Greenfields Nutritional Educational Lecture Series: Summer Fruit
On August 10, 2011, Chef Donald Miller, Notre Dame Food Services Executive Chef and Jocie Antonelli, Notre Dame Food Services Nutritionist and Registered Dietician, presented the benefits offered by summer fruit: Fruits are one of the five main food groups. This group is full of vitamins, minerals, fiber, enzymes, phytonutrients, and more. In fact, fresh fruits (and vegetables) are so full of nutrients, it is almost impossible to count by hand. The Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of Generally Regarded as Safe Herbs lists nearly all fresh fruits and vegetables as having roughly 10,000 nutrients! This is why we must eat our fruits and vegetables, rather than trying to rely on taking vitamin and mineral supplements. …