May 12, 2012

By AhaFood

This week’s update.

Aha! Food

  • Blackberries contain quercetin, an antioxidant that acts like a natural antihistamine to reduce allergic inflammation. (from Every Day with Rachael Ray June 2012 issue, p61)
  • Avocados are rich in monounsaturated fat, which is easily burned for energy. An avocado actually has more than twice the potassium of a banana. They also have many health benefits associated with it, and may even help to protect the liver from damage.  (from Dr.Mercola’s Facebook page 5/11/2012)
  • Did you know that the skin on kiwi fruit is edible?  Just wipe the fuzz off and you’re good to go1  Kiwi has more vitamin C than an orange and editing it with the skin gets you a total of four grams of fiber.  Not bad for a strangle little brown thing with fleshy green insides!  (from Redbook June 2012 p170)

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