In article > , Tom Anderson
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>On Mon, 5 May 2008, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
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>> On May 2, 11:03 am, "(David P.)" > wrote:
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>>> MISTAKE #1
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>>> 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,?
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>> 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.
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>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.

I thought of that, but the milk does spend some time on the store shelves prior
to going into your refrigerator.

Banty