http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/Nutrition-facts-blog.html The Nutrition facts blog keeps you up-dated with all additions and changes to the www.nutrition-and-you.com site. Subscribe here... en-us Nutrition facts Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:39:22 GMT Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:39:22 GMT nutrition-and-you.com http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/banana-fruit.html Banana fruit or dessert banana is made of soft, easily digestible flesh with simple sugars like fructose and sucrose in addition to health benefiting anti-oxidants, important minerals and vitamins...Read on. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:39:22 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/coconut.html Coconut is a fruit of cocos nucifera palm. Its sweet, energy rich kernel is the most indispensable ingredient in the whole of Asian and Pacific cuisine...Read on. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:10:00 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/carrots.html Carrots are among the popular root vegetables, notably rich in health benefiting compounds such as beta-carotenes, vitamin-A, minerals and polyene anti-oxidant falcarinol...Read on. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:45:09 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/scallions.html Scallions (Spring onions) are young tender greens of allium family vegetables. Crispy spring onions add subtle flavor of onions, besides imparting bright green color to the recipes...Read on. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:48:44 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/green-peas.html Sweet, succulent green peas or garden peas are winter season crop. The peas are indeed packed with several vital nutrients, plant-sterols, vitamin C, vitamin A and essential minerals such as iron, zinc...Read on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:08:05 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/tamarind.html Delicately sweet and sour tamarind is rich in anti-oxidant agent tartaric acid. Apart from culinary uses, its pulp has been used as laxative...Read on. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:45:44 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/apricot.html Apricot fruits are low in calories; but rich source of dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, and packed with numerous health promoting phyto-chemicals; that helps prevent heart disease, reduce LDL cholesterol...Read on. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:32:21 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/brazil-nuts.html Brazil nuts are rich in mono-unsaturated fats and selenium. Both these compounds help prevent coronary artery disease by lowering LDL cholesterol levels in the body...Read on. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:38:30 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/gooseberries.html Deliciously sweet, succulent English gooseberries are summer season berries in the Northern hemisphere. The berries are incredibly rich source of health-benefiting phytonutrients and antioxidants...Read on. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:38:29 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/kale.html Kale is very versatile and nutritious green leafy vegetable. It is widely recognized as an incredibly nutritious leaf-vegetable since ancient Greek and Roman times for its low fat, no cholesterol but health benefiting anti-oxidant properties...Read on. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:38:28 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/grapefruit.html Grapefruit is very refreshing, delicious, and packed with phytonutrients like vitamin A and lycopene… Read on. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:38:27 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/coconut-water.html Coconut water is a very refreshing health drink to beat tropical summer thirst. There are increasing scientific evidences suggesting its role in health and medicinal applications...Read on. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:35:29 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/index.html In depth information about nutrition facts in the food, nutrition health articles, health benefits of fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs, and much more... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:34:25 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/orange-fruit.html Nutrients in orange fruit are plentiful and diverse. Orange is low in calories, contains no saturated fats or cholesterol, but rich in vital anti-oxidants, vitamins, dietary fiber...Read on. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:52:44 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/fruit-nutrition.html In depth information about fruit nutrition facts with illustrations of anti-oxidant value, health benefits of each fruits... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:51:28 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/mustard-greens.html Peppery flavored mustard greens are popular winter vegetables. Mustards indeed are packed with several vital anti-oxidants such as flavonoids, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K, carotenes as well essential minerals such as calcium, iron, zinc...Read on. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:04:56 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/walnuts.html Walnuts are delicious nuts recognized since ancient times as symbol of intellectuality. The nuts are rich source of health benefiting omega-3 fatty acids, polyphenol antioxidants, vitamin E...Read on. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:55:36 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/cabbage.html Cabbage, a modified dark green-leafy vegetable, is incredibly nutritious but very low in fat and calories...Read on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:29:36 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/eggplant.html Eggplant, also popular as aubergine and brinjal, is one of very low calorie vegetable. Nonetheless, it contains very healthy nutrition profile including soluble dietary fiber and anti-oxidant anthocyanins...Read on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:49:29 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/yard-long-beans.html Yard long beans, also known as asparagus beans, are long, slender, immature pods in the bean (legume) family. Crispy, delicious beans are very popular in Asian and Caribbean cuisines...Read on Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:36:56 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/asparagus.html Asparagus are one of the popular spring season vegetables in the US. Its spears have been prized for their delicacy, nutrition, and health benefits...Read on. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:27:35 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/lima-beans.html Lima beans and butter beans (baby lima) are flattened, light green beans usually eaten shelled for their delicious kidney beans. The beans are excellent source of phyto-nutrients, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals...Read on Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:25:38 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/almonds.html Almonds are rich in energy and healthy mono-unsaturated fats. The nuts have good nutrient profile packed with anti-oxidants, dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, and numerous health promoting...read on. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:33:58 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/nuts_nutrition.html Nuts are rich source of protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and dietary fiber. Here is the detailed information about nuts nutrition facts with illustrations of health benefits of nuts...Read on. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:29:13 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/saffron.html Saffron contains many plant derived chemical compounds that are known to have anti-oxidant, disease preventing, and health promoting properties...Read on. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:12:29 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/sunflower-seeds.html Nutty and delicious sunflower seeds are good source of poly-phenolic antioxidant chlorgenic acid. In addition, the seeds are incredible sources of B-complex vitamins, especially niacin and pyridoxine (vitamin B-6). Find out the health benefits of...Read on. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:25:19 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/sweet-corn.html Sweet corn, also known as sugar corn, is much used like vegetable. Its sweet, juicy kernels are rich in health-benefiting antioxidants, minerals, vitamins...Read on. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:26:08 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/pumpkin.html Pumpkin belongs to Cucurbita family like cucumbers, squash etc. This humble vegetable is an excellent source of carotenes, vitamin A, minerals and anti-oxidants that are essential for...Read more Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:38:23 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/fiddlehead-ferns.html Fiddlehead ferns are young, tender, tightly furled new-growth shoots of fern family plant, usually of ostrich fern. The curly fronds have delicate flavor with distinctive nutrition profile comprising of antioxidants, omega-3 essential fatty acids, and vitamins...Read on. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:24:26 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/parsley.html Parsley is an herb plant popular in Mediterranean and Eastern European cuisine. The leafy herb has been in use since ancient times for its anti-oxidant, disease preventing, and health promoting properties...Read on. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:03:05 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/napa-cabbage.html Napa cabbage is a modified dark green-leafy vegetable of cabbage family. Napa is incredibly rich in antioxidants, vitamin C, carotenes...Read on. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:03:04 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/broccoli.html Broccoli is rich in dietary fiber, minerals, vitamins, anti-oxidants and phyto-chemicals that have proven health benefits against prostate, colon, breast cancers and stroke...Read on Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:03:02 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/lotus-root.html Delicious, crunchy lotus root is nutrient rich under-water rhizome of plant lotus. The root is one of the popular ingredients in Japanese and Chinese cuisine...Read on. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:03:02 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/blueberries.html Blueberries are native to North American continent, rich in many health-benefiting nutrients, anti-oxidants, and vitamins. Anthocyanin anti-oxidants in the berries have proven benefits against infections, aging, cancer...Read on. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:03:01 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/burdock-root.html Burdock root or gobo root is good source of many valuable photo-nutrients known to have antioxidant, disease preventing, and health promoting properties...Read on. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:24:21 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/jerusalem-artichoke.html Jerusalem artichoke, also known as sunchoke, is a delicate flavored root vegetable of sunflower family. The tuber is an excellent source of inert carbohydrate, oligofructose inulin that does not metabolize in the human body and works well with diabetics and dieters...Read on. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:00:11 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/persimmon-fruit.html Delicious persimmon fruit is rich in health promoting nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants that are vital for optimum health...Read on. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:23:57 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/jackfruit.html Unique, delicious jackfruit is rich in energy, dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins yet contains no saturated fats or cholesterol...Read on. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:14:11 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/sesame-seeds.html Crunchy nutty flavored sesame seeds are widely recognized to be healthful foods. They are good in anti-oxidants, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals and packed with numerous health promoting...Read on. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:12:48 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/vegetable-nutrition.html Here is the complete information about vegetable nutrition facts with impressive list along with detailed illustrations of health benefits of each of vegetables... Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:49:05 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/cumin.html Cumin is one of the popular spices in many traditional cuisines. Further, the spice is highly prized essential oils, Cuminaldehyde, which is supposed to have anti-oxidant, carminative, and anti-flatulent properties...Read on. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:45:40 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/celery.html Celery herb contains just 16 calories per 100 g leaves and along with numerous health-benefiting phyto-nutrients has all the characters to consider it as one of the most valuable low-calorie weight loss foods...Read on. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:19:26 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/apple-fruit.html Delicious and crunchy apple fruit is one of the popular fruits containing an impressive list of antioxidants and essential nutrients, which are required for optimal health and... Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:19:25 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/sweet_potato.html Sweet potato is rich source of anti-oxidants, vitamins (richest source of vitamin-A), minerals, and dietary fiber that are essential for optimal health...Read on. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:19:24 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/passion-fruit.html Passion fruit is very refreshing, tropical fruit full of phytonutrients like carotenes, vitamin A, and vitamin C. The fruit has unique flavor and can be enjoyed fresh, in salads, juice, sauce, and in variety of mouth-watering recipes...read on. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:17:13 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/olive-oil.html Olive oil is the healthiest of all cooking oils. It is rich in monounsaturated fats, omega-3 fats, anti-oxidants like those that oleuropein, oleocanthal, and vitamin E, K...Read on. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:12:33 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/pistachio.html Pistachio nuts (pistacia vera) are rich source of energy; contain many health-benefiting nutrients, minerals, antioxidants, and vitamins that are essential for optimum health...Read on. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:54:20 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/coriander-seeds.html Distinctly aromatic coriander seeds are one of the common spice ingredients used to add flavor dishes. In addition, the seeds have numerous health benefiting anti-oxidants, essential oils, vitamins and minerals…Read on. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:54:19 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/pine-nuts.html Pine nuts are rich in energy, have good nutrient profile packed with health-promoting anti-oxidants, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals...Read on. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:54:18 GMT http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/snap-peas.html Sweet, succulent sugar snap peas are a different species of pea pods in which the whole pod is eaten. The green pods indeed are rich source of vitamins, minerals and antioxidant plant-sterols...Read on. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:45:35 GMT