KTK-Nutrition

Vegetables, just say this word and people have some strong reactions.   Some people love vegetables and others not so much.   Last week I wrote about bananas, such a healthy fruit (See:   Enjoy bananas for good health ).   I always have a banana a day and even bring bananas with us on road trips to be sure I can eat a banana.   What about vegetables?   Some of my nutrition students ate few or no vegetables.   When they did their diet recalls, their “vegetable” was often a slice of lettuce on a burger.   Recently I was in Subway and watching a woman order subs for her kids.   She ordered a 12-foot sub with meat and cheese and a lot of mayonnaise.   When it came time for the vegetables to put on the sub, she stated her son didn’t like vegetables.   Not a one, not even a few slices of lettuce.   Pretty sad as Subway actually offers quite a choice of veggies to put on a sub.   When I go to Subway, I ask for just about every v...

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 ...

Anyone who has been to the grocery store lately, knows the price of food is getting higher and higher.   How can you save some money when grocery shopping while still eating healthy?   WebMD has a good article, Cheap, Healthy Foods .   What are some foods they recommend?  Beans/Lentils – These are cheap and they do provide some good nutrition including protein and fiber.   Beans are low in fat and add the minerals iron and potassium to your diet.   Serve them over some rice, add beans like black beans or pinto beans to a salad, enjoy a 3-bean salad, or enjoy them as a side dish.   My husband buys a canned bean medley by Delallo that we like as a side dish. Eggs – these have gone up in price but are still a bargain and an excellent source of nutrition.   Each egg not only provides 6 grams of protein, but the highest quality food protein.   So many Americans lack vitamin D in their diet and an easy way to add some D is eggs.   They also...