Chia Seed Oil 1T chia seed oil = 14g; ~65% omega-3 = 9.1g Algae Oil Based on Nordic Naturals Algae Oil: one serving is 1.5ml with 630mg of omega-3; 1T (14g) = 5.9g omega-3 EPA = 5.9g * .317 = 1.9g DHA = 5.9g * .556 = 3.3g
Category: Nutrition
Dietary Iron From Plants
Add some lentils to your quinoa. Microwave and traditional rice cookers do a great job with a wide array of seeds and grains. For better digestibility and faster cooking, soak the lentils at least overnight in a jar in the refrigerator. (“sprouted lentils” – and “sprouted quinoa” – are soaked, dried lentils.) Start with twice…
Vitamin D
Article on Vitamin D and using full spectrum lighting to combat seasonal depression and sunlight to combat problems associated with inadequate Vitamin D absorption. Vitamin D-rich foods: Per CNP, exposing prepped / chopped raw mushrooms to 15 minutes of sunlight before cooking in order to greatly increases the cooked mushrooms’ Vitamin D content. (Exposure to…
Nutrition Tools and Resources
SuperTracker SuperTracker is the free tool provided by the USDA to plan and track diet and exercise choices. The tool is geared to a pretty standard American diet – compared to a tool such as NutritionData, SuperTracker has a small range of food items and preparations in its database. When applicable, for a particular food…
Apples
Types of Apples Tart to Sweet: Granny Smith, Empire, McIntosh, SweeTango, Lemonade, Lucy Glo, Cosmic Crisp, Hunnyz, Lucy Rose, SnapDragon, Honeycrisp, Sugarbee, Envy, Rockit. Rave – boring in mid-October 2024. SweeTango – very tasty in mid-October 2024; a little watery and thin skinned in mid-November. Apple Beverages Apple beverages are created by pressing apples. In…
Are Popcorn and Fake Butter Okay?
Butter Popcorn Chemical Linked To Alzheimer’s « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth. Aside from potential links to Alzheimer’s, fake butter should be avoided because it consists mostly of trans fats and sodium. Corn in all it’s various forms should be avoided – botanically it’s a seed (‘grain’ group), not a vegetable, and there are several…
Dietary Fiber
Food Business News | Consumers mistaken on food sources of fiber. – 2011 February 24 ‘Strong moral fiber’ and fibrous (tough, chewy) foods are not substitutes for eating at least 25 grams of dietary fiber every day. (Two to three times that amount (50 – 75 grams) is best – so long as your water…