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Yes – all forms of fruits and vegetables count towards your daily intake of produce. It can be confusing when you hear that corn and peas are starches.…
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Certain nutrients can interfere with absorption of other nutrients, thus impacting each other’s bioavailability. For example, calcium can interfere with abs…
We do not count dried vegetable powder as a serving of vegetables in part because we are not able to evaluate the nutritional content in a serving of powder to…
The moisture content in dates changes when they are dried. When the moisture level decreases, the natural sugar in dates concentrates which increases caloric…
The ripening process for bananas can be sped up if heat is present. If you had a banana in a hot car or lying on the stove top while something was in the oven…
Thinking about nutrition and trying to make sure you are getting the right amount of everything can make your head spin! Protein, carbohydrates and fat are re…
A serving of fresh fruit is about ½ cup. A serving of grapes, or ½ cup of grapes is about 16 grapes.
Change is hard for many people and what works to motivate one person may not work for the next person. Continue to educate individuals on the benefits of cons…
Several fruits and vegetables contain tryptophan, which is a building block to creating mood-boosting serotonin. So if we consume produce rich in tryptophan, o…
Dates are grown on ‘date palm’ trees. Depending on the variety of tree, different types of dates will be produced. To see images of various date palms vi…