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Vitamins in Bananas
A banana is a sweet, conveniently-packaged food, providing you with approximately 110 calories of high-fiber nutrition in each serving. Because your body uses carbohydrates before protein and fat,...
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Health Benefits of Blackberries
The dark color in blackberries makes them stand out in fruit salads and desserts, but it also indicates a high concentration of antioxidants. Research suggests that their vitamin content may help...
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Health Benefits of Sugar Cane Juice
Sugar cane juice is popular in parts of Southeast Asia and South America, where sugar cane is an important crop. You may even see it for sale at farmers markets or festivals in the southeastern United...
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Is It Healthy to Eat a Bowl of Spinach Every Day?
Spinach is virtually free of fat, sugar and cholesterol. Each cup of raw spinach contains only 7 calories, so it is a wise addition to your diet if you are trying to lose weight. It is also rich in...
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Eating Fish Really Can Improve Your Brain Function
The addition of fish to the early human diet may have been responsible for the fall of the Neanderthal, according to Erik Trinkaus of Washington University. Early humans ate red meat almost...
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Colorful Vegetables Have More Antioxidants
Richly colored vegetables are pleasing to the eye and appear fresh and nutritious in the store and on the table. Flavonoids, the natural pigments that give plants their color, have antioxidant, or...
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Health Benefits of Pigeon Peas
Pigeon peas, a popular vegetable in tropical countries, are healthy and versatile. Ripe pigeon peas are a common ingredient in dhal, an Indian split-pea soup. Immature pigeon pea seeds, also called...
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Natural Sugar in Fruit: Healthful or Harmful?
Fruit contains a natural sugar called fructose. Unlike sucrose, or table sugar, fructose does not cause abrupt fluctuations in your blood sugar levels because your body digests it more slowly than...
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Benefits of Raspberry Tea (With a Note About Castoreum)
Raspberry tea may consist of the fruit or dried leaves of the raspberry plant. Raspberry iced tea, a popular and refreshing summer beverage, is made by adding fresh raspberry juice or extract to black...
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Children and Protein: How Much Do They Need?
Every cell, muscle and organ in a child’s body needs protein. When kids eat protein-rich foods, their bodies break the protein down into amino acids that they need to grow and function optimally....
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