Nutrition Game Day's opening Thursday serves up a tasty treat for fans everywhere starved by a bleak off season of poor nutritional adequacy. Today we will see how this fruit is one you'd be crazy not to put in your offensive line. Thanks to youtube's recap of 2011 opening college game day for the clever play on words that just so happened to fit right in with a few minor adjustments, of course! =)
Well, if that ball of inspirational words above didn't make you antsy with anticipation of getting out of your nutritional rut, let me try to convince you further! True, Tenile Sheely & football expert are rarely phrases you hear together, but the apple is like your center, guard, & tackle all rolled up into one. I'd say that is like a coaches dream! Good thing you call the shots when it comes to what you put in your body! So coach, why not pick the Heisman of the fall fruits to join your team?!
A little less talk & a lot more action:
--l> Heart: some research has shown that apples help protect against harmful affects of LDL cholesterol. 1 point for the lineman!
--l> Digestion: betcha' didn't know that 1 apple gives you about as much fiber as a serving of bran cereal! I'll spare the details of fiber importance, don't worry!
--l> Lungs: an apple a day can help strengthen those bad boys. No MD credentials behind my name, but I've always thought breathing was a good thing!
--l> Bones: boron, a trace element found in apples, has been shown to help strengthen your skeleton. No need for the gym to strengthen your skeleton, just inhale an apple! I kid, I kid...
--l> Good source of vitamin C which helps your body grow & repair tissue, form collagen, heal wounds, & maintain/repair cartilage, bones, & teeth.
*The above list was taken from the Virgina apple growers association
TOUCHDOWN!!!
& for the extra point: Apples are fat free, sodium free, & cholesterol free. PLUS, there are a lot of varieties of apples, about 2,500 in the U.S. to be exact, but who's really counting!? I'm pretty sure that means your taste buds should be able to find at least 1 variety that causes them to put the apple in as a starter & not on the bench. =)
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