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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.