A Is For Apple

When our teachers have children learn the alphabet they say A stands for Apple. And Grandma always said An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away. Two good things to learn, they taste good and they are good for us too. Here is why.

Apples are an alkaline food. They are also an eliminative food, and contain pectin, which has the ability to take up excess water in the Intestines and make a soft bulk that acts as a mild, nonirritating stimulant. A polite way of saying it helps natural bowel movement.

Apples do not contain a lot of iron, but they do help your body absorb the iron in other foods, like eggs and liver. What they do have is a good amount of calcium, which aids the system in absorbing the calcium in other foods.

Apples also have twice as much vitamin A as an orange. This vitamin helps fight off colds and other infections and promotes growth. It also keeps the eyes in good condition, and prevents night blindness.

Apples contain an ample supply of vitamins. They have more vitamin G than almost any other fruit. Sometimes called the "appetite vitamin," it promotes digestion and growth. They are rich in vitamin C, which is a key to keeping bones and teeth sound. Vitamin B is found in apples, which helps to maintain nerve health.

Apples are good for low blood pressure and hardening of the arteries because they are powerful blood purifiers. They also benefit the lymphatic system.

Apple Juice is good for everyone. It can be used in a cleansing arid reducing diet, but speeds up bowel action, and can produce gas if bowels are not moving well. Apple juice or concentrate with water heals bowel irritation when given as an enema.

Raw apples can also be used for homemade apple juice. If you save the peels they can be steeped to make a tea, which is excellent for the kidneys. It’s especially good with a little honey.

All this brings me to a recipe I found for apple crisp. I found in Wikipedia that the earliest reference to apple crisp in print occurs in 1924, with a recipe in the Everybody's Cook Book: A Comprehensive Manual of Home Cookery, Isabel Ely Lord [Harcout Brace and Company: New York] 1924 (p. 239).

This recipe is a lower calorie version adapted from “Sweeten Your Life the Xylitol Way” recipe book

6 cups thinly sliced apples
1 cup Quick-Cooking Rolled Oats
¼ cup spelt or whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup Xylitol
1/4 tsp. maple flavoring
6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1/4 cup Raw Pecans

Place apple slices in a buttered 9” square baking pan. Combine rolled oats, flour, cinnamon, xylitol, maple flavoring and pecans. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly, and spoon over apples.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until apples can be easily pierced with a knife and topping is golden brown.

Note: Don’t let the topping darken or they will have a bitter taste.

Makes 12 servings.

Per serving:
Calories: 150, Fat: 8g, Carbohydrate: 24.5g, Fiber: 3.3g

Enjoy!

Keep Your Healthy Habits for the New Year

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After working so hard to make the right nutrition choices you want to keep the gains you made last year. Getting essential vitamins and minerals is important for a healthy diet. For many of us, our food choices do not always provide enough of the nutrients our bodies need, so adding dietary supplements into the daily routine has become a more popular way to get the nutrients our bodies need.

With so many choices it’s hard to know where to start sometimes. We hear everything from fiber, Vitamin C, the B Vitamins, Calcium, Potassium and Magnesium, multivitamins, and the list goes on depending on the particular needs.

In order to begin the year with healthy habits, here is a short list of popular supplements that others are getting online in order to benefit their healthy lifestyle resolutions. For strong healthy bones Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and/or a Vitamin D supplement. Your immune system gets added support from Vitamin C.

One of my main supplements is Fish Oil which is well known for its ability to help the heart and cardiovascular system, and the B Complex vitamins play an important role in giving us more energy. Lutein is important for clear, healthy vision. These nutrients play different, but essential roles in your well-being.

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The Eyes Have It

In general if you consistently eat a varied, healthy, balanced diet you should be able to obtain all the vitamins and minerals you need. But, for some groups in the population supplements may prove beneficial.

Vitamin A (retinol, carotene) is necessary for growth and repair of your bodies tissue, your immune functions, and for good night vision. The most common sources of vitamin A are tomatoes, mangoes, carrots, orange, cabbage and green leafy vegetables. The animal sources of Vitamin A include butter, cheese, and fish liver oil.

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Vitamin A is good for skin. It can treat psoriasis, acne and other skin diseases and is especially useful to heal burn injuries and help to develop new tissues. It prevents vision impairment and strengthens immune system. It is also useful in bone and teeth formation and in the synthesis of protein and glycogen. Vitamin A deficiency can cause eye related disorders such as night blindness, corneal inflammation, and blurred vision. Vitamin A deficiency can also cause various infections and can cause dry and rough skin problems such as hyperkeratosis. Vitamin A overdose can cause toxicity and can be so harmful that it can cause osteoporosis. Therefore, before taking vitamin A supplements, talk to your doctor.