KTK-Nutrition

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...

Who doesn’t want to slow down the aging process? Are there foods you can eat to slow down Father Time?   WebMD has an article called, Best Foods for Your Anti-Aging Diet .    In this article, dietitian Manuel Villacorta is quoted, “ What you eat makes a huge difference in how you age and how you feel.”   An aging expert, Dr. Pontius states, “ Even your skin will stay younger-looking if you eat right ”.   So what are these foods that can help us stay younger longer?         1.          Fruits and vegetables – yes, back to at least 5 A DAY and aim for even more.   It is not just the vitamins and minerals in fruits and vegetables that are good for us but the color – and the more colorful the better.   Each color provides a different array of antioxidants.   It is the antioxidants that slow the aging process and help stop the damage to your healthy cells.       ...