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Nutrition Nugget
Nutrition Nugget
August
Spotlight On Watermelon!
Did You Know?
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Whats
To Eat?
Rhythm Superfoods
Data: Rhythm Superfoods has a line of kale chips, beet
chips, broccoli bites, and roasted kale. Their products
come in many flavors and many are gluten-free, vegan,
and either dehydrated or roasted.
Nutrition Information: Kale Chips - Cool Ranch (1 oz)
140 calories, 7 gm total fat (0.5 g saturated fat) 220 mg
sodium, 13 gm carbohydrate, 3 gm sugar, 4 gm fiber, and
6 gm protein.
Ingredients: Kale, sunflower seeds, tahini (ground sesame seeds), carrot,
cane sugar, apple cider vinegar, onion, sea salt, lemon juice, dill weed, garlic,
white pepper.
Conclusion: This is a better alternative to some potato chips. It is low in
saturated fat and has protein from the seeds. Each serving has 55% of the
daily value for vitamin A, 9% for vitamin C, and 8% for calcium and iron.
Source: www.RhythmSuperfoods.com
A Summertime Twist
Watermelon Salad with Feta and Cucumber
Yields 8
Ingredients:
For the Salad:
Directions: Whisk together honey, lime juice, olive oil, and salt. Set
aside. In a large bowl, combine watermelon, cucumbers, and herbs. Top
the watermelon salad with the vinaigrette and gently toss. Top with the
feta cheese and serve.
Nutrition Facts per serving, roughly 1 2/3 cups.
Calories: 127
Protein: 3 gm
Dietary Fiber: 1 gm
Total Fat: 4 gm
Sodium: 107 mg Sugar: 19 gm
Source: www.TheMediterraneanDish.com, www.ndb.nal.usda.gov