Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Veggie Nutrients


1 Cup Cauliflower (25 calories)
• Cauliflower is another member of the important cruciferous family of veggies that may help our bodies fight off certain types of cancers.
• Cauliflower may help kids resist infections (it’s a good source of vitamin C).







1 Cup Pumpkin  (30 calories)
• Pumpkin helps build healthy hearts because it’s high in potassium.
• Its pretty orange color also signals that pumpkin is a rich source of beta carotene, which helps keep kids’ skin bright and eyesight sharp, and encourages overall good health.




1 Cup Peas (134 calories)
• Peas are a good source of folate, so it’s good for your child’s overall heart health.
• Peas are also great source of fiber (both soluble and insoluble), which helps stabilize kids blood sugars and keep their digestion riunning smoothly.




1 Cup Red Pepper (39 calories)
• Red peppers are the single best way to get vitamin C into your children, which may help them to fight off infections and heal cuts and scrapes.
• And thanks to their beautiful, rich red color, they’re high in several antioxidants that help protect healthy cells
throughout the body.



1 Cup Cooked Spinach (40 calories)
• Spinach is your best bet for folic acid, which helps keep cells all over the body growing and functioning well.
• And it’s an incredible non-animalprotein source of iron, which deliver oxygen all over the body, providing
much-needed energy to kids’ muscles.
• Spinach also helps regulate blood sugar and keeps your children’s hearts healthy because it’s high in potassium and magnesium.



1 Cup Summer Squash and Zucchini (20 calories)
• Summer squash and zucchini helps keep children’s skin glowing because it provides vitamin C.
• The antioxidant called lutein in summer squash helps keep kids bright-eyed.



1 Small Sweet Potato (112 calories)
• Sweet potatoes help stabilize kids’ blood sugar levels by providing soluble fiber.
• And they’re good for skin, eyes, and allover good health because they’re rich in beta carotene and other antioxidants.

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