Weekly Links: Mushroom News from Around the Web
Food for thought: Good sources of vitamin D There is a lot of buzz around vitamin D in the news these days, and many people are wondering how they can add more D to their diets. News Channel 9 WSYR shares the tops sources for the essential vitamin, noting that the vegetable with the highest levels of vitamin D is mushrooms.
8 power foods to protect your health Yahoo! Health selected top eight power foods and guess what made the list, mushrooms! Some of the top reasons for being named a power food include that they’re low in calories and are a top plant source of B-complex vitamins, including riboflavin, which helps keep skin healthy and eyesight sharp. They also leave other produce in the dust when it comes to selenium, an antioxidant that may protect against some cancers.
Vegetarian? 6 tips for a healthy vegetarian diet One of the six tips for a healthy vegetarian diet offered by U.S. News & World Report: Replace the meat. To replace the savory taste of meat, try a Portabella mushroom burger!
Vitamin D Did you know Monterey Mushrooms launched Sun Bella Mushrooms this year? Now Monterey Mushrooms offers a safer and more nutritious alternative. Monterey’s Sun-Bella brand mushrooms. Whenever you buy Sun-Bella brand mushrooms, you will be assured of getting a minimum of 100% of the Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) as established by the FDA. Mushrooms react to sunlight in the same way as humans and produce a totally natural form of vitamin D. As such they are totally safe and good for you. A single 3 ounce serving will provide at least 100% of the RDI with no fat and no cholesterol.
50% of Americans lack enough vitamin D My FOX Washington D.C. reports that more than 50% of people in the United States aren’t getting enough vitamin D. Did you know new research shows vitamin D could help with the prevention of cancer? To add more D to your diet, try this recipe, with more than half of your daily dose of vitamin D: Mushroom and Smoked Salmon Frittata.
Inadequate vitamin D levels common in U.S. children Monday in the journal Pediatrics says that American kids are not getting enough Vitamin D, a problem which could lead to low calcium levels, high blood pressure, and diabetes. The researchers aimed much of their blame at soda, television, and sunscreen. Reuters reports on the study suggesting that most children could benefit from a little more sunshine.
