Apples - Nutrition & Healthy Snacking

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You've heard, " an apple a day will keep the doctor away. " While it will

certainly take more than a daily apple to keep you healthy, it is a step in

the right direction. Apples are delicious, easy to carry for snacking, low

in calories, a natural mouth freshener, and they are still very inexpensive.

Apples are a source of both soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber such

as pectin actually helps to prevent cholesterol buildup in the lining of

blood vessel walls, thus reducing the incident of atherosclerosis and heart

disease. The insoluble fiber in apples provides bulk in the intestinal

tract, holding water to cleanse and move food quickly through the digestive

system.

It is a good idea to eat apples with their skin. Almost half of the vitamin

C content is just underneath the skin. Eating the skin also increases

insoluble fiber content. Most of an apple's fragrance cells are also

concentrated in the skin and as they ripen, the skin cells develop more

aroma and flavor.

There are hundreds of varieties of apples on the market today, although most

people have only tasted one or two of the most popular such as Red Delicious

or Granny . Apples can be sweet, tart, soft and smooth or crisp and

crunchy, depending on the one you choose. There is an apple to suit almost

everyone's taste, so why not choose one. Have an apple today!

http://www.usapple.org/consumers/dailyapple/index.shtml

http://www.virginiaapples.org/nutrition/index.html

http://horticulture.missouri.edu/apple/nutrition.htm

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Thanks a, that pretty much answers the apple question. We are

eating Galas right now our favorite is probably the Fuji but they

come on later. I love living around fresh produce.

in WA

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You¹re very lucky to live in the apple state. But I guess I¹m lucky to live

in the blueberry and peach state. I eat 2-3 apples a day. It¹s usually the

first thing I eat in the morning. I started eating a lot of apples when I

heard that they contain boron, a bone builder. I figured it would help my

OP. I like the gala¹s too. I like any of the crisp apples. My area is

really good for fresh produce too. I live a few miles from an organic

farmer, so I¹m really blessed. I¹m curious to see how this study turns out,

especially the apple study. I hope it helps.

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> Thanks a, that pretty much answers the apple question. We are

> eating Galas right now our favorite is probably the Fuji but they

> come on later. I love living around fresh produce.

>

> in WA

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on 9/24/02 9:03 AM, a at paula54@... wrote:

> You've heard, " an apple a day will keep the doctor away. " While it will

> certainly take more than a daily apple to keep you healthy, it is a step in

> the right direction. Apples are delicious, easy to carry for snacking, low

> in calories, a natural mouth freshener, and they are still very inexpensive.

> Have an apple today!

Most every day for lunch, I have a humongous salad, followed by an apple.

Sometimes in the winter I have an orange, instead. Even though I am

diabetic, my body can handle a piece of fruit without driving my blood sugar

up too high.

Sue in NC

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> You¹re very lucky to live in the apple state. But I guess I¹m lucky

to live

> in the blueberry and peach state. I eat 2-3 apples a day. It¹s

usually the

> first thing I eat in the morning. I started eating a lot of apples

when I

> heard that they contain boron, a bone builder. I figured it would

help my

> OP. I like the gala¹s too. I like any of the crisp apples.

My area is

> really good for fresh produce too. I live a few miles from an

organic

> farmer, so I¹m really blessed. I¹m curious to see how this study

turns out,

> especially the apple study. I hope it helps.

> a

>

>

> We had some really big and good peaches a few weeks ago, Red

Globes, they also grow pears here but I am not as fond of fresh

pears. I love the fresh blueberries we used to go to my nieces in

Albany OR and pick them and freeze them. I would take a small bag

out of the freezer and eat them for a snack.

The apple were suggested to me by the dietitian and I have found that

I fill up much faster.

When we lived in Oregon we had to wait for them to start bringing in

fresh produce and set up there little stands once a week, the grocery

store there had terrible produce. I have found a lot a like about

Wenatchee Washington. As a matter of fact the only thing I don't

like is being so far away from my grandchildren.

in WA

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> Pears aren¹t my favorite either, but I eat them on occasion. Apples I could

> live on.

> I froze 36 pints of blueberries but use most of them in pancakes, muffins and

> slushies. I haven¹t tried eating them whole. Don¹t they get mushy or do you

> eat them frozen?

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> We had some really big and good peaches a few weeks ago, Red

> Globes, they also grow pears here but I am not as fond of fresh

> pears. I love the fresh blueberries we used to go to my nieces in

> Albany OR and pick them and freeze them. I would take a small bag

> out of the freezer and eat them for a snack.

>

> The apple were suggested to me by the dietitian and I have found that

> I fill up much faster.

>

> When we lived in Oregon we had to wait for them to start bringing in

> fresh produce and set up there little stands once a week, the grocery

> store there had terrible produce. I have found a lot a like about

> Wenatchee Washington. As a matter of fact the only thing I don't

> like is being so far away from my grandchildren.

>

> in WA

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