruits and veggies are healthy but many don’t know the different colors of fruits and veggies pack different antioxidants that are good for you.   For great skin, focus on vitamin A and carotene which turns into vitamin A in our bodies.   Think dark green and dark orange like spinach, sweet potatoes, carrots, green peppers, broccoli and cantaloupe.   Interesting, foods that are red – not only provide carotenes but also the healthy antioxidant, lycopene. ...