Originally Posted by Leota
Originally Posted by MissyGirl
Nutrition Nuggets (from Cook This Not That)
*American has more obese people than overweight people.
*1 medium carrot has 340 percent of your daily vitamin A.
*Whole Wheat flour has 470 percent more fiber than white flour
*Frozen peas have as much as 5 times as much vitamin C as canned peas
*A typical serving of potatoes has nearly 5 times as many antioxidants as a typical serving of broccoli.
*Your blood sugar rises 39 percent less if you toast your white bread.
*Adding blueberries instead of strawberries to your cereal will more than double your antioxidant intake.
*People who eat with napkins in their laps tend to have lower body mass indexes.
I just thought I would share what I have been reading tonight. My order of all six books of the Eat This Not That series arrived today and I have been deeply engrossed in reading them. Fascinating information. They are inexpensive and chocked FULL of information that I might not have otherwise known.
I hope everyone is having a good night!
Missy
Ok, here is why "People who eat with napkins in their laps tend to have lower body mass indexes". They are always bending over and picking it up off the floor when it slides off their laps. They get more exercise :D
Oh now THAT explains it!!! HAHA!
Missy