KTK-Nutrition

Enjoy some vitamin C rich foods every day. Most people know we need vitamin C daily.   Are you getting the vitamin C you need each day?   Just because a fruit drink is labelled rich in vitamin C, it doesn’t mean it is a healthy choice.   What foods and beverages have vitamin C and why do our bodies need vitamin C? What is vitamin C? You may see “vitamin C” on a label or you may see its scientific name, ascorbic acid, on a label.   Our bodies don’t make vitamin C so we must get this important vitamin from the foods we eat or the juices we drink.   Why do our bodies need vitamin C? Healthy Skin : Vitamin C is important to our bodies in so many ways.   Want healthy skin?   Then eat foods rich in vitamin C as vitamin C helps our bodies boost collagen production.   To make collagen, your body needs vitamin C.   Vitamin C not only supports collagen production, it helps stimulate collagen production .   Vitamin C also protects your ...

Fruits and Veggies – so good for our health.   Last week I highlighted the September 2018 issue of Consumer Reports which contained the article Fruit and Veggie Superpowers .   I discussed the many fruits that are super healthy and especially good ones to add to your diet.   Recently, I was talking to my sister who told me a health professional recommended she add some vegetables to her lunch.   Her lunch was already pretty healthy.   She told the health professional she might eat an apple, yogurt and an egg sandwich for lunch.     Good choices.   The health professional recommended she add some vegetables like steamed broccoli, green beans, yellow beans.   I always go back to the 5 A DAY recommendation as everyone should try to include 5 or more fruits and vegetables a day in their diet.   So, if you are trying to add more vegetables to your day, which vegetables are considered super vegetables by Consumer Reports?    Wh...

Who doesn’t like pizza?   Is pizza healthy?    How can you make healthier choices and still enjoy pizza?   Many people, including some nutritionists, ban pizza thinking it is unhealthy.   But we enjoy pizza at least once a week.   We make modifications to our pizza to make it healthier and we add some healthy sides.   Consumer Reports had a great article on the Best Frozen Pizza .      They taste tested 26 frozen pizzas and found some that are reasonably healthy.   Yes, ordering out and having that pizza delivered is great.   But many of us enjoy a frozen pizza a couple of times a month.   If you do, what are some of the highly rated frozen pizzas and how can you “doctor” them up to be healthier? What are some healthier options in frozen pizza? Frozen pizza would probably not be considered a “health food” but there are healthier options.   Choose a plain cheese pizza or a veggie pizza if you want a healthier cho...