According to USDA, nutrition is eating a healthy and balanced diet and Our Family Kitchen can play a role in helping you eat nutritiously.
Here’s the facts and how Our Family Kitchen can make a difference in your life:
- FACT: Most Americans consume 3400 mg of sodium everyday, the recommended amount is 2000 mg. This can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.
- Our Family Kitchen keeps our meals down around 500 mg of sodium per serving to help you meet this target.
- FACT: Americans eat higher than recommended amounts of saturated fats. Dairy products, fatty meats and frying in lard, Crisco or vegetable oil are key culprits. Eating less saturated fats helps to lower LDL cholesterol.
- Our Family Kitchen eliminates saturated fats by incorporating lean proteins or using fats like olive oil that are high in omega 3s and boost HDL cholesterol when needed. None of our meals are ever fried.
- FACT: Most Americans only consume 15 g of fiber, we need 25-35 g for our bodies to break down what we eat better. Eating fiber helps regulate blood sugar and keeps hunger down.
- Our Family Kitchen loves to provide meals loaded with beans, whole grains, and veggies to increase the fiber.
References:
Sodium: http://tinyurl.com/OFKSodium
Saturated Fats: http://tinyurl.com/OFKFats
Fiber: http://tinyurl.com/OFKFiber