Archive for the 'Vitamin E' Category

Brown Rice and Wild Rice Stack Up

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Cooking Light magazine reports that brown rice and wild rice are easy whole grain additions to your diet.  Both contain fiber, iron, B vitamins, and vitamin E.  Based on a 1/2 cup cooked portion size, these are how the two add up for nutritional content.

Brown rice: 109 calories, 4 micrograms folate, 10 micrograms [...]

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Almonds are Heart Savers

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

WHFoods.org reports that almonds are great for your heart because they have high levels of monounsaturated fats (the good fats that reduce the level of bad fats) and the antioxidant, vitamin E. Research from the Nurses Health Study estimates that replacing an equal amount of carbohydrates with nuts in an average diet reduces the [...]

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