KTK-Nutrition

Everyone says to “eat healthy” but many people aren’t quite sure what this means.   To some it means Pop Tarts and Sunny D as these foods are “fortified” with vitamins.   But they are not really healthy foods as they are full of sugar, white flour and few nutrients.   Eating healthy means including nutrient dense foods in your daily diet.   Not exclusively, as we all like our treats.    But our meals and many of our snacks should be focused on nutrient dense foods.    The January 2015 edition of Environmental Health had an excellent article, Make your Diet More Nutrient-Dense.   The American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics refers to these foods as nutrient-rich foods. What are nutrient-rich or nutrient-dense foods?   These foods contain the most nutrients per calorie.   Usually they are the least processed foods and foods not diluted with a lot of added sugar or added fat. What foods are considered nutrient-rich? Whole gra...

How many times have we heard something about nutrition that we wonder, “Is that really true?”.   In class I showed a video about nutrition and the nutritionist stated potato skins are healthy.   Is this really true?    You may have heard nuts are fattening.   Is that true or a myth?   So here are some myths vs truths you may have heard and the real truth. Nuts are fattening – it is is true that nuts are higher in calories than some foods.   But they have recently discovered that almonds and perhaps all nuts have less calories than previously thought.   USDA researchers have found that almonds provide 130 calories per ounce, not the 170 calories they thought and you may still find on nutrition labels.   Why?   USDA was measuring all the calories in almonds and not the calories we digest.   Turns out we don’t absorb all the calories in almonds.   So enjoy almonds and other nuts.   A handful of nuts a day is actually a he...