Nutrition in the News
Some nutrition articles this week were interesting. Peeling that apple, then maybe you are losing some nutritional benefits. Is there a mineral that helps prevent cancer? Apples Many people don’t like the peel of apples and thus cut it off or buy apple slices in a bag with no peel. Eating fruit is a healthy habit. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, “Statistics from a 2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey show nearly 40% of Americans eat fruit less than one time a day”. The good news is, over 60% of us are eating fruit one or more times a day. So eating apples is good, eating apples that are not peeled is even better. Double the fiber – leaving the peel on doubles the amount of fiber you get from eating the apple Potassium – the peel adds 25% more potassium Vitamin A – apples are not a great source of vitamin A, but leaving on the peel adds 40% more vitamin A ...