On Mon, 5 May 2008, 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.

Bear in mind that MISTAKE #2 was about how keeping milk in a transparent
container leaves it vulnerable to light. If the author hasn't realised
that the little light goes off when you close the fridge door, expecting
them to understand the details of how food gets to the shops is probably a
bit optimistic.

tom

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