Apple
Nutrition, Or...
An Apple A day...
Whether you choose to sink your teeth into a Granny Smith, a Jonathan,
a Fuji or a Gala, apple nutrition can’t be denied.
Apples are just good for you!
In the United States we grow about 2500 different varieties, though you
are only likely to encounter up to a dozen or so of those in local
supermarkets.
Apples supply natural sugar which gives you a quick burst of energy
and, like most fruit, are low in calories.
The average calorie value of an apple is somewhere between 70 and 80
calories with approximately 20 grams of carbohydrate. Apples are rated
low on the glycemic index which means they supply a steady stream of
sugar to the blood rather than a sudden spike and so do not turn to fat
easily. Other apple nutrition facts indicate that apples are a good
source of potassium, fiber and vitamins A and C. They also contain
small amounts of iron, calcium and phosphorus.
As with all fruits and vegetables, vitamins are concentrated in the
skin, so you will get more nutrition from the apple if you eat it skin
and all, but even if you don’t like the skin, the apple is still packed
with nutrition, so eat it anyway with or without the skin.
Apples as a
Versatile Ingredient
Apples keep without refrigeration, don’t require knives and forks to
eat and don’t need condiments such as salt and pepper or salad dressing
to make them taste good. You can eat them right out of the orchard or
you can add them as an ingredient to salads, fruit salads and salsas.
Try chopped apple and mango salsa with a squeeze of citrus, a waldorf
salad with greens and chopped walnuts, or a fruit salad with bananas
and strawberries. Apples add nutrition to just about any meal. Try
fried apple rings dusted with cinnamon as an accompaniment to pork
chops or apple and onion sautée with grilled pepper steak.
Getting Kids
to Eat Apples
Can’t get your kids to eat their green beans? Slice an apple and
arrange the slices on a plate. Set them down on the table while you get
the rest of the meal ready. See how quickly your children will chomp on
this finger food while they wait for dinner and then you won’t have to
worry if they don’t eat their vegetables. Interlace slices of apple
with cucumber, tomato, or fruit such as an orange, or a kiwi fruit and
you will be augmenting the apple’s nutrition with an even wider
selection of vital minerals and vitamins. Serve them while you wait for
the pizza delivery and your kids will have devoured them before the
doorbell rings, or set them on the table while you microwave the
lasagna and watch them disappear before the dinger dings.
Apple nutrition is too good to miss. Apples are a staple in diets
across the world. We have known this for centuries even before people
studied nutrition, but we have scientific evidence now to back up our
intuitive knowledge of the goodness of apples. So make sure you cash in
on this nutritious and versatile fruit. There are so many ways to serve
this fruit, you are bound to find a way to make it work in your
family’s eating habits.
Philip Kustner
Mmmmm, Yummy apples
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