Green Apples VS. Red Apples
When you compare the nutrients in green apples (including Granny Smith) versus red apples (including Red Delicious and Royal Gala), the differences are minimal. They all provide the same amount of fiber and vitamin C. However, the green varieties tend to be slightly lower (about 10%) in both calories and carbohydrates, while the red varieties tend to be higher (about 50%) in beta carotene-presumably due to their color.
Q: Is there any value to drinking cactus juice?
Answer: There may be benefits to consuming cactus- which is, after all, a plant-and people have been eating prickly pear cactus pads and syrup for centuries.
Q: The American Heart Association recommends at least five days a week of 30...
Answer : A Miriam E. Nelson, PhD, director of Tufts John Hancock Center on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity and vice-chair of the committee for the US governments first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines...
Q: Is there any food value left in the parboiling water used to blanch...
Answer : A Natalie Faella, a dietetic intern at Tufts Frances Stern Nutrition Center, answers: I agree, it does seem like a waste to just toss the water left over after boiling vegetables.
Which is Healthier: Cooked or Raw Apples?
Diane McKay, PhD, a scientist in Tufts HNRCA Antioxidant Nutrition Laboratory, answers: Like most foods, cooking apples will tend to decrease the vitamin C content...
Q :I have to avoid copper because of Wilsons disease, so I cant have...
Answer : A Lisa Massini, a dietetic intern in Tufts Frances Stern Nutrition Center, responds: Copper sulfate is an approved pesticide for organic farms...
Q: More and more, I am reading that wheat really is not so healthy...
Answer : A Nicola McKeown, PhD, director of Tufts Nutritional Epidemiology Program, responds: There is a great deal of testimonial evidence on whats known in the vernacular as wheat belly, but there is a lack of scientific evidence to support the claims...
Q: If you dont have a family history of breast cancer, do the cardiovascular...
Answer : AJoel B. Mason, MD, Tufts professor of medicine and nutrition and director of the HNRCA Vitamins & Carcinogenesis Laboratory, replies: In general, the increased risk of cancer associated with alcoholic beverages is observed...
Q: Are baked potatoes bad for you? I eat them for the potassium, because...
Answer : Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, director of Tufts HNRCA Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, says that baked potatoes are one potential option to increase the potassium...
Q: How long do fresh, uncooked fruits and vegetables maintain their nutrients when stored...
Answer : ADiane L. McKay, PhD, an assistant professor at Tufts Friedman School, answers: In general, produce retains more of these nutrients when stored in the refrigerator ...