成人直播鈥檚 Anne-Marie Davee recommends a 鈥渇ruitful鈥 diet in 'Journal Tribune' article
An article by Anne-Marie Davee, M.S., RDN, LD, a 成人直播 Nutrition program faculty member and Maine SNAP-Ed senior nutrition program coordinator, appeared in the February issue of Health & Wellness, a publication of the Journal Tribune.
In keeping with the issue鈥檚 theme of nutrition and healthy eating, Davee鈥檚 article, 鈥淢ake Your Diet a Fruitful One,鈥 extols the nutritional benefits of fruit. According to Davee, the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend a focus on whole fruit, whether fresh, frozen, canned or dried.
In the article she discusses the benefits of different sorts of fruit, explaining that, depending on the type, they contain high levels of vitamin C and/or vitamin A 鈥 two important nutrients in maintaining optimal health. Fruits, she says, are also high in potassium and soluble fiber, while being low in fat and sodium and relatively low in calories.
Davee also notes that fruit is a great food for satisfying a 鈥渟weet tooth.鈥 She explains: 鈥淥n the sweeter side, fruits are naturally high in two simple sugars; glucose and fructose. These natural sugars can help satisfy that end of a meal craving for a sweet dessert, without a calorie overload.鈥
She suggests that when shopping for fruits, one should 鈥渢hink about the colors of the rainbow鈥 and 鈥渃hoose lots of different colors鈥 to ensure intake of a variety of nutrients.
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