Eating For Health

Who doesn’t like some left over Halloween candy?   My husband showed me an article about the “best and worst Halloween candies” apparently ranked by dietitians.   The article was interesting and we will give some highlights.   I don’t expect Halloween candy or any candy to be healthy.   But, if it has some chocolate, there is some nutritional value to chocolate.   And nuts – say hello to peanut M&M’s or PayDays.   Candies that contains some chocolate and/or nuts at least provide some nutritional value.   Read about what candies dietitians rated the highest and why. How do two dietitians rank some popular Halloween candy?   Dietitian 1 Ranked the top 3 as: PayDay - one of my favorites.   Ranked number 1 because it contains peanuts and chocolate.   This candy bar actually provides some protein, up to 7 grams depending on the size you buy.   And surprising for a candy, PayDay provides some fiber, about 2 grams.   One...

Who doesn’t like some fresh fruit?   My husband brought home a watermelon this week.   It was summer sweet.   All kinds of fruit will soon be coming your way as summer approaches; strawberries ripened on the vine, cherries from Washington, blueberries from Michigan.   Not only is fruit delicious it is super healthy, low in fat and low in calories.   Consumer Reports has an excellent article on 100 calorie summer fruits (June 2018) and 100 calorie picnic foods .    If you are going on summer picnics or barbeques soon, read what a 100-calorie serving of barbeque foods look like.    Enjoy some 100-calorie fruit:   most fruit is so low in calories that you can eat a handful or more and enjoy a number of servings throughout the day.   Yes, fruit has “sugar” but this is the natural sugar, fructose.   It is the “added sugar” that we should be cutting back on, not the natural sugar in fruit.   Some people mistakenly believ...