How to Purchase food with your Needs?

^ Video on "Understanding the Nutrition Facts Panel"

This video teaches you how to read the nutritution facts panel on can foods, drinks & etc. It is important to understand the label so that you won't exceed the amount of intake of calories, cholesterols and etc.

Today posting is on Vitamin C and Vitamin B6 ...

Vitamin C

• Where to get: Commonly found in citrus fruits, papaya, strawberries, broccoli and tomatoes.
• Why you need it: Helps with wound healing, healthy gums and blood vessels. Also protects the body from infections and assists in the absorption of iron.
• What you need to know: Large doses may cause diarrhea and kidney stones.

Vitamin B6

• Where to get: Bananas, soybean milk , meat and liver.
• Why you need it: It's important in protein metabolism & helps in th eproduction of antubodies and haemoglobin.
• What you need to know: Large doses taken over time may lead to nerve damage.

[After all, we are what we eat. Healthy food promotes good health while unhealthy food habits lead to a diseased body.]

**Diondris Lee**