Healthy Snack: Apple Mr. Snyder PowerPoint Presentation, PPT - DocSlides

Healthy Snack: Apple

Mr. Snyder

Period #9

12/16/2015

General Info

Preparation: should be thoroughly washed before ingestion to remove pesticides. Cut just before eating to prevent browning.

Cost: usually sold by the pound

Availability: apple season is during fall season.

Types: Red/Yellow/Green (Granny Smith, Gala, Golden Delicious, Etc.)

5 Benefits of Eating an Apple

Nutrition

Weight Loss

Heart Health

Protects Against Metabolic Syndrome

Exercise Extender

Nutrition

Apple (with peel), 1 medium (3-inch diameter [about 8cm] )

Calories: 95

Protein: 0.5g

Carbohydrate: 25g

Total Fat: 0g

Fiber:

4.5g

*all info on this page found from source #3

Weight Loss

Lots of fiber (4.5g) – which gives a sense of fullness

Few calories (95)

Those two things paired together equates to projected weight loss

Heart Health

A

pples are

associated with a lower risk of death from both coronary heart disease and cardiovascular

disease [1]

Frequent

apple eaters

have

the lowest risk of suffering strokes compared with

nonapple

eaters [1]

Experts attribute the heart-healthy benefits to antioxidant compounds found in apples, which help prevent LDL cholesterol from oxidizing and inhibit

inflammation [1]

S

oluble

fiber in apples has also been shown to lower cholesterol

levels [1]

Protects Against Metabolic Syndrome

A

survey of eating and health habits, found that people who had eaten apples in any form over the past day were 27 percent less likely to have symptoms of metabolic syndrome than those who didn’t.

[1]

Metabolic syndrome

is a cluster of biochemical and physiological abnormalities associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes

. [2]

The

apple eaters also had lower levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation whose presence in the blood suggests an increased risk for heart disease and diabetes

. [1]

Exercise Extender

Apples deliver an antioxidant called

quercetin

, which aids endurance by making oxygen more available to the

lungs [1].

More oxygen equates to a better VO2 Max and your body’s availability to supply oxygen to working muscles for a longer period of time.

Apple Recipes

Apple

Sauce

Apple Cider

Apple Crisp

Apple Cake

Apple Pie

Works Cited

1. Jennings, Kerri-Ann.

5 Health Benefits of an Apple

.

(

12/16/201).

http

://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/nutrition_news_information/5_health_benefits_of_an_apple

2.

Google

Search: (12/16/2014)

http

://

www.google

./com/search?q=define+metabolic+syndrome&ie=utf-8/&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=ssl&surl=1&safe=active

3. Acme

Markets.

Apple.

(

12/16/2014).

https://www.acmemarkets.com/healthy-living/diet-fitness/?resource=%2fus%2fassets%2ffood-guide%2fapples%2fintro