Apples and Preschool nutrition ..

[Ruthierhyme]

This post is a compilation of information from around the net. Please check the source links to visit the credited pages and please, add on with how apples are used in your setting.

The nutritional content and value of apples is :
Quercetin - an antioxidant - flavanoid (*source 1 )
Vitamins C
Vitamin A,
Calcium,
Phosphorus,
Potassium,
and dietary fibre (*source 2 )

Links for more:
TAG: Antioxidant
Article from BBC - Apples protect the Lungs - dated 2000
Nutrition and Wellbeing - from rcpsych.ac.uk
An Apple a Day - From HealthMatters.org.uk - Autumn 2001 - statistics may now differ.
Nutrition and the Immune System - ELC.org.uk - Environmental Law Centre

Apple Outline and Craft template added to Mischief Mouses's page
We are enjoying Fuji apples at the moment .. light crisp, sweet and yum !!

What sort of Apples - chunks, slices or puree do the Children in your setting / group enjoy ?


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*source 1: Primary - Secondary
*source 2: Farming friends - Please note - you DO NOT have to allow the QuickTimecheck Scriptable Object in order to view/read the information onsite.