Kids eat higher calorie foods when eating their own snacks during after-school programs
On days when children brought their own after-school snack, they consumed more salty and sugary foods and nearly twice as many calories than on days when they consumed only after-school…
November 24, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: children-brought, more-salty, nearly-twice, on call diets, their-own
Pesticides linger longer in greenhouse crops
Researchers writing in the journal Chemosphere this week found that crops typically grown under glasshouses and poly-tunnels had higher levels and numbers of different pesticides in them than those…
November 24, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chemosphere, different-pesticides, grown-under, journal, levels, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, the-journal, week
Study determines whether eating blueberries really can help you see better in the dark
Blueberries are super stars among health food advocates, who tout the fruit for not only promoting heart health, better memory and digestion, but also for improving night vision.
November 24, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: better-memory, fruit, health-food, heart-health, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, only-promoting, the-fruit, tout-the-fruit
What are the health benefits of green beans?
Find out about the potential health benefits of green beans including decreasing the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and overall mortality and promoting fertility.
November 24, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: decreasing-the-risk, diet, green-beans, health-benefits, heart-disease, including-decreasing, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, potential, risk, the-potential, the-risk
