The 9 Most Common Kitchen Mistakes
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On May 2, 11:03 am, "(David P.)" > wrote:
>
>> MISTAKE #1
>>
>> You’re overloading on produce
>> Sure, making one big grocery run at the start
>> of week seems like a no-fail way to get your
>> five a day. After all, if those carrots, greens,
>> apples, & berries are around, you’ll eat more
>> of them & therefore get more nutrients, right?
>> Wrong. “The vitamins & minerals in fruits and
>> veggies begin to diminish the moment they’re
>> harvested,” says Geri Brewster, a wellness
>> consultant at Northern Westchester Hosp. in
>> Mt. Kisco, New York. That means the longer
>> you store produce, the fewer nutrients it will
>> contain. After about a week in the fridge, for
>> example, spinach retains just half of its folate
>> and around 60 % of its lutein (an antioxidant
>> associated w/ healthy eyes), concludes a study
>> in the Journal of Food Science. Broccoli loses
>> about 62 percent of its flavonoids (antioxidant
>> compounds that help ward off cancer & heart
>> disease) within 10 days, according to a study
>> in the Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry.
>> “Yer better off buyin' smaller batches at least
>> twice a week,”
>
> Exactly how often do you think produce is picked?
> The broccoli that I buy on Saturday arrived on the
> same darned truck as the broccoli that I buy on
> Wednesday. It had the same trip from California
> to Michigan.
>
.... is it fresh produce or say 1000 tear old eggs???
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