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1. Apples Are NutritiousA medium apple — with a diameter of about 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) — equals 1.5 cups of fruit. Two cups of fruit daily are recommended on a 2,000-calorie diet.One medium apple — 6.4 ounces or 182 grams — offers the following nutrients :Calories: 95Carbs: 25 gramsFiber: 4 gramsVitamin C: 14% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI)Potassium: 6% of the RDIVitamin K: 5% of the RDIWhat’s more, the same serving provides 2–4% of the RDI for manganese, copper, and the vitamins A, E, B1, B2, and B6.Apples are also a rich source of polyphenols. While nutrition labels...

Rice is a healthy and dietary product. There are a huge number of rice varieties, but the most popular are seven of them — we will talk about them today.  It is not too easy to understand the varieties of rice — no joke, there are about 10,000 types of rice in the world! However, in order to prepare a delicious dinner, it is enough to be able to distinguish several varieties, each of which has its own characteristic feature. Basmati or Thai rice  For example, basmati rice has a yellowish color, long thin grains and a pronounced nutty smell. Before cooking rice, it...

In many countries, especially in Asia, rice has been the mainstay of the diet for millennia. Little has changed today, and judging by the number of centenarians, for example, in Japan, where rice is eaten daily several times a day, it is very good for health. Somewhat different traditions of rice consumption in Italy — a variety of varieties are also popular there, and local cuisine offers many masterpieces based on this product. What are only risotto and arancini worth! But about everything in order. Short guideInteresting fact: another, once common name for this cereal is "Saracen grain". Rice is classified...

Rice is a valuable food product, which is native to the countries of Southeast Asia, where it was grown many thousands of years ago. At the beginning of the XVIII century, rice began to be cultivated in Russia. Most of the world's population uses rice as a staple food.Which rice is considered useful and which is harmfulThe benefits of rice are due to its unique composition. These are mainly vegetable proteins; carbohydrates (represented by starch); B vitamins, PP; folic acid; various trace elements: potassium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, silicon, etc.Benefits and harms of the product, taking into account its variety:Wild rice...

A great example of a controversial food is coconut oil. It is generally praised by the media, but some scientists doubt it lives up to the hype.It has mainly gotten a bad rap because it is very high in saturated fat. But new studies suggest saturated fat is not as unhealthy as previously believed.Is coconut oil an artery-clogging junk food or a perfectly healthy cooking oil? This article looks at the evidence. Coconut Oil Has a Unique Composition of Fatty AcidsCoconut oil is very different from most other cooking oils and contains a unique composition of fatty acids.The fatty acids are...