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Knowing the actual nutrients in your food is essential
rather than blindly gobble up the same food everyday while
pushing yourself away from other nutritious food that you
dislike.
It is wise to eat wide range of different food in order to
absorb sufficient and equally balanced nutrients in your
body. Majority consumers misunderstood that processed
food such as canned food, packaging food and ready-made
compressed food has the equal nutrients as fresh food.
Food manufacturers are good at misleading consumer’s
decision making by printing nutrients information on the
food packaging and bottles with large prints to make them
obvious.
It would be wise to check up the actual nutrients contents
in the food that you planned to purchase.
Look up in health nutrients books, magazines and related
websites for more information, which fresh food has the
nutrients that you are searching for.
Eat wide range of different food everyday to absorb equally
balance nutrients into your body.
How savvy are you about food?
Do you know very well your food nutrients?
Test your nutrient knowledge with these 6 questions and
see the answers.
By the way, there isn’t any result on the passing marks.
For your information, some questions may have more than
one answer.
Good luck and eat healthy!
1 One juice is high in iron. Is it…
(a) Orange juice
(b) Prune juice
( c ) Carrot juice?
Trimming fat reduces most of the cholesterol from
meats.
True or False?
What are the best sources of vitamin E?
(a) Eggs
(b) Wheat germ
(c ) Safflower oil
( d ) Nuts?
2) Sulforaphane, a compound believed to be cancer
protective, is found in
(a ) broccoli
(b) cabbage
(c ) tea
(d ) kale
3 )To find the most fiber in a loaf of bread, look for…
(a) Unbleached
(b ) Enriched wheat
(c ) Whole-wheat flour
(d) 12 grains
4 )Pink grapefruit is more nutritious than white.
True or False?
Here are the answers:
1) Answer is (b) Prune juice.
Why? A cup of prune juice has 3 milligrams of iron that is 37% of the RDA for men, 17% RDA for premenopausal women.
2) Answer is False.
Why? All animal products contain cholesterol which is found equally in lean meat and fat.
3) Answers are (b) wheat germ, (c ) safflower oil and (d) nuts.
Why? Vegetable oils except olive oil are the richest sources and also good are wheat germ and nuts.
4) Answers are (a) broccoli, (b) cabbage and (d ) kale.
Why? Sulforaphane is found mostly in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and kale.
5)Answer is (c ) whole-wheat flour.
Why? Whole-wheat flour contains bran and germ. Hence, it is rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber.
6)Answer is TRUE.
Why? The pink variety has 40 times as much beta-carotene plus lycopene.
How many correct answers did you scored?
If you had scored 6/6, by golly!
You sure are smart and knowledgeable.
If you had score 3/6, you are in the midst of learning as I
am.
If you score 2/6, you need to brush up your nutrient
knowledge, my friend!
Have a nice day !
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vegetables are the best source of vitamins but vegetables do not produce minerals in human body we have to take minerals from out side source as from all fruits and dry fruit. Our body is composed of vitamins and minerals brick by brick made of cells.
I think that Most vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories. ...
Vegetables are important sources of many nutrients, including potassium, dietary fiber, folate (folic acid), vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Diets rich in potassium may help to maintain healthy blood pressure.
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People who eat fruit and vegetables as part of their daily diet have a reduced risk of many chronic diseases. USDA's MyPlate encourages making half your plate fruits and vegetables.
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