getting the most nutrition from veggies
Fascinating story and study about nutrition and how we absorb nutrients - of special interest, I think, for WLS patients whose intake is restricted (so we have to get the most from what we DO intake)...
Tomatoes are certainly nutritious — a good source of the antioxidants lycopene and beta-carotene. But consider this: if you eat a tomato without adding a little fat — say a drizzle of olive oil — your body is unlikely to absorb all these nutrients....people who had eaten fat-free or low-fat dressings didn't absorb the beneficial carotenoids from the salad. Only when they had eaten the oil-based dressing did they get the nutrients.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106968683
Enjoy!
Karen
Tomatoes are certainly nutritious — a good source of the antioxidants lycopene and beta-carotene. But consider this: if you eat a tomato without adding a little fat — say a drizzle of olive oil — your body is unlikely to absorb all these nutrients.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106968683
Enjoy!
Karen
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