Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Weekly Wellness Tip

Ounce for ounce, kiwifruit has more vitamin C than an orange and more potassium than a banana. It also supplies some folate, vitamin E, and lutein, a carotenoids that may help keep eyes healthy. This green fleshed, furry peel fruit, is actually a large berry, and like all berries, is rich in fiber! (University of California-Berkeley Wellness Letter, June 2009)

Susan Mills-Gray
Nutrition & Health Education Specialist
Co-County Program Director
University of Missouri Extension
Cass County Center
302 S. Main, Harrisonville MO 64701
816.380.8460
816.380.8465 (fax)
816.506.3338 (cell)
mills-grays@missouri.edu

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