Reasons why you should eat apples more often!
1. They are packaged full of fibre … when it comes to having a healthy colon … fibre is your best friend
2. The fibre contained in apples will also help in the slow release of sugars in your body and as such help maintain your blood sugar levels and avoid peaks and valleys
3. Apples are rich sources of phytochemicals (antioxidants that fight off free radicals and environmental aging)
4. Apples (and apple juices) are the best source of the mineral called boron, which helps to promote bone growth
5. Apples help to reduce blood cholesterol thanks to the pectin that lower your bad cholesterol levels
6. Apples help with bowel movements.
7. Apples keep your man healthy because they help with prostate cancer
8. The high fibre content in apples have been shown to be beneficial for these conditions: diminish the risk of a stroke, type II diabetes and asthma.
9. Apples have also been found to help reduce the risks of liver cancer
10. Just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month … a study by Cornell University showed a reduction in the risk of breast cancer of 17 per cent in female rats that ate one apple per day, that reduction went down to 39 per cent among female rats that ate three apples per day and 44 per cent among female rats that ate six apples per day!
11. Apples WILL help you age better and even prevent wrinkles AND stimulate hair growth thanks to a compound called procyanidin B-2!!!
12. Apples are great for weight loss because the high fibre content help with digestion and therefore help promote weight loss. There are studies that have proven that eating an apple (or pear) a day will help you lose more weight!
HOW TO INCLUDE APPLES IN YOUR DIET
Apple Cheese Topping
Use this spread on bagels, toast, crackers or apple slices.
8 ounce package of cream cheese at room temperature
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 medium-size peeled cored Granny Smith apple
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried thyme, basil or oregano
In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, cheddar cheese and lemon juice. Grate apple directly into cheese mixture. Sprinkle with black pepper and dried herb. Cover bowl and chill approximately 1 hour.
Yield 2 1/2 cups. Serving size 2 tablespoons.
Spiced Apple Cider
Always read the label and make sure you are purchasing pasteurized apple cider. Raw, unpasteurized cider may contain harmful bacteria.
1 gallon naturally sweet apple cider
1 cup brown sugar
4 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
1 Tablespoon whole cloves
1 Tablespoon whole allspice
1/2 teaspoon mace (optional)
Tie cinnamon, cloves, allspice and mace together in cheesecloth or use a coffee filter tied with string. Combine cider and brown sugar in a large pot. Add spices. Bring mixture to a slow boil. Then turn heat down and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove spice bag from pot. Serve hot cider in mugs. Spiced Apple Cider may be kept warm in a crock-pot (slow cooker) on low setting. Yield 18 servings.
Red Cinnamon Apple Rings
Serve chilled as a side dish or in salads or use hot as garnish around roast turkey, ham or pork roast. These delicious apples will keep in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
5 medium or large cooking apples
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
2 to 3 sticks cinnamon, about 2 1/2 inches long
Wash, and peel apples. Use an apple corer to remove cores or remove seeds and cores after cutting into rings. Cut each apple into 1/2-inch thick rings. Combine sugar, water, food coloring and cinnamon sticks in a large skillet. Stir over moderately low heat until sugar is dissolved. Cook 10 minutes over medium heat. Arrange apple rings in syrup. Cook, basting frequently with syrup in skillet, until apples are tender, about 6 to 10 minutes. Remove apples from syrup and use as garnish or serve in syrup as a side dish. Makes 15 apple rings. Serving size two-apple ring.
Varieties
Golden Delicious has firm, white flesh and sweet crisp flavor. It is the preferred "all purpose" cooking apple since it retains its shape and rich, mellow flavor when baked or cooked. Its skin is so tender and thin that it doesn't require peeling for most recipes. Golden Delicious is very good in fresh salads and freezes well.
Fuji's spicy, crisp sweetness and firm flesh make it an excellent fresh eating apple. It's also good in baking or applesauce and stores well. Fuji flavor improves in storage like fine wine. Fuji skin color varies from yellow-green with red highlights to very red. It was bred from a cross between Red Delicious and Ralls Janet varieties in Japan.
Gala is one of my absolute favorites for fresh eating. It is heart-shaped with distinctive yellow-orange skin with red striping. Gala is just the right size for snacking and is great in salads, good for baking and very good in applesauce.
Braeburn has high impact flavor. The crisp, aromatic Braeburn blends sweetness and tartness just right for snacks and salads. It's also good in baking, applesauce and for freezing. Braeburn color varies from greenish-gold with red sections to nearly solid red. Braeburn was discovered as a chance seedling near Nelson, New Zealand in 1952. Its probable parents are Lady Hamilton and Granny Smith.
Granny Smith has crisp mouth-watering tartness. Bright green Granny Smith has a pink blush. Its tartness really comes through when baked and sautéed.
Jonagold is a blend of Jonathan and Golden Delicious apples, offering a unique tangy-sweet flavor with firm flesh. Jonagold is excellent both for eating fresh and for cooking.
Winesap is the apple with old-fashioned flavor. Winesap has a spicy almost wine-like flavor that makes it the cider maker's first choice. Violet red in color, it's great as a snack and in salads.
Arkansas Black is well named with a deep red, almost black skin. It is rock hard, sweet and tart and a long storage apple.
Rome is the baker's buddy. Its mild flavor grows richer when baked or sautéed. Rome has smooth, blazingly red skin with sweet, slightly juicy flesh.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/apples/nutrition.cfm
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