Share Welcome to Nourishing Treasures’ Make Your Own Monday Link-Up. I thought it would be fun for us to share our versions of store-bought foods, household items, and personal care products we are making on our own. I am sharing … Continue reading
Yesterday I posted Five Fruits with the Highest Sugar Load in response to a reader question. That post shares the top five fruits with the highest sugar load per serving.
This post will list fruits and show you the carb count, the fiber, and then the net carbs. Net carbs are what you get when you subtract the fiber from the sugar. Fiber helps slow the release of sugar into the bloodstream, so the more the better.
For fun, I’ve also included the equivalent of sugar in teaspoons (from the net carb count). Naturally, comparing fruit to sugar doesn’t take the nutrition of fruit into account - that is for another post… Continue reading
This is a quick and easy two-ingredient recipe packed with nutrition. Continue reading
Why Should You Care About Pesticides?
There is growing consensus in the scientific community that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can adversely affect people, especially during vulnerable periods of fetal development and childhood when exposures can have long lasting effects. Because the toxic effects of pesticides are worrisome, not well understood, or in some cases completely unstudied, shoppers are wise to minimize exposure to pesticides whenever possible.
Will Washing and Peeling Help?
Nearly all of the data used to create these lists already considers how people typically wash and prepare produce (for example, apples are washed before testing, bananas are peeled). While washing and rinsing fresh produce may reduce levels of some pesticides, it does not eliminate them. Peeling also reduces exposures, but valuable nutrients often go down the drain with the peel. The best option is to eat a varied diet, wash all produce, and choose organic when possible to reduce exposure to potentially harmful chemicals. Continue reading