Apples a superfood? YUP!
It’s that time of year again! Leaves changing, football in full gear (go Steelers, says Stephanie) and apple season – yea!!!
This past Sunday after soccer I (Stephanie) took my family to a local farm to do some apple picking. It was a perfect day – sunny and about 70 degrees. We picked several different varieties – macoun, golden delicious, some empires, and don’t tell anyone but I had to pick a few granny smith (my favorite) – even though they weren’t on the “pick” list at the farm. Please don’t send the apple police after me :()
Though you may not think of apples as a superfood, you probably take them for granted. Sure they are not as sexy as pomegranates, kiwi, blueberries or acai berries, but they contain numerous awesome health benefits.
That’s because apples contain not only flavonoids (think antioxidants) which neutralize free radicals that damage cells, but they are high in a certain type of fiber known as pectin.
Pectin is a soluble fiber found in the walls of plant cells. There are many health benefits associated with pectin including reducing cholesterol and blood pressure, improving bowel function, and lowering the risk of type 2 diabetes.
And that’s not all! Apples are rich in vitamin C and minerals such as phosphorus, potassium, and even a tiny amount of calcium which all have positive effects on health.
We love our apples in all sorts of recipes. They are wonderful in smoothies, chia pudding, and oats, and we adore slicing them up and spreading them with almond or cashew butter for a mid day snack. They can be added to salads, pureed into soups, and shredded into casseroles, like in our Apple Veggie Casserole HERE.
Apples are so fantastic, they even made our top ten list of superfoods every woman over 50 should be eating. Check out the other picks by going here!
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Jane and Stephanie, creators of The Simply Nourished Solution™, are nutritionists who help women over 50 go from overweight, frustrated, and inflamed to lighter and healthier so they can be more active, feel good in their bodies, and live the second half of life with energy and confidence. Their 3-pronged approach, which can fit into any lifestyle, encompasses not only wholesome energizing foods but powerful habit and mindset shifts.
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