This is NOT a magazine post...buuuut, WORTH the view!

If you're logged into FACEBOOK, you can click here:

http://bit.ly/aFufOe  to "LIKE" one of three non-profit organizations. The one that has the most "likes", Chiquita donates $10,000 too. You can vote all the month of September. Hurry! Here's the main page!

Take me to the BANANAS!

"...Hey! Did you know Chiquita has Organic Banana's now?!!!"...

..."Nooo, that's exciting news to me!"

While Im posting about

B-A-N-A-N-A-S, we might as well discuss nature's big yellow treats!

Potassium...DUH!!!  - Bananas are a very good source of vitamin B6 and a good source of vitamin C, potassium, dietary fiber, and manganese. (thanks WHFOODS for your info!)

Many just think Potassium as the highest source of nutrients...but infact, Banana's are quite high in Vitamin B6, about 36% of our Daily Value!

Who may need extra vitamin B6 (an extra Banana a day) to prevent a deficiency?

[According to Dietary Supplement Facts http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb6.asp] Individuals with a poor quality diet or an inadequate B6 intake for an extended period may benefit from taking a vitamin B6 supplement if they are unable to increase their dietary intake of vitamin B6 [1,15]. Alcoholics and older adults are more likely to have inadequate vitamin B6 intakes than other segments of the population because they may have limited variety in their diet. Alcohol also promotes the destruction and loss of vitamin B6 from the body.

References: 1. Leklem JE. Vitamin B6. In: Shils ME, Olson JA, Shike M, Ross AC, ed. Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease. 9th ed. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1999: 413-421.

15. Vitamin B6 metabolism in chronic alcohol abuse The effect of ethanol oxidation on hepatic pyridoxal 5'-phosphate metabolism. http://bit.ly/aE70cT 

You're KALE'LIN me with all this nutritional info! Whew!! :)

*UPDATE(11/19/2010)*
The "Eat plenty of leafy green vegetables rule may NOT apply to SOME" -

Tailor it: if you take the blood thinner warfarin (Coumadin).
This drug prevents dangerous blood clots by blocking the action of vitamin K, which is needed to make clot-building compounds in the blood—but too much K in your diet can overwhelm your protection. The nutrient is especially abundant in dark green, leafy vegetables such as spinach, Swiss chard, and kale, so don't have more than one serving of any of these in a day.

Research on Lutein and Zeaxanthin can be found:

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=126

Refering to the study at left: click here!

So, based on the evidence, and all the excellent information,

will you choose KALE as a staple in your diet?

Tonight I simmered a large batch with organic free-range chicken broth.  They tasted okay, I would've preferred more salt, but I was trying the lower-sodium option for health purposes.  You can find many tasty recipe's all over the Internet for Kale.  If you have the ability, I'd highly recommend getting Organic Kale instead of regular!  You can achieve top absorption of the benefits by doing so.  *research for yourself! that's a whole 'nother blog! lol ;)

 

GET A KICK OUTTA KALE!!! Check out the nutritional stats from this website: WorldsHealthiestFoods.com (Best site!)

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