The anthocyanins from these beautiful purple hues help reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer (breast, colon and esophageal just to name a few), and obesity. It also serves as an antimicrobial and helps promote visual health (3). Eating it raw has the best benefit since the heating process can decrease the nutrient levels (4).
References (1) WordReference.com Dictionary of English. Retrieved 13 May 2021. (2) https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/nutrients (3) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5613902/ (4) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/urban-survival/201510/raw-or-cooked-how-best-eat-11-fruits-and-vegetables
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5/2/2021 0 Comments Energy from food comes in three ways: Protein, Carbohydrates & fat. So how about a burger?
Many look at these numbers and this picture and think it's time to head to the drive-thru for a juicy double quarter pounder with cheese. After all, it's within the RDI for the day. However, other items come into play when looking at overall nutrition. Eating the RIGHT types of fat, carbohydrates and proteins helps promote a healthy lifestyle and reduced risk of many diseases that could lead to a shortened lifespan. So, when choosing fats, stay away from saturated fats, trans fats, and high cholesterol. When choosing proteins, keep them lean, and when choosing carbs, stick with high fiber, low sugar foods. This burger has 20 grams of saturated fat, 2.5 grams of trans fat and 186 milligrams of cholesterol. It only has 2 grams of fiber and 10 grams of sugar. Hopefully, these numbers make you rethink the drive-thru. Sources:
Marie, Boyle. Personal Nutrition. 10th ed., Cengage, 2019. https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/double-quarter-pounder-with-cheese.html |
AuthorLisa Pleasants is a Nutrition Consultant certified by the American Fitness Professionals & Associates. Nutrition is her passion and the articles you find here are just some tips on achieving better nutrition. Archives
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