Category Archives: On Nutrition

There has been a lot of controversy about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the news and online lately, particularly about its relationship to obesity, diabetes, and the food chain in general. It’s hard to know what to believe. Unless you are a very objective epidemiologist, these studies and their findings are probably Greek to you. Whenever there is a nutritional scapegoat or savior, it is very difficult to sort the proverbial wheat from the chaff.

You’ve probably heard the term ‘empty calories’ — when you are consuming calories with no nutritional value. Often people use the term when talking about iceberg lettuce or beer or cookies. There’s an important technical term in the science of nutrition that better explains this concept and how it affects your body: nutrient density.

When you think of nutrition, vitamins and other nutrients invariably come to mind. But not all vitamins that your body needs come from food. Technically, not all vitamins your body needs are even vitamins. Vitamin D fits both bills.

With natural sugar fructose and no preservatives, fruit makes the ultimate healthy sweet snack for kids and adults. The sweetness comes packaged together with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants — as nature intended.