We’re striving to make this blog different than all of the other healthy living blogs out there, and that’s why our recipes, we want to share with you all of the nutrition facts of apples (or whatever fruit or vegetable we’re juicing), and just why adding them to your juice, or just having a plain-jane glass of apple juice is actually benefiting your health. Each recipe we post will describe the vitamins and minerals in each food and the advantages that drinking or eating these items has to your health.
When the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) standardized their reporting of nutritional values of food, they based it on 100 gram servings instead of more relative sizes. And since all foods are not consumed in 100 gram servings, we’ve created a chart that shows you a more relevant conversion of what 100 grams of food is in a more familiar measurements.
Approximate Equivalents:
1 tsp fluid = about 5 grams
1 tsp dry = about 4 grams
1 tbsp honey, molasses, maple syrup = 20 grams
1 tbsp cooking oil (coconut, olive etc.) = 14 grams
1 cup milk, yogurt, etc. = 245 grams
1 cup leafy vegetables (like spinach or kale) = 90 grams
1 cup root vegetables (like carrots or beets) = 135 grams
1 cup nuts or seeds = 140 grams
1 cup sliced fruit = 150 grams
1 cup cereal (uncooked grains) = 200 grams
In addition to sharing the nutritional benefits of different foods, we’ll even share what we refer to as ‘nutritional nuggets’. For example, we’ve always been told that bananas are one of the best sources of potassium, but in fact vegetable sources like avocado, parsley, spinach and Swiss chard are considerably higher sources of this vital mineral; and sunflower seeds and almonds have almost double the amount of potassium as a banana. Also, for years we’ve been told that cows milk in the best source of calcium. Who remembers those “got milk?” campaigns? But, many of us are lactose intolerant and cannot drink cows milk, so where do we get calcium from? Vegetable sources like kale, parsley, spinach and collard greens all contain twice the amount of calcium gram for gram than cows milk.
We love food, and we love to eat. The recipes we are sharing are delicious, nutritious and packed full of vitamins. Join us on our journey and eat your way to health!
Eating FOUR Life 