Subway Debuts ‘Healthy’ New Bread

Subway, the world’s biggest food chain by the number of outlets, has just announced plans to start adding vitamin D and calcium to the bread it uses in its sandwiches, according to Nation’s Restaurant News. One sandwich-worth of bread will now contain 30% one’s daily value of vitamin D and 20% one’s daily value of calcium, roughly the same…

Calcium Propionate

Calcium propionate (along with propionic acid and sodium propionate) is used as a preservative in bread and other baked goods. It also occurs naturally in butter and some types of cheese. Calcium propionate keeps bread and baked goods from spoiling by preventing mold and bacterial growth. Although you may be concerned about the idea of preservative use in…

Children’s Calcium Requirements

When considering their children’s nutrition, parents often think more about fat grams, carbs, and calories, and forget about calcium, a mineral that is important to help build strong and healthy bones.

Calcium Requirements How much calcium do your kids need?

It depends on how old they are, but the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children who are:

Why Calcium Is Good for Your Body

You probably know that calcium is good for you—who could miss years of advertisements with Hollywood elite sporting milk mustaches?

But in reality, you’re probably murky on the details as to why it’s so important, and like many people, you may not be getting enough calcium in your diet.

One reason may be because milk isn’t your favorite beverage—whether you’re lactose…

Foods for Menopause

The first step to feeling good is to eat a healthy post-menopausal diet with lots of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, lean meats, nuts, seeds, poultry and fish. Get rid of the unhealthy foods too by eliminating excess sugar, saturated fats, trans fats and extra calories from your diet.

Just making basic improvements to your…

Caffeine, Calcium and the Thyroid

* Caffeine is a stimulant, and has an effect on your central nervous system, your digestive tract, and your metabolism * Anecdotal information from a number of site visitors points to the fact that caffeine can potentially be a factor that worsens symptoms of thyroid disease * Some of the symptoms of too much caffeine can mirror undertreated or…

WIC Program

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is funded and administered by the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture in partnership with states and local agencies. Its purpose is to serve as an adjunct to good health care during critical times of growth and development in order to prevent the…

Soy

Definition

Soy is a general term for products made from soybeans. Soy products include tofu, tempeh, soy oil, natto, miso, soymilk, and edamame. Purpose

Soybeans are the most widely used beans in the world. They are a good source of protein and contain no cholesterol. Soy is a complete protein. It contains all the essential amino acids that the body needs, and…

School Food Service

There are 48 million school children who are served by school food services in the United States everyday. Many of these children participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), which was established by Congress in 1946 to provide low-cost or free nutritionally sound lunches to public school children. By 1946, about 7.1 million children were being…

Rickets

Rickets was once considered an extremely common disorder of childhood. The term itself is derived from the old English word for “twist,” or “wrick,” and throughout history children with rickets could be identified by their bowed legs and knock knees, which gave them a twisted appearance.

Rickets is caused by a deficiency in vitamin D. During growth, human bone is…

Premenstrual Syndrome

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by emotional and physical symptoms that can be troubling and cause moderate discomfort for women the week or two before the onset of their menstrual cycle. PMS is estimated to affect up to 40 percent of reproductive-aged women. Approximately 5 to 10 percent of these women experience symptoms so severe that it totally impairs…